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Election

Rep. Wulf fields questions in race for Iowa House District 76

DYSART – Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, Tama-Grundy Publishing sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse races. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 76 which includes the communities of Traer, Dysart, and Buckingham ...

Doland’s previous supervisor experience called into question

TOLEDO – It may be ‘October’ but news that Mark Doland, Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4, previously resigned from his position as a Mahaska County supervisor will be no ‘surprise’ to many. In a letter to the editor printing this week (page 4), Tama County ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa Senate District 38

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa Senate District 38: Democratic incumbent Eric Giddens of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa Senate District 38: State Sen. Eric Giddens

Eric Giddens, 50, is the Democratic incumbent for Senate District 38. He lives with his son Henry – a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa – and girlfriend Alison in Cedar Falls. Sen. Giddens earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa Senate District 38: Dave Sires

Dave Sires, 63, is the Republican nominee for Senate District 38. He lives with his wife Lisa – whom he first met in kindergarten and has been married to for 42 years – in Cedar Falls. Together they own and operate Cedar Village Community, a manufactured housing community, and Added Self ...

Union bond referendum to appear on ballot for first time in district history

LA PORTE CITY – In less than four weeks, the voters in the Union Community School District will – for the first time in the history of the district (spanning nearly four decades) – vote on a bond. Specifically, on November 5, 2024, the voters will decide whether to authorize $20.5 million ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa House District 53: Rep. Dean Fisher

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa House District 53: Tommy Hexter

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...