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Rob Gettemy, a Marion entrepreneur with ties to politically influential social conservatives, is collecting signatures to join the Republican 2nd Congressional District primary.

U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack. D-Mt. Vernon, is reaching out to constituents in the 2nd Congressional District to warn of fundraising appeals from the Republican National Committee that mimic official U.S. Census documents.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The three candidates vying to be the GOP’s nominee to face U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Mount Vernon, in November made it clear that they all believe government would be best served if it would simply get out of the way of its citizens.

Though Democrats, because they control both Congress and the White House, have absorbed the brunt of the nation’s discontent, for Republican to interpret that as partisan anger would be a mistake.

Iowa’s three Democratic representatives in the U.S. House have penned a letter to the chamber’s leadership requesting that a 2010 renewal of the biodiesel tax credit be made a priority. If members of the U.S. Senate do not act on last year’s program extension, however, it might be a moot point.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is calling foul on Democrat Roxanne Conlin, saying she is trying to have it both ways on the issue of taking donations from lobbyists and political action committees.

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. [...]

First District Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, topped  Iowa’s congressional delegation in third-quarter fundraising, bringing in more than $182,000. He now has $446,842 cash on hand.
Congressional campaigns had to turn in their quarterly fundraising reports this week, documenting money raised and spent between July 1 and Sept. 30. Information about other elected officials and challengers is below.

A golf outing in West Virginia and a weekend getaway to Atlantic City, N.J., are just two of the trips taken this year by U.S. Rep. Tom Latham of Ames that have garnered the attention of campaign finance watchdogs.