tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307027072011-07-07T23:05:04.473-05:00This is the official blog of the Republican Party of Iowa. This blog will give a from the field view of happenings in Iowa politics including what's going on with the 2009 Legislative Session, candidate recruitment for 2010, hot issues on the campaign trail with postings from Chairman Matt Strawn, RPI staff and elected officials. Check back often and feel free to email us with suggestions at Communications@iowagop.org.IowaGOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10068829255605078355noreply@blogger.comBlogger561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30702707.post-15605645309982188422010-01-12T11:46:00.001-06:002010-01-12T11:47:21.546-06:00

Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn issued the following response to Governor Culver’s condition of the state speech:“Governor Culver today failed to come clean with Iowans. For him to stand up and say that he balanced the budget without raising taxes is just false. The Governor has repeatedly approved spending the state cannot support, and has passed the buck on to

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Delivers Keynote Speech at Annual GOP Legislative BreakfastDes Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa State Chairman Matt Strawn today took the fight to Governor Culver and majority statehouse Democrats as he repeatedly stressed the need for new leadership at the annual GOP Legislative Kick-off Breakfast. Chairman Strawn delivered the keynote speech to Republican legislators, staff, other elected

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Des Moines - Matt Strawn, Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, issued the following statement this morning after the U. S. Senate approved a health care bill along partisan lines:“Today’s vote should be a major disappointment for all of us who want to see affordable health care reform. After months of bipartisan work, Democrats pushed Republicans like Senator Chuck Grassley aside and rammed

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DES MOINES – Today, in an effort to distract from his past congressional votes to allow terrorist detainees on American soil, First District Congressman Bruce Braley is claiming the decision to transport Guantanamo terror detainees mere miles from Iowa’s eastern border is all about job creation. “When it comes to job creation for Iowans, the Bruce Braley record tells an entirely different story,”

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Des Moines - Matt Strawn, Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, issued the following statement Friday afternoon following reports on budget projections and spending cuts:“I’m encouraged to see Governor Culver finally picking up our cost-savings ideas. We encourage him to adopt more Republican fiscal restraint as the state continues to deal with the effects of runaway spending at the hands of

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Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn issued the following statement in response to Roxanne Conlin’s challenge to Senator Chuck Grassley: “Roxanne is out of touch with Iowa. She rails on special interests, yet she was president of one of the biggest special interests known - the American Trial Lawyers Association. As a trial lawyer, Roxanne got the lion's share of $75

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Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn had this to say after Governor Culver’s office told news media that he will repay the state $13,000, or 10 percent of his salary: “I am happy to see the governor commit to returning 10% of his total salary to the state, even if it took public pressure and media reports to make him fulfill his promise to Iowa taxpayers.” (Read Governor

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Statement from Governor Culver’s News Release Oct. 14:Governor Chet Culver announced today that, as state government begins to implement a 10% across-the-board cut in spending, he is going to reduce his state salary by ten percent.“This national economic recession has meant financial sacrifices for everyone across the State of Iowa, and it should be no different for me” said Governor Culver. “As

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Party officials also announce C-SPAN will nationally televise the event live from the Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines, IA -- National attention is building for the Republican Party of Iowa’s “Leadership for Iowa” reception as Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn today announced that C-SPAN will televise the November 7 event, featuring Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, live to a nationwide audience.

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Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn issued the following statement in response to Governor Culver launching a desperate television ad to justify his poor budget decisions: “No slick and glossy ad can cover up the failed leadership of Governor Culver. All the ads in all the land can’t hide the fact that Culver signed the largest budget in Iowa’s history, heaped

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,Contact: Danielle Plogmann October 7, 2009 319.290.4185 Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to Headline Iowa GOP Fall Event“Leadership for Iowa” celebration to include GOP gubernatorial candidates Des Moines, IA – Matt Strawn, Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, today announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will be the featured

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FACT CHET Statement from Governor Culver Culver, when questioned about the legitimacy of $61,000 in expenditures related to implementation of the Help America Vote Act while he served as Secretary of State, said all of the money was spent appropriately. Source: Des Moines Register, 10-6-09. Click here. Fact Check The U.S. Election Assistance Commission agreed with State Auditor David Vaudt,

