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Fong enters GOP race for governor

By Jason Hancock 6/30/09

Christian Fong, a 32-year-old Cedar Rapids resident, announced Tuesday via Twitter that he will be a candidate for governor in 2010.

Rants forms committee for 2010 gubernatorial campaign

By Jason Hancock 6/19/09

Former House Speaker Christopher Rants announced today he has filed paperwork to form a committee to explore a possible run for governor in 2010.

Republicans Barely Avoid US Senate Convention

By John Deeth 6/4/08

The little-known 35 percent threshold for a nomination almost kicked in last night, and would have triggered a statewide convention for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination.

Nearly complete returns show Christopher Reed with 35.3 percent, in a result that’s eerily similar to the 2002 GOP Governor’s race.

GOP Pedigrees At Issue In 2nd District Race

By John Deeth 4/25/08

The Ed Fallon-Leonard Boswell race isn’t the only Iowa congressional primary where party loyalty and campaign finance have become issues. A six-year-old campaign donation has become a point of contention between the three Republicans running in the 2nd Congressional District.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Lee Harder are attacking Peter Teahen for giving Democrat Julie Thomas $250 in [...]

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