Remember, back before the flood, Tom Harkin’s Building Blue contest? That’s been extended.Folks who want to give Harkin their email address and give a state legislative candidate $5000 more of Harkin’s money now have until June 30 to vote.

The finalists, each of whom have already been designated for $2000 from Harkin, are, on the Senate side:

  • Incumbents Jeff Danielson, Tom Reilly, and majority leader Mike Gronstal;
  • House member Swati Dandekar, running in an open Senate seat; and
  • Challenger Sharon Savage.

    House finalists are:

  • Incumbents Elesha Gayman, Eric Palmer, Mark Smith and Andrew Wenthe; and
  • Open seat candidate Gretchen Lawyer.