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Governor Culver’s habitual lack of oversight costs taxpayers millionsDes Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa State Chairman Matt Strawn today commented on the contents of a preliminary review of the Iowa Film Office tax credit program that details significant lapses in the provision of Executive Branch oversight of this costly program. Strawn said, “This initial report clearly shows Governor

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RPI Chairman Strawn calls on Culver to end patternDes Moines, IA – Today Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn issued the following statement criticizing Governor’s Culver’s repeated lack of leadership on critical issues, including oversight of the Department of Economic Development. Watch the statement by going to www.youtube.com/iowagop. # # #Paid for by the Republican Party of Iowa and

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“Iowa Health Care Initiatives” focus on accessibility, affordability, and portabilityCedar Rapids, IA – Republican Party of Iowa State Chairman Matt Strawn today joined State Senator David Johnson, State Representative Linda Upmeyer, and Cedar Rapids health care professional Cynthia Roehr at Kirkwood Community College’s new Healthcare Simulation Center to announce a series of bold state-based

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Strawn: Time for Democrats to put our kids before their campaign cashDes Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today said that in the days following the unveiling of Republican public education reform initiatives, leading Iowa Democrats have continued to demonstrate a stunning defense of the status quo and reflexive opposition to new ideas for improving Iowa’s public

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Governor misleads Iowans about state spending—AGAIN!Statement from Governor CulverDiscussing the state budget, Governor Culver said: “We’re actually spending less in 2010–two-and-a-half percent less than we did in 2008.” Source: Des Moines Register, 9-17-09. Click here.Fact CheckGovernor Culver’s statement is deceptive and misleading. Due to the receipt and expenditure of one-time federal

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“Iowa School House Initiatives” focus on accountability and standards Des Moines, IA – Leading Iowa Republicans today announced a series of public education reform initiatives designed to inject greater accountability, standards and transparency into Iowa’s public education system. Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn joined State Senator Kim Reynolds (R-Osceola) and State

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Thicke’s ultra radical views doomed his reappointment to Environmental Protection Commission Des Moines, IA – Today Democrat Francis Thicke announced his intention to run for Secretary of Agriculture and oppose current Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, in the 2010 General Election. Jeffrey Boeyink, Executive Director of the Republican Party of Iowa said, “This is the same Francis Thicke

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Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa State Chairman Matt Strawn today joined State Senator Steve Kettering (R- Lake View) and State Representative Scott Raecker (R- Urbandale) at the Iowa State Fair to announce the beginning of a four-month effort to outline a new program called “Iowa Republicans: Real Solutions for Iowa’s Families.” “Iowans need leadership, and Republicans are stepping

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,Contact: Danielle Plogmann August 13, 2009 319.290.4185Iowans can meet Republican candidates and office holders at the State FairIowa-Iowa State tickets celebrate launch of texting programDes Moines, IA – Iowans are invited to visit the Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) booth at the Iowa State Fair and meet a whole host of Republican

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Net receipts show $23 million decline from July 2008 and continuedtrouble for the state budget Des Moines, IA – Governor Chet Culver today touted state revenue numbers for July 2009 as “early signs of improvement in the economy.” His comments came on the heels of a new report on state revenue that shows gross receipts to state government in July 2009 grew by $4.7 million over the previous year.

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,Contact: Danielle Plogmann July 23, 2009 319.290.4185 Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa State Chairman Matt Strawn tonight welcomed Stephen Burgmeier as the Republican candidate in the Special Election to fill the vacancy in Iowa House District 90. Strawn said, “Stephen Burgmeier is an outstanding candidate and my pledge as

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,Contact: Jeff Boeyink July 17, 2009 515.864.6800 Des Moines, IA– Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today said that recent revelations that State Representative Kerry Burt repeatedly used a false address to avoid paying tens of thousands of dollars to the Malcolm Price Laboratory School calls into question Representative Burt’

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,Contact: Danielle Plogmann June 29, 2009 319.290.4185Des Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa State Chairman Matt Strawn today announced emerging national leader and House GOP Conference Chairman Mike Pence will travel to Iowa to headline a number of Cedar Rapids-area events on Friday, July 24.The visit by Congressman Pence comes on the

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Des Moines — The latest Survey USA poll indicates that more than half of all Iowans disapprove of Governor Chet Culver’s job performance. Jeff Boeyink, Executive Director of the Republican Party of Iowa, said today, “Governor Culver’s free-spending, big debt, and job-killing agenda is out of touch with Iowa values and it is reflected in job approval ratings that are the lowest of his tenure as

