Senate District 18
Registration: D 15469, R 7179, N 8572, total 31271, D +8290
No Incumbent
Janet
Petersen may have been the happiest person in the Capitol when she saw
The Map on Map Day. This seat closely overlaps the House turf she's held
since 2000, and no Senators were in its lines. It's the number 3 most
Democratic seat, and the best one on this year's ballot. She called dibs
immediately. Worth noting: Petersen is in her early 40s, and even
numbered, presidential cycle seats don't conflict with statewide runs in
a gubernatorial year. Just sayin'.
Petersen has a rematch of
sorts. She had a three-way House race in 2010, and the independent, tea
partier Vicki Stogdill is back, only this time on the GOP line.
July 19 Campaign Finance Report: Petersen for State Senate, Iowans for Stogdill
Petersen has $21,052.19 on hand. Stogdill has all of $70.78 in the
bank, and I may have that much change in my couch. I don't owe myself
$1000, either.
House District 35
Registration: D 6547, R 2019, N 3351, total 11940, D +4528
Incumbent: Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines
Abdul-Samad
gets weird elections. Three consecutive contested primaries, including
one from the religious right in 2010. Three consecutive big wins.
This cycle, Abdul-Samad had his first uncontested primary. Republican Terrance Williams, who I think is this clergyman, will face him in the fall.
Ako's seat moves north, becoming a few hundred voters less Democratic
the the turf he inherited from Ed Fallon in 2006, but staying safe.
July 19 Campaign Finance Report: Citizens for Ako Abdul-Samad (Williams did not form a committee)
House District 36
Registration: D 8922, R 5160, N 5221, total 19331, D +3762
Open Seat - Rep. Janet Petersen running for Senate 18.
An open, solidly Democratic seat is hard to come by in Des Moines, and a hot primary probably settled this. Marti Anderson, former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division of the Attorney General’s Office, won a hard-fought race over Cara Kennedy-Ode 50-46%. Third candidate William Rock polled 3% but had the best committee name, Citizens For Rock, which I believe is a track on the latest Tenacious D album.
For some reason, a lot of Republicans were also interested in this very blue seat. Former Homeland Security officer Jeff Ibbotson
seemed the least like a Some Dude, and won with 47%. Larry Steele, who
initially announced his candidacy in Senate District 14, but moved from
Knoxville to Des Moines, was second at 29%, and Tony Seliquini got the
bronze with 23.
July 19 Campaign Finance Report: Marti Anderson for Iowa, Committee to Elect Jeff Ibbotson Anderson has $4,456.49 left after the primary and, notably for such a hard-fought contest, no debt. Ibbotson has $525.58 cash on hand.
Senate District 18, House District 35 & 36: District of the Day 1 - 5/18/2011 | District of the Day 2 - 3/16/2012
The worst.
Showing posts with label Iowa House District 36. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iowa House District 36. Show all posts
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
District Of The Day Reboot: Iowa Senate District 18, Iowa House District 35 & 36
Senate District 18
Registration: D 17168, R 8007, N 9821, total 35066, D +9161
No Incumbent
This district is in the northwest corner of Des Moines, roughly bounded on the south by 235 and University. It includes most but not all the Drake campus. The new seat resembles Jack Holveck's turf from the 1990s. In 2002, this seat got paired, not eastward with the north central Des Moines seat, but to the west with the Urbandale seat. Holveck hung it up in 2004, when Brad Zaun scored a GOP pickup.
But restored to the 1990's configuration, it looks tailor-made for Rep. Janet Petersen, who's been in the House since 2000 (she beat some guy named Kevin McCarthy in the primary) and quickly announced her candidacy. The old Zaun seat had a Democratic registration edge of about 2500; this seat has a 9161 D margin. Petersen, with six House terms at age 40, will be well positioned if she has higher ambitions; a statewide or congressional run in a gubernatorial year would not cost her this presidential-cycle seat.
Vicki Stogdill of Des Moines challenged Petersen as a tea party independent in a 2010 House race. She's challenging Petersen again, only this time she's a Republican.
