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The news that former Gov. Tom Vilsack will serve as President-elect Barack Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture has left political insiders with one fewer interesting hypothetical going into the 2010 campaign cycle.  Vilsack was seen as the Democrats’ strongest challenger to Sen. Chuck Grassley, a seemingly unbeatable Republican incumbent.
Though Vilsack’s appointment does not completely preclude a [...]

A recount of votes in Iowa Senate District 10 has given incumbent Democrat Jeff Danielson a 22-vote win over Republican challenger Walt Rogers.

An incumbent state senator in district 10 who was behind in votes on election night is now six votes ahead, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.
Republican challenger Walt Rogers was declared the winner Tuesday over Democrat incumbent state Sen. Jeff Danielson by just 65 votes. But Black Hawk County Auditor Grant Veeder announced today that [...]

Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Waterloo, announced his endorsement of Chris Dodd Wednesday night in a recorded “robo-call” to Iowa Democratic activists.

Danielson is serving as Senate president pro tem in his first term, and is also a Cedar Falls firefighter.  The firefighter connection was emphasized in the endorsement:
“Firefighters know that when it comes to protecting this country [...]

Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Waterloo, announced his endorsement of Chris Dodd Wednesday night in a recorded “robo-call” to Iowa Democratic activists.

Danielson is serving as Senate president pro tem in his first term, and is also a Cedar Falls firefighter.  The firefighter connection was emphasized in the endorsement:
“Firefighters know that when it comes to protecting this country [...]