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,May 29, 2009Contact: Danielle Plogmann 319.290.4185Return of Iowa retirement funds in serious jeopardyRPI’S Boeyink: Treasurer Fitzgerald’s mismanagement could cost hundreds of millions in lost retirement funds.Des Moines, IA

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Today State Auditor David Vaudt announced he is running for re-election in 2010. He says that decision is largely because of the budget mess here in Iowa. His job is to be the watchdog for Iowa taxpayers. He says Iowa's budget situation will get even worse by FY 2011.Click here to watch Auditor Vaudt's short YouTube video.Also today, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn issued this

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,May 13, 2009Contact: Danielle Plogmann 319.290.4185Strawn: Governor Culver, Massive Debt No Cause for CelebrationDes Moines, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today said the state's failed leadership will again be on display tomorrow as Governor Chet Culver will embark on signing ceremonies to celebrate taking the state

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Republican Party of Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 12, 2009Contact: Danielle Plogmann 319.290.4185Strawn: Culver Can Restore Education Cuts, Use Veto PenIowa GOP says cut earmarks, and outlines over $17 million in potential savingsDes Moines, IA. – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today called on Governor Chet Culver to use his veto pen and place the needs of Iowa’s

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For immediate release;May 6, 2009Contact: Danielle Plogmann 319.290.4185Republican Party of Iowa 621 East 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50309 Culver’s Job Approval Falls to New Low15-Point Plummet since start of year Des Moines — A new Survey USA poll shows Governor Culver’s job approval rating with Iowans has fallen to 42%, the lowest rating since the

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For immediate release; May 5, 2009Contact: Danielle Plogmann 319.290.4185 Reps. Wendt and Whitead watch while wind energy jobs blow to Kansas:Local legislators fail to act to improve Iowa’s ability to compete for green jobs.Sioux City--“The decision by Siemens Energy to locate a new manufacturing facility and it 400 new jobs to Kansas, rather than Sioux City, is a serious blow to economic

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For immediate release: April 27, 2009Republican Party of Iowa621 East 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50309Contact: Danielle Plogmann, 319.290.4185 Joint statement from Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn, Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley, and House Republican Leader Kraig PaulsenThis joint statement marks the first day same-sex couples will be allowed to seek marriage licenses since the

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 21, 2009Contact: Jeffrey Boeyink, 515.864.6800REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA OUTPACES IOWA DEMOCRATICPARTY IN FIRST QUARTER FUNDRAISINGStrawn: More Evidence of GOP Resurgence in IowaDes Moines, IA. –According to finance reports filed yesterday with the Federal Election Commission, the Republican Party of Iowa raised more funds and ended the period with more cash on

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Republican Party of IowaContact: Jeff Boeyink, 515.864.6800For immediate release;April 15, 2009Statement from RPI Chairman Matt StrawnThis morning, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn released the following statement marking the arrival of the federal income tax deadline and Iowa Democratic efforts to raise taxes on Iowans:“Today marks the deadline for Iowans to file their individual

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Statement from RPI Chairman Matt StrawnThis morning, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn released the following statement following the ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court in Varnum v. Brien.“The sad and simple fact is this decision could have been avoided. Once clear that Iowa’s marriage law was under attack by the courts and outside interest groups, majority Democrats had every

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Republican Party of IowaContact: Jeff Boeyink, 515.864.6800For immediate release; March 30, 2009Statement from RPI Chairman Matt StrawnThis evening, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn released the following statement following the ordered shutdown of a public hearing of the Iowa House on House File 807Des Moines, IA – In an unprecedented display of political arrogance, Iowa House

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What others are saying... By Tim Palmer, Hawkeye ReviewThis morning at 10:00 a.m. in Cedar Rapids, Chairman Matt Strawn continued his state wide tour to highlight good jobs, aptly named the "Job Security for Iowans Tour." Here's an excerpt from Matt's Email report sent across the state recently:"Statewide media tour will shed light on Democrat’s job-killing labor union agenda and Republican

