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Election

Rob Sand stumps for a different view in Iowa

TOLEDO – Roughly five weeks out from Election Day, with polling increasingly turning in his favor, State Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic nominee for governor, likes the view. “Pretty good view to sing that song to, isn’t it? Look out the windows here. Hats off to Tama County. You guys ...

GOP Congressional candidate Joe Mitchell visits Tama-Toledo area last week

TOLEDO — Joe Mitchell, a real estate developer and former state representative who hopes to represent Iowa’s 2nd District in Congress come January, made several stops in the Tama-Toledo area last Thursday accompanied by his onetime colleague in the Iowa Legislature, Rep. Dean Fisher ...

Bushaw makes independent pitch during Tama campaign stop

Independent congressional candidate Dave Bushaw spent about an hour and a half making his case for a different kind of politics on Saturday, frequently turning the conversation back to the people sitting around the table. Bushaw, the no-party candidate for Iowa’s open 2nd Congressional ...

Kriegel launches write-in campaign for Tama County Treasurer

Tama County Treasurer Amanda Kriegel will seek another term through a write-in campaign after falling short of the Republican nomination earlier this year. Kriegel announced the decision on her campaign Facebook page last week, setting up another general election contest with Republican ...

Iowa PBS announces dates for Iowa Governor, U.S. House and Senate debates

IOWA – Iowa PBS will host televised debates for candidates running for Iowa governor, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives this fall. Iowa PBS will host a debate for Iowa’s gubernatorial race, bringing together Zach Lahn (R-Belle Plaine) and Rob Sand (D-Des Moines) to ...

‘I’ll keep showing up’

With a small group of attendees packed inside a meeting room at the Louise and Lucile Hink Tama Public Library on Monday afternoon, current State Rep. Lindsay James (D-Dubuque), the Democratic nominee for the 2nd District seat in the U.S. House, made her case as to why voters should support her ...

Wobeter re-enters Iowa House District 53 race

After stepping away from the race earlier this spring, Berleen Wobeter of rural Toledo is once again seeking a seat in the Iowa House. Wobeter was recently nominated by Democratic delegates to run in House District 53, setting up a general election contest with incumbent Republican Rep. Dean ...

Holtz wins GOP nomination for Tama County Treasurer at convention

TAMA — On June 2, no Republican candidate for Tama County Treasurer reached the 35% threshold to be declared the winner of the primary, sending the race to a county nominating convention held on Tuesday. In the primary vote, incumbent Amanda Kriegel received the most votes in the ...