Petersen for State Senate had $19,860 cash on hand as of the January 19 report; Iowans for Stogdill had $2.68 left over from 2010. Yes, that is a decimal point after the 2.
House District 35
Registration: D 7786, R 2405, N 4111, total 14333, D +5381
Incumbent: Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines
Elections here are always a bit unusual. Abdul-Samad, who was on the Des Moines school board, won a clear majority in a four-way primary in 2006 when Ed Fallon left to run for governor. The general was also a four-way, with an odd run by Republican Jack Whitver, which can only be explained by Abdul-Samad's being the Democrat that Polk Republicans love to hate. In 2008 Ako was challenged from the left by the Greens, and in a truly bizarre 2010 primary, he was challenged from the religious right. All of these were easy wins.
This cycle, Abdul-Samad has drawn his first uncontested primary. Republican Terrance Williams, who I think is this clergyman, will face him in the fall.
Ako's seat moves north, becoming a few hundred voters less Democratic but staying safe. Downtown south of 235 goes to Bruce Hunter; Abdul-Samad gets new turf from Ruth Ann Gaines north and east of the river.
Campaign finance reports: Citizens for Ako Abdul-Samad
House District 36
Registration: D 9382, R 5602, N 5710, total 20733, D +3780
Open Seat - Rep. Janet Petersen running for Senate 18. Contested primaries in both parties
This is pretty much the same seat Petersen had: the northwest corner of Des Moines, bounded roughly by 30th Street and University Avenue. The district adds some unincorporated fragments north of the city limits which last decade were a long skinny panhandle on the Urbandale district of Scott Raecker.
An open, solidly Democratic seat is hard to come by in Des Moines, and this looks to be one of the two most competitive Democratic primaries in the state. (The other is for Gene Fraise's open Senate seat in the state's southeast corner.) Soon after Map Day, Kathie Obradovich noted that six names were in the mix.
Four announced, and three filed. Marti Anderson, former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division of the Attorney General’s Office in the Iowa Department of Justice. Spouse alert: married to Bob Brammer, longtime spokesperson at AG's office. (Another contender, John McCormally, also had Tom Miller ties, but he dropped out in late 2011.) Cara Kennedy-Ode and William Rock both announced early.
Whoever prevails - remember, 35% to win a nomination outright, otherwise it goes to a convention - will be a heavy November favorite over the Republican primary winner. For some reason, a lot of Republicans are interested in this very blue seat. Former Homeland Security officer Jeff Ibbotson seems the least like a Some Dude. Apparently Ibbotson was interested in months ago, but flew under my radar and filed at the last minute. Larry Steele initially announced his candidacy in Senate District 14, but moved from Knoxville to Des Moines. Check out his website for good examples of vintage 1997 web design, and for the very definition of Some Dude. Tony Seliquini is the other Republican.
This race looks pricey. Cara Kennedy-Ode for Iowa led the January 19 fundraising reports, with $34,173 raised and $26,507 cash on hand. Marti Anderson for Iowa was close behind with $19,702 raised and $7056 on hand; Citizens for Rock -- I love that name, "Citizens for Rock," sounds like a lost Tenacious D track -- trailed with $2776 raised and $1459 on hand.
Original post 5/18/2011 Statewide Map: Front | Back (with City Insets) | Old Senate, House
Registration: D 17168, R 8007, N 9821, total 35066, D +9161
No Incumbent
This district is in the northwest corner of Des Moines, roughly bounded on the south by 235 and University. It includes most but not all the Drake campus. The new seat resembles Jack Holveck's turf from the 1990s. In 2002, this seat got paired, not eastward with the north central Des Moines seat, but to the west with the Urbandale seat. Holveck hung it up in 2004, when Brad Zaun scored a GOP pickup.
But restored to the 1990's configuration, it looks tailor-made for Rep. Janet Petersen, who's been in the House since 2000 (she beat some guy named Kevin McCarthy in the primary) and quickly announced her candidacy. The old Zaun seat had a Democratic registration edge of about 2500; this seat has a 9161 D margin. Petersen, with six House terms at age 40, will be well positioned if she has higher ambitions; a statewide or congressional run in a gubernatorial year would not cost her this presidential-cycle seat.
