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Iowa Endorsements
The Republican presidential candidates look for endorsements from
federal and statewide elected officials, the 60 Republican members of
the House and 24 members of the Senate, the 99 county chairs, and
others.
updated January 2, 2012
Federal
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in Oct. 19, 2011 conference call with reporters Grassley said he will not endorse
U.S. Rep. Tom Latham
U.S. Rep. Steve King on Jan. 2, 2011 announced on Simon Conway show he will not endorse
State
Gov. Terry Branstad
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
Secretary of State Matt ShultzSANTORUM annc'd 12/14/11
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey in Dec. 28, 2011 conversation with Democracy in Action will not endorse
Auditor David Vaudt
Senate Republicans (24) +
State Senator endorsements to date: 14
Note. On Dec. 15, the Gingrich campaign released a list of 55
Iowa supporters including Sen. David Johnson, but Johnson said he
remained a supporter of Gov. Perry.
House Republicans (60) +
State Representative endorsements: 21
see also: 2008 legislative endorsements
Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee
Note. Jim Kurtenbach of Ames stepped down in June 2011 to
support Pawlenty, and Fourth District member Bill Schickel moved up to
co-chairman.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in Oct. 19, 2011 conference call with reporters Grassley said he will not endorse
U.S. Rep. Tom Latham
U.S. Rep. Steve King on Jan. 2, 2011 announced on Simon Conway show he will not endorse
State
Gov. Terry Branstad
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
Secretary of State Matt ShultzSANTORUM annc'd 12/14/11
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey in Dec. 28, 2011 conversation with Democracy in Action will not endorse
Auditor David Vaudt
Senate Republicans (24) +
| Name | Position | District
-
City/Town |
County |
||
| Paul
McKinley |
Minority Leader |
36 - Chariton |
Lucas |
||
| Steve
Kettering |
Minority Whip |
26 - Lake View |
Sac |
||
| Merllin
Bartz |
Assistant Leader |
6 - Grafton |
Worth |
BACHMANN (annc'd 12/14/11) |
+ |
| David
Johnson |
Assistant Leader |
3 - Ocheyedan |
Osceola |
PERRY (reported 07/29/11) |
|
| Tim
Kapucian |
Assistant Leader |
20 - Keystone |
Benton |
SANTORUM (annc'd 11/10/11) |
+ |
| Pat
Ward |
Assistant Leader | 30 - West Des Moines |
? |
||
| Brad
Zaun |
Assistant Leader | 32 - Urbandale |
Polk |
BACHMANN (annc'd 06/28/11) | |
| Bill
Anderson |
|
27 - Pierson |
Woodbury |
||
| Rob
Bacon |
5 - Maxwell |
Story |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) SANTORUM (annc'd 10/17/11) |
|
|
| Jerry
Behn |
24 - Boone |
Boone |
|||
| Rick
Bertrand |
1 - Sioux City |
Woodbury |
|||
| Nancy
J.
Boettger |
29 - Harlan |
Shelby |
BACHMANN (annc'd 07/01/11) |
||
| Mark
Chelgren |
45 - Ottumwa |
Wapello |
BACHMANN (annc'd 07/02/11) |
+ |
|
| Bill
Dix |
9 - Shell Rock |
Butler |
|||
| Joni
Ernst |
48 - Red Oak |
Montgomery |
ROMNEY (annc'd 12/22/11) | ||
| Randy
Feenstra |
2 - Hull |
Sioux |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) GINGRICH (annc'd 12/15/11) |
||
| Sandra
H.
Greiner |
45 - Keota |
Washington |
|||
| James
Hahn |
40 - Muscatine |
Muscatine |
ROMNEY (annc'd 07/12/11) |
+ |
|
| Shawn
Hemerlinck |
42 - Dixon |
Scott |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) GINGRICH (annc'd 12/15/11) |
||
| Hubert
Houser |
49 - Carson |
Pottawattamie |
|||
| James
Seymour |
28 - Woodbine |
Harrison |
GINGRICH (annc'd 12/15/11) | ||
| Roby
Smith |
41 - Davenport |
Scott |
|||
| Kent
Sorenson |
37 - Indianola |
Warren |
BACHMANN (reported
03/11) switch to PAUL (annc'd 12/28/11) |
||
| Jack
Whitver |
35 - Ankeny |
Polk |
BACHMANN (annc'd
06/21/11) |
+ |
State Senator endorsements to date: 14
| Bachmann |
Gingrich |
Pawlenty |
Paul |
Perry |
Romney |
Santorum |
|
| Merlin Bartz Nancy J. Boettger Mark Chelgren Kent Sorenson Jack Whitver Brad Zaun |
Randy Feenstra Shawn Hemerlinck James Seymour |
Rob
Bacon Randy Feenstra Shawn Hemerlinck |
Kent Sorenson |
David Johnson |
Joni Ernst James Hahn |
Rob Bacon Tim Kapucian |
House Republicans (60) +
| Name | Position | District
-
City/Town |
County |
||
| Kraig
Paulsen |
Speaker | 35 - Hiawatha |
Linn |
GINGRICH (12/19/11) |
|
| Linda
Upmeyer |
Leader | 12 - Garner |
Hancock | GINGRICH (01/25/11) |
|
| Erik
Helland |
Whip |
69 - Johnston |
Polk |
+ |
|
| Jeff
Kaufmann |
Speaker Pro Tem |
79 - Wilton |
Cedar |
GINGRICH (05/13/11) |
+ |
| Dave
Deyoe |
Assistant Leader |
10 - Nevada |
Story |
||
| Steve
Lukan |
Assistant Leader | 32 - New Vienna |
Dubuque |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) | + |
| Renee
Schulte |
Assistant Leader | 37 - Cedar Rapids |
Linn |
ROMNEY (annc'd 05/27/11) |
+ |
| Matt
Windschitl |
Assistant Leader | 56 - Missouri Valley |
Harrison |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) | |
| Dwayne
Alons |
4 - Hull |
Sioux |
|||
| Richard
Anderson |
97 - Clarinda |
Page |
|||
| Richard
D.
