Dave Price

1 day ago | ktiv.com | Dave Price

DES MOINES, Iowa -- (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Every person who runs for political office has something that makes the individual unique. But the campaign launches of two new candidates for governor of Iowa in the 2026 election were different than many others. Julie Stauch, a Democrat from West Des Moines, is trying to make the transition from longtime campaign staffer to candidate for governor.

3 days ago | ktiv.com | Dave Price

DES MOINES, Iowa -- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Red Oak Republican, announced the hiring of her 2026 re-election campaign manager on Wednesday, apparently ending speculation about whether she would seek a third term. This would be Ernst’s third term. During a Republican primary debate on Iowa PBS in 2014, she said that she would only seek two terms. Each full senate senate term is six years.

4 days ago | ktiv.com | Dave Price

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- A longtime campaign staffer, non-profit consultant, and Planned Parenthood executive told Gray Media Iowa that she will travel the state over the summer to listen to the needs of people and apply to serve them as their next governor. Julie Stauch, a Democrat from West Des Moines, launched her campaign on Tuesday. “I’ve applied for the job of governor, and I’m here for my first job interview,” Stauch said.

4 days ago | kwqc.com | Dave Price

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- State Representative J.D. Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, said that he was not originally planning to launch a new campaign on Monday. But after he heard U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s responses to a person who expressed fears that people will die because of Republican budget cuts to Medicaid and food assistance, he said that he announced his campaign for Ernst’s seat in the 2026 election.

5 days ago | ktiv.com | Dave Price

DES MOINES, Iowa -- (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Help wanted: men. Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, has been trying to figure out a mystery for a while now. Murphy’s organization represents Iowa’s largest companies. Leaders, including Murphy, would like to know why some men have been leaving the workforce. How are they supporting themselves? Where have they gone? There would seem to be fewer incentives not to work.