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Christopher Reed formally announced his candidacy to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack of the 2nd Congressional District on Thursday, and in doing so vowed to run a less contentious campaign than he did in 2008 against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin.
In that campaign, which Reed lost by more than 20 percentage points, the Marion [...]

A Marion man who previously campaigned for U.S. Senate will officially throw his hat into Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District race this Thursday and kick off his campaign with a three-city tour.
Christopher Reed, who narrowly won a three-way Republican primary to challenge U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin in 2008, will officially become a candidate for the U.S. [...]

“I’ll put my record up against anyone’s,” first-term Rep. Dave Loebsack said in Tuesday night’s 2nd Congressional District debate in Cedar Rapids, as his Republican opponent, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, attacked a “do-nothing” Congress.

The four-candidate 2nd Congressional District debate seemed fairly congenial — but that may have been because the format left the candidates little time to engage one another. With a strictly enforced 45 seconds an answer, it was hard to stretch out.

“I better vote for Barack first,” said Dave Loebsack as he accepted a coffee bean from the cashier at Iowa City’s Hamburg Inn.
The 2nd District congressman made the pilgrimage Tuesday to the old-fashioned diner which is a well-known stop for presidential and local politicians. His main opponent, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, made the stop in August.
The [...]

U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack said his vote for the financial bailout bill was “a lot reluctant,” and that the people responsible for the financial crashed should by identified and punished, perhaps even with prison.

“I think I need to be in two places at the same time,” Loebsack said of flood relief efforts. “We’re still working with folks in Washington during the district work period.”

Loebsack has spent much of his first week back in the district meeting one on one with flood victims. “I’m taking as many stories as I can back to my colleagues,” he said. “It’s anecdotal, but it’s powerful.”

Wendy Barth, the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor, is considering a run for the 2nd Congressional District seat now held by Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Mt. Vernon.

Brian White is trying to take a tough road to the House of Representatives, but he believes it’s the best route. The 31 year old attorney from North Liberty, running in the 2nd Congressional District, is trying to become the first truly independent candidate elected to the House in more than 50 years.

“Nothing has changed [...]

In a race marked by open loathing of Peter Teahen by Iowa’s conservative bloggers, Mariannette Miller-Meeks overcame a big Teahen margin in Linn County to claim a 109 vote win in the 2nd Congressional District. The Ottumwa doctor will now challenge first-term Democrat Dave Loebsack in the fall.

So did Miller-Meeks win, or did Peter Teahen [...]