Vicki Stogdill of Des Moines challenged Petersen as a tea party independent in a 2010 House race. She's challenging Petersen again, only this time she's a Republican.
Petersen for State Senate had $19,860 cash on hand as of the January 19 report; Iowans for Stogdill had $2.68 left over from 2010. Yes, that is a decimal point after the 2.
House District 35
Registration: D 7786, R 2405, N 4111, total 14333, D +5381
Incumbent: Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines
Elections here are always a bit unusual. Abdul-Samad, who was on the Des Moines school board, won a clear majority in a four-way primary in 2006 when Ed Fallon left to run for governor. The general was also a four-way, with an odd run by Republican Jack Whitver, which can only be explained by Abdul-Samad's being the Democrat that Polk Republicans love to hate. In 2008 Ako was challenged from the left by the Greens, and in a truly bizarre 2010 primary, he was challenged from the religious right. All of these were easy wins.
This cycle, Abdul-Samad has drawn his first uncontested primary. Republican Terrance Williams, who I think is this clergyman, will face him in the fall.
Ako's seat moves north, becoming a few hundred voters less Democratic but staying safe. Downtown south of 235 goes to Bruce Hunter; Abdul-Samad gets new turf from Ruth Ann Gaines north and east of the river.
Campaign finance reports: Citizens for Ako Abdul-Samad
House District 36
Registration: D 9382, R 5602, N 5710, total 20733, D +3780
Open Seat - Rep. Janet Petersen running for Senate 18. Contested primaries in both parties
This is pretty much the same seat Petersen had: the northwest corner of Des Moines, bounded roughly by 30th Street and University Avenue. The district adds some unincorporated fragments north of the city limits which last decade were a long skinny panhandle on the Urbandale district of Scott Raecker.
An open, solidly Democratic seat is hard to come by in Des Moines, and this looks to be one of the two most competitive Democratic primaries in the state. (The other is for Gene Fraise's open Senate seat in the state's southeast corner.) Soon after Map Day, Kathie Obradovich noted that six names were in the mix.
Four announced, and three filed. Marti Anderson, former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division of the Attorney General’s Office in the Iowa Department of Justice. Spouse alert: married to Bob Brammer, longtime spokesperson at AG's office. (Another contender, John McCormally, also had Tom Miller ties, but he dropped out in late 2011.) Cara Kennedy-Ode and William Rock both announced early.
Whoever prevails - remember, 35% to win a nomination outright, otherwise it goes to a convention - will be a heavy November favorite over the Republican primary winner. For some reason, a lot of Republicans are interested in this very blue seat. Former Homeland Security officer Jeff Ibbotson seems the least like a Some Dude. Apparently Ibbotson was interested in months ago, but flew under my radar and filed at the last minute. Larry Steele initially announced his candidacy in Senate District 14, but moved from Knoxville to Des Moines. Check out his website for good examples of vintage 1997 web design, and for the very definition of Some Dude. Tony Seliquini is the other Republican.
This race looks pricey. Cara Kennedy-Ode for Iowa led the January 19 fundraising reports, with $34,173 raised and $26,507 cash on hand. Marti Anderson for Iowa was close behind with $19,702 raised and $7056 on hand; Citizens for Rock -- I love that name, "Citizens for Rock," sounds like a lost Tenacious D track -- trailed with $2776 raised and $1459 on hand.
Original post 5/18/2011 Statewide Map: Front | Back (with City Insets) | Old Senate, House
Friday, January 20, 2012
Raecker Retiring
An open GOP-leaning seat in Polk County, as House Appropriations chair Scott Raecker of Urbandale announces he's stepping down after 14 years.
The new House District 40 was familiar turf for Raecker, as it shrunk all the way into his base, the Polk County part of Urbandale. The line changes cost Raecker about 200 registered Republicans but he still had a Map Day edge of nearly 1000. With the advantage of long incumbency he was winning safely: 61% in bad year 2008 and 65% in good year 2010. As an open seat it's not unwinnable for a good Democrat in a good year, but for now list this as GOP favored till the dust settles.
