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Conlin will likely challenge Grassley

By Jason Hancock 10/23/09

Des Moines civil rights attorney Roxanne Conlin has confirmed she will “more likely than not” enter the Democratic primary in hopes of unseating Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Conlin told Des Moines Register reporter Tom Beaumont that it was Grassley’s inflammatory rhetoric this summer during the debate over health care reform that first pushed her towards [...]

Kiernan: Party will remain neutral in senate primary

By Jason Hancock 9/28/09

Responding to criticism from a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan reiterated that the party will not endorse or support any candidate before the primary.

Hubbell will not challenge Grassley

By Jason Hancock 8/31/09

Fred Hubbell, chair of the Iowa Power Fund Board and a former insurance executive, will not enter the race to unseat U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2010.
In an e-mail to the Iowa Independent concerning rumors that he is considering a campaign for the Democratic Senate nomination, Hubbell simply said “No, I am not interested.”

Sal Mohamed is back

By Chase Martyn 4/6/09

Sal Mohamed, the man most often remembered as the fourth candidate in what was usually described as a three-way Democratic primary for governor in 2006, has decided to run for U.S. Senate.  Mohamed has also run for congress and, despite his constitutional ineligibility as an Egyptian by birth, for President of the United States.
Mohamed will [...]

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