by Steve Scheffler | Oct 8, 2020 | Campaigns, Opinion
As the Republican Committeeman for Iowa since 2008, and as the president of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, I can think of no issue of greater singular importance than the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. We have...
by Luke Martz | Oct 7, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress
New developments in the story of Iowa Representative Cindy Axne and the man she’s been giving her proxy vote to in the U.S. House of Representatives. In a previous article, Iowa Field Report broke down Axne’s use of the proxy vote and allowed a Congress member from...
by Luke Martz | Oct 6, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress
The campaign for Congressman David Young has been running TV ads highlighting Axne’s use of a proxy vote to stay home and not show up to vote. Iowa Field Report decided to look into the claims and find out exactly what is going on. Nancy Pelosi pushed for a change in...
by Luke Martz | Oct 5, 2020 | Campaigns
If you live under a rock it may come as a surprise to know that Election day is only 29 days off. Up for grabs on the ballot will be every seat in the Iowa House and half of the seats in the state senate, plus some local matters and a slew of judges both supreme and...
by Luke Martz | Oct 1, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress
Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer is refusing to debate her opponent, Ashley Hinson. Every major Eastern Iowa TV station, KCRG-TV9, KWWL, and KGAN, proposed hosting debates for voters in the district. Ashley Hinson agreed to all three – Finkenauer said...
by Luke Martz | Sep 29, 2020 | Campaigns, Candidate Profile, State Politics
Occupation/profession: Car Builder / Manufacturer Hydraulic Clutch Pedal Systems District: Iowa House 81 Twitter handle: @westrichforIowa Facebook address: Facebook.com/WestrichforIowa Education: Desoto (Mo) High School (1984); Jefferson Community College,...