In another Polk race, Democrat John McCormally exited this week, citing health issues, from the crowded open seat House 36 race (where Representative Janet Petersen is looking at a smooth transition to Senator Janet Petersen). John worked on a few campaigns over on this end of the state, including the landslide Dave Jacoby special in the summer of `03, and the Deeth Blog wishes him the best. As for House 36, it's still a crowded field that could go to a convention.
The new House District 40 was familiar turf for Raecker, as it shrunk all the way into his base, the Polk County part of Urbandale. The line changes cost Raecker about 200 registered Republicans but he still had a Map Day edge of nearly 1000. With the advantage of long incumbency he was winning safely: 61% in bad year 2008 and 65% in good year 2010. As an open seat it's not unwinnable for a good Democrat in a good year, but for now list this as GOP favored till the dust settles.
In another Polk race, Democrat John McCormally exited this week, citing health issues, from the crowded open seat House 36 race (where Representative Janet Petersen is looking at a smooth transition to Senator Janet Petersen). John worked on a few campaigns over on this end of the state, including the landslide Dave Jacoby special in the summer of `03, and the Deeth Blog wishes him the best. As for House 36, it's still a crowded field that could go to a convention.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Fourth Contender in House 36
McCormally Fourth Contender in House 36
First up: Yes, I know the Deeth Blog looks weird today. Trying to get to the bottom of the tech issues.
The line is starting to form around the block in open House District 36, a solid (registration edge over 4000) Democratic seat in northwest Des Moines that Janet Petersen is leaving for a pretty much sure thing Senate bid. And the world is so small that two contenders have ties to Attorney General Tom Miller's office.
Candidate 4 is John McCormally, a prosecutor in the office. (Johnson County folks will remember him from a couple stints as a staffer and from his radio days.) Another candidate, Marti Anderson, is the former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division and is married to Bob Brammer, longtime Miller spokesperson. The other twocontenders are Cara Kennedy-Ode and William Rock.
Soon after Map Day, Kathie Obradovich noted that six names were in the mix. Four of them have since announced; the other two are Patty Link and Kent Sovern.
Again, to hammer this point home: if no candidate gets 35% in the primary, the nomination gets settled at a convention of central committee members from the district, the same way they do it for special elections. And if you were a "Republican for a day" in January or December or next week or whenever the caucuses are, you won't be at that convention.
First up: Yes, I know the Deeth Blog looks weird today. Trying to get to the bottom of the tech issues.
The line is starting to form around the block in open House District 36, a solid (registration edge over 4000) Democratic seat in northwest Des Moines that Janet Petersen is leaving for a pretty much sure thing Senate bid. And the world is so small that two contenders have ties to Attorney General Tom Miller's office.
Candidate 4 is John McCormally, a prosecutor in the office. (Johnson County folks will remember him from a couple stints as a staffer and from his radio days.) Another candidate, Marti Anderson, is the former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division and is married to Bob Brammer, longtime Miller spokesperson. The other twocontenders are Cara Kennedy-Ode and William Rock.
Soon after Map Day, Kathie Obradovich noted that six names were in the mix. Four of them have since announced; the other two are Patty Link and Kent Sovern.
Again, to hammer this point home: if no candidate gets 35% in the primary, the nomination gets settled at a convention of central committee members from the district, the same way they do it for special elections. And if you were a "Republican for a day" in January or December or next week or whenever the caucuses are, you won't be at that convention.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Pearson Plans Primaries
Pearson Plans Primaries
Register has story this AM about Rep. Kim Pearson (T-Altoona) looking for primary challenges to Insufficiently Pure Republicans. A handy checklist to where she may be looking can be found in the May vote on her Roe-Wade challenging Total Abortion Ban bill. Column on the right, ironically, is the Republican NO vote.
