IDP 4th District

The Buzz around town

DJ Ryan — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:11:35 +0000

We are adding a new category “The Buzz”. The posts will include news, events, and everything else. Kim “Buzz” Weaver is one of the delegates elected to attend the national convention at Iowa’s 4th District Democratic Convention and will post daily while attending the convention.

Kim is the Chair of the O’Brien County Democrats [...]

King’s Health Care

DJ Ryan — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:41 +0000

Steve King Claims Obamacare Will Grow The Number Of Uninsured, Calls For ‘Personal Responsibility’

From: ThinkProgress.org

By Igor Volsky and Amanda Peterson Beadle on May 17, 2012 at 9:25 am

During an appearance on CSPAN’s Washington Journal Thursday morning, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) claimed that the Affordable Care Act would increase [...]

District Convention in Storm Lake a Huge Success

Tom Harrington — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:45:07 +0000

What a terrific convention! We were essentially filled; only four delegate spots (out of the available 262) were not officially seated. We conducted a ton of business without a (serious) hitch and finished by about 3:30 pm, just in time for a delightful fundraiser for Chistie Vilsack at the lovely home of Diane and Steve [...]

Vilsack Education Plan

DJ Ryan — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:51:30 +0000

Vilsack announces plan to grow opportunities for education, visits communities across the 4th District Vilsack Campaign Release | March 26, 2012

AMES – Christie Vilsack, candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, will present her plan to strengthen education during visits across the district. Vilsack’s plan uses the federal government’s limited role in education [...]

Pecans in the Cemetary | Humor

DJ Ryan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:06:24 +0000

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. ‘One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me,’ [...]

Christie Vilsack Responds to Debate Proposal

DJ Ryan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:29:46 +0000

Christie Vilsack letter to Steve King
March 22, 2012

Dear Congressman King:

Thank you for your offer to conduct an open and honest discussion in this campaign by agreeing to debate. As you know, I’ve always supported having debates because the people of the new 4th Congressional District deserve an opportunity to hear our [...]

Crawford County Convention

mallory — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:53:39 +0000

Crawford County Democrats gathered at the Brasell Building in Dow City for their County Convention, Saturday, March 10, 2012.

Attendees were privileged to meet a number of candidates for area and local offices including Iowa House candidates House District 51 representative Dan Muhlbauer from Manilla and Kasey Friedrichsen, candidate for state representative in Iowa House [...]

Attend your county convention

mallory — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:58:00 +0000

Our success in 2012 depends upon supporters like you, willing to be involved in communities across the state. That’s why it’s important for you to attend your county convention and continue to support Democrats from your county courthouse to the White House.

While Republicans rely on special interests to do their dirty work, we [...]