Arnold |
72 - Russell |
Lucas |
|||
| Chip
Baltimore |
48 - Boone |
Boone |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) ROMNEY (annc'd 12/22/11) |
||
| Clel
Baudler |
58 - Greenfield |
Adair |
|||
| Mark
Brandenburg |
100 - Council Bluffs |
Pottawattamie |
BACHMANN (annc'd 08/09/11) |
||
| Josh
Byrnes |
14 - Osage |
Mitchell |
GINGRICH (11/15/11 event) |
||
| Royd
E.
Chambers |
5 - Sheldon |
O'Brien |
|||
| Peter
Cownie |
60 - West Des Moines |
Polk |
|||
| Betty
R.
De
Boef |
76 - What Cheer |
Keokuk |
BACHMANN (annc'd 08/09/11) | ||
| Cecil
Dolecheck |
96 - Mount Ayr |
Ringgold |
|||
| Jack
Drake |
57 - Griswold |
Cass |
|||
| Greg
Forristall |
98 - Macedonia |
Pottawattamie |
|||
| Joel
Fry |
95 - Osceola |
Clarke |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) | ||
| Julian
Garrett |
73 - Indianola |
Warren |
|||
| Pat
Grassley |
17 - New Hartford |
Butler |
|||
| Chris
Hagenow |
59 - Windsor Heights |
Polk |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) GINGRICH (annc'd 12/15/11) |
||
| Bob
Hager |
16 - Dorchester |
Allamakee |
GINGRICH (annc'd 12/15/11) | ||
| Mary
Ann
Hanusa |
99 - Council Bluffs |
Pottawattamie |
ROMNEY (annc'd 12/22/11) | ||
| David
E.
Heaton |
91 - Mt. Pleasant |
Henry |
|||
| Lee
Hein |
31 - Monticello |
Jones |
|||
| Lance
J.
Horbach |
40 - Tama |
Tama |
|||
| Daniel
A.
Huseman |
53 - Aurelia |
Cherokee |
|||
| Stewart
Iverson |
9 - Clarion |
Wright |
ROMNEY (annc'd 12/22/11) | ||
| Ron
Jorgensen |
54 - Sioux City |
Sioux |
|||
| Jarad
Klein |
89 - Keota |
Washington |
|||
| Kevin
Koester |
70 - Ankeny |
Polk |
|||
| Mark
Lofgren |
80 - Muscatine |
Muscatine |
|||
| Glen
Massie |
74 - Des Moines |
Polk |
PAUL (annc'd 05/23/11) |
||
| Linda
J.
Miller |
82 - Bettendorf |
Scott |
PAWLENTY (annc'd 06/27/11) ROMNEY (annc'd 08/24/11) |
||
| Brian
Moore |
25 - Zwingle |
Jackson |
|||
| Steven
N.
Olson |
83 - De Witt |
Clinton |
ROMNEY (annc'd 12/22/11) | ||
| Kim
Pearson |
42 - Pleasant Hill |
Polk |
PAUL (06/07/11) |
+ |
|
| Ross
Paustian |
84 - Walcott |
Scott |
|||
| Dawn
E.
Pettengill |
39 - Mount Auburn |
Benton |
SANTORUM (annc'd 10/17/11) |
+ |
|
| J.
Scott
Raecker |
63 - Urbandale |
Polk |
GINGRICH (annc'd 12/30/11) |
||
| Dan
Rasmussen |
23 - Independence |
Buchanan |
|||
| Henry
V.
Rayhons |
11 - Garner |
Hancock |
|||
| Walt
Rogers |
20 - Cedar Falls |
Black Hawk |
SANTORUM (annc'd 07/18/11) |
+ |
|
| Thomas
R.