Also noted: Third Democrat to announce in House 36 is Marti Anderson, former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division of the Attorney General’s Office in the Iowa Department of Justice. Spouse alert: married to Bob Brammer, longtime spokesperson at AG's office. Between the two, that Tom Miller endorsement should be forthcoming. But now that there are three, we're in that zone where the 35% requirement for a nomination matters. If no one gets it, the Dems go to convention. All the more reason to stay in your own party's caucus, Beaverdale...
Register has story this AM about Rep. Kim Pearson (T-Altoona) looking for primary challenges to Insufficiently Pure Republicans. A handy checklist to where she may be looking can be found in the May vote on her Roe-Wade challenging Total Abortion Ban bill. Column on the right, ironically, is the Republican NO vote.
Yes: 24 Republicans Rep. Dwayne Alons Rep. Richard Anderson Rep. Mark Brandenburg (paired with Hanusa) Rep. Royd E. Chambers Rep. Betty R. DeBoef (paired with Klein) Rep. Cecil Dolecheck Rep. Joel Fry Rep. Pat Grassley (paired with Sweeney) Rep. Chris Hagenow Rep. Bob Hager Rep. Ron Jorgensen Rep. Jared Klein (paired with DeBoef) Rep. Kevin Koester Rep. Brian Moore Rep. Glen Massie Rep. Dan Muhlbauer (D) Rep. Kim Pearson Rep. Dawn Pettengill Rep. Walt Rogers Rep. Jason Schultz Rep. Tom Shaw (paired with Tjepkes) Rep. Jeff Smith Rep. Chuck Soderberg Rep. Annette Sweeney (paired with Grassley) Rep. Jeremy Taylor | No: 33 Republicans Rep. Rich Arnold Rep. Chip Baltimore Rep. Clel Baudler Rep. Josh Byrnes Rep. Peter Cownie Rep. Dave Deyoe Rep. Jack Drake Rep. Greg Forristall Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (paired with Brandenburg) Rep. Dave Heaton Rep. Lee Hein Rep. Erik Helland Rep. Lance Horbach (retiring) Rep. Stewart Iverson Rep. Jeff Kaufmann Rep. Mark Lofgren Rep. Steven Lukan Rep. Linda Miller Rep. Steven Olson Rep. Kraig Paulsen Rep. Ross Paustian Rep. Scott Raecker Rep. Dan Rasmussen Rep. Henry Rayhons Rep. Thomas Sands Rep. Dave Tjepkes (pair with Shaw) Rep. Linda Upmeyer Rep. Jim Van Engelenhoven (retiring) Rep. Guy Vander Linden Rep. Nick Wagner Rep. Matt Windschitl Rep. Gary Worthan |
Also noted: Third Democrat to announce in House 36 is Marti Anderson, former director of the Crime Victim Assistance Division of the Attorney General’s Office in the Iowa Department of Justice. Spouse alert: married to Bob Brammer, longtime spokesperson at AG's office. Between the two, that Tom Miller endorsement should be forthcoming. But now that there are three, we're in that zone where the 35% requirement for a nomination matters. If no one gets it, the Dems go to convention. All the more reason to stay in your own party's caucus, Beaverdale...
Friday, September 16, 2011
Two More Democratic Announcements
Two More Democratic Announcements
A day after Cara Kennedy-Ode officially joins a a sure to be crowded primary field the race in heavily Democratic House District 36, another candidate, William Rock, joins the race. Incumbent Janet Petersen is going for a empty and friendly Senate seat.
And an incumbent announcement: "State Representative Mary Gaskill, D-Ottumwa, announced today that she will seek re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2012. She will run in the new House District 81, which includes Ottumwa and the eastern part of Wapello County." Her turf is a solidly Democratic seat and a little-changed District Draws Itself, with Ottumwa at 82% of ideal House seat size. Republicans made their most serious effort in ages last cycle with Jane Holody, but Gaskill earned a 57% win.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Another Day, More Districts
Another Day, More Districts
Amidst the school election, a couple candidate announcements filtered up to the statewide media level yesterday:
Republican Mark Dix of Brooklyn (Flag City USA and Bruce Braley's home town) announced in no incumbent House District 76. That's all of Poweshiek COunty and most of Iowa County. Dems have recruited Grinnell city council member Rachel Bly and like their chances in a very closely divided district (registration edge D+217 on Map Day).