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 9, 2009 Republican Party of IowaContact: Sara Craig515.669.7019 GOP CHAIRMAN MATT STRAWN PROMOTESJOB SECURITY FOR IOWANS IN QUAD CITIESWarns pending doctor-shopping bill will devastate area’s small businessesDavenport, IA – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman, Matt Strawn, joined Quad City homeowners and small business owners to speak out against the job killing

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HOUSE DEMOCRATS SET TO PASS PREVAILING WAGE BILL, TODAYCall your House Members IMMEDIATELY!Democrats who control the Iowa House of Representatives have scheduled debate for later this morning on the so-called “prevailing wage” bill that will create state mandated wages and benefits for those working on public construction projects and raise property taxes (House File 333).HF 333 would require

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IOWA HOUSE TO VOTE ON PREVAILING WAGE LEGISLATION TODAY:SOURCES SUGGEST REP. MAREK MAY PROVIDE THE 51st VOTE TO PASSDes Moines, IA. -- Today, the Iowa House of Representatives is scheduled to debate House File 333, a bill to require contractors and subcontractors who work on public projects to pay wages and benefits that have been established by collective bargaining agreements. The issue is

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Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today called upon Governor Chet Culver to take responsibility for the mismanagement and incompetence that continues to plague the Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO).Chairman Strawn also said it was time for the Governor to answer a series of questions related to growing bipartisan concerns about the operations and staffing of RIO, saying, “Governor Culver,

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From today's Fort Dodge Messenger:"If you would have told me three months ago that I'd be standing before you tonight and the chair of the Republican Party, I honestly would have told you, you were crazy," said Matt Strawn, newly elected chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, before a meeting of Webster County Republicans Tuesday night.Strawn, 35, born and raised in Ankeny, possesses a

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Read the story from Politico's Michael CalderoneCall Senator Harkin: (202) 224-3254

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On flood relief, Rich Olive votes for less transparency and then tries to cover his tracks laterDES MOINES, IA - As more evidence of serious waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars are discovered every day in connection to the newly formed Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO), Sen. Rich Olive (D-Story City) is finding that his rhetoric is not matching the votes he took on the issue just two weeks ago.While

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WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that a preliminary analysis by the Congressional Budget Office shows that the jobs created by the economic stimulus legislation being debated in the Senate would cost taxpayers between $100,000 and $300,000 a piece.Grassley said these numbers should be contrasted to those under the January baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, in which there

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2009 RPI Chairman: Budget gimmicks no substitute for leadership (Des Moines) – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn has issued the following statement in response to Governor Culver’s 2010 budget proposal:"While this budget represents a step in the right direction, budget gimmicks and raiding reserve funds are no substitute for real leadership.

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Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn has released the following statement upon receiving word that Governor Culver has tabled his plan to sell the Iowa Lottery:"Today is a victory for common sense and transparency in government. I would like to thank our Republican leadership for shining a bright light on a budget gimmick and political payback that would have cost Iowa taxpayers over $2

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Listen to RPI Chairman Matt Strawn on Mickelson in the Morning from 9-10 a.m. tomorrow! Guest hosting for the show will be WHO-TV's own Dave Price. 1040 on the AM dial or listen online at www.whoradio.com.

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A lot of great reading out there today! Warning - if you already have an upset stomach, you may want to wait...especially if political cronyism and mismanagement of your tax dollars by liberal democrats makes you queasy...Branstad critical of Culver and democrat spendingYEPSEN: Lottery giveaway seems a done dealGOP says "backroom" deal on lottery linked to campaign cashKey facts on state budget

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Inaugural Day Message by Matt StrawnChairman, Republican Party of IowaTuesday, January 20, 2009Today is undoubtedly an historic day.Republican. Democrat. Conservative. Liberal. Today is a day in which all Americans should be proud.While the election of our nation’s first African-American president is indeed worthy of celebration, today is also a day to reflect on the remarkable republic in which

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Iowa GOP will be "Twittering" Governor Culver's ed board meeting with the Des Moines Register today at 10 a.m. Follow along at www.twitter.com/iowagop! The ed board meeting is being shown live at www.desmoinesregister.com.

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Don't miss RPI Co-Chairman Jim Kurtenbach on KASI 1430 AM today at 1 p.m.! Listen Live online at http://tinyurl.com/7byzu5.

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A new and improved IowaGOP blog is on the way, check back soon for our inaugural post (maybe a little pun intended...)!

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