Cara Kennedy-Ode officially joins a a sure to be crowded primary field in heavily Democratic House District 36. Incumbent Janet Petersen is going for a empty and friendly Senate seat.
The Democratic nomination will be decisive here; only question is whether that's decided in the primary or, if no one gets 35 percent, at a party convention. Something to think about if you're considering Ed Fallon's advice to go to the GOP caucuses, since the central committee members and party delegates who decide such things are chosen on caucus night.
Amidst the school election, a couple candidate announcements filtered up to the statewide media level yesterday:
The Democratic nomination will be decisive here; only question is whether that's decided in the primary or, if no one gets 35 percent, at a party convention. Something to think about if you're considering Ed Fallon's advice to go to the GOP caucuses, since the central committee members and party delegates who decide such things are chosen on caucus night.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
District of the Day: Senate District 18, House District 35 and 36
District of the Day: Senate District 18, House District 35 and 36Senate District 18
Registration: D 16953, R 7356, N 9421, total 33800, D+ 9597
No Incumbent
This district is in the northwest corner of Des Moines, roughly bounded on the south by 235 and University. It includes most but not all the Drake campus. The new seat resembles Jack Holveck's turf from the 1990s. In 2002, the Petersen House seat got paired, not eastward with the north central Des Moines seat, but to the west with the Urbandale seat. Holveck hung it up in 2004, when Brad Zaun scored a GOP pickup.
But restored to the 1990's configuration, it looks looks tailor-made for Rep. Janet Petersen, who's been in the House since 2000 and quickly announced her candidacy. The old Zaun seat had a Democratic registration edge of about 2500; this seat has a 9500 D margin. Petersen, with six House terms at age 40, will be well positioned if she has higher ambitions; a statewide or congressional run (yes, I'll say it again: Boswell loses to Latham) in a gubernatorial year would not cost her this presidential-cycle seat.
House District 35
Registration: D 7677, R 2237, N 3911, total 13856, D+ 5440
Incumbent: Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines
Elections here are always a bit unusual. Abdul-Samad, who was on the Des Moine school board, won a clear majority in a four- way primary in 2006 when Ed Fallon left to run for governor. The general was also a four-way, with an odd run by Republican Jack Whitver, which can only be explained by Abdul-Samad's being the Democrat that Polk Republicans love to hate. (We'll check in with Whitver again tomorrow.) In 2008 Ako was challenged from the left by the Greens, and in a truly bizarre 2010 primary, he was challenged from the religious right. All of these were easy wins.
Interestingly, Petersen's old House district 64 and Abdul-Samad's old 66 didn't border each other. They were separated by some of Ruth Ann Gaines' old 65. Her seat moves east and Ako's moves north, becoming a few hundred voters less Democratic but staying safe. Downtown south of 235 goes to Bruce Hunter; Abdul-Samad gets new turf from Gaines north and east of the river.
House District 36
Registration: D 9276, R 5119, N 5510, total 19,944, D+ 4157
Open Seat - Rep. Janet Petersen (D-Des Moines) running for Senate 18
An open, solidly Democratic seat is hard to come by in Des Moines, and Kathie Obradovich reported April 26 that at least six Democrats are interested. Whoever prevails - remember, 35% to win a nomination outright, otherwise it goes to a convention - will get pretty much the same seat Petersen had: the northwest corner of Des Moines, bounded roughly by 30th Street and University Avenue. It was a two-way primary when the seat opened up in 2000, under somewhat different lines, and Petersen beat one Kevin McCarthy, who wound up doing OK for himself later. The district adds some fragments of unincorporated areas north of the city limits which last decade were a long skinny panhandle on the Urbandale district of Scott Raecker.
So we've had three days of Polk County Democrats. Tomorrow and Friday we get two days of Republicans.
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