Sands |
87 - Columbus Junction |
Louisa |
|||
| Jason
Schultz |
55 - Schleswig |
Crawford |
PAUL (annc'd 07/25/11) |
+ |
|
| Tom
Shaw |
8 - Laurens |
Pocahontas |
|||
| Jeff
Smith |
6 - Okoboji |
Dickinson |
|||
| Chuck
Soderberg |
3 - Le Mars |
Plymouth |
|||
| Annette
Sweeney |
44 - Alden |
Hardin |
|||
| Jeremy
Taylor |
1 - Sioux City |
Woodbury |
|||
| David
A.
Tjepkes |
50 - Gowrie |
Webster |
|||
| Jim
Van
Engelenhoven |
71 - Pella |
Marion |
|||
| Guy
Vander
Linden |
75 - Oskaloosa |
Mahaska |
|||
| Nick
Wagner |
35 - Marion |
Linn |
|||
| Ralph
C.
Watts |
47 - Adel |
Dallas |
ROMNEY (annc'd 12/22/11) | ||
| Gary
Worthan |
52 - Storm Lake |
Buena Vista |
State Representative endorsements: 21
| Bachmann |
Gingrich |
Paul |
Pawlenty |
Romney |
Santorum |
| Mark Brandenburg Betty R. De Boef |
Krieg Paulsen Linda Upmeyer Jeff Kaufmann Josh Byrnes Chris Hagenow Bob Hager J. Scott Raecker |
Glenn Massie Jason Schultz Kim Pearson |
Erik
Helland Steve Lukan Matt Windschitl Chip Baltimore Joel Fry Chris Hagenow Linda J. Miller |
Chip Baltimore MaryAnn Hanusa Stewart Iverson Linda J. Miller David Olson Renee Schulte Ralph Watts |
Walt Rogers Dawn Pettengill |
see also: 2008 legislative endorsements
Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee
| Name | Position | Location | ||
| Matt Strawn | Chairman | Ankeny | neutral |
|
| Bill Schickel | Co-Chairman | Mason City |
||
| Kim Lehman | National Committeewoman | Des Moines | SANTORUM (07/13/11) |
|
| Steve Scheffler | National Committeeman | West Des Moines | ||
| Jeremiah Johnson | First District | Dubuque | PAUL (06/13/11) |
+ |
| John Ortega | First District | Bettendorf | ||
| Chelle Adkins | First District | Cedar Falls | ||
| David Chung | Second District | Cedar Rapids | ||
| Emily Lofgren | Second District | Muscatine | ||
| Trudy Caviness | Second District | Ottumwa | ||
| Gopal Krishna | Third District | West Des Moines | ||
| David Fischer | Third District | Altoona | PAUL |
|
| Wes Enos | Third District | Des Moines | BACHMANN |
|
| A.J. Spiker | Fourth District | Ames | PAUL |
|
| Drew Ivers | Fourth District | Webster City | PAUL |
|
| James Mills |
Fourth District | Mason City | PAUL |
+ |
| Tim Moran | Fifth District | Council Bluffs | ||
| Craig Williams | Fifth District | Manning | ||
| Monte Shaw | Fifth District - Secretary | Panora |
| County |
Name |
City/Town |
||||
| Adair |
Greg Schildberg |
Casey |
gschildberg@netins.net | |||
| Adams |
Hank Sorenson |
Corning |
hanksters@frontiernet.net | |||
| Allamakee |
Jerry Halverson |
Waukon |
jerryhalverson@peoplepc.com | |||
| Appanoose |
Lyle Brinegar |
Centerville |
lebrinegar@hotmail.com | |||
| Audubon |
Ron Siedelmann |
Audubon |
rsiedel@yahoo.com | |||
| Benton |
Loras Schulte |
Norway |
loras007@southslope.net | |||
| Black Hawk |
Garland "Mac" McDonald | Waterloo |
wvmac71@gmail.com | |||
| Boone |
Tim Rosenbaum |
Boone |
chair@boonecountygop.org |
|||
| Bremer |
Irv Sorge |
Denver |
irv@kaypark.com |
|||
| Buchanan |
Richard Mason |
Independence |
rrm@indytel.com |
|||
| Buena Vista |
Randy Ericksen |
Alta |
rwericks@schallertel.com |
|||
| Butler |
Jason Johnson |
Parkersburg |
johnson@butlercoiowa.org |
|||
| Calhoun |
Kevin Schreier |
Somers |
schrisix@wccta.net |
|||
| Carroll |
Craig Williams |
Manning |
cwilliams@mmctsu.com |
|||
| Cass |
David Wiederstein |
Atlantic |
david@southwestiowalaw.com |
|||
| Cedar |
Velma Huebner |
Clarence |
jefkauf@netwtc.net |
|||
| Cerro Gordo |
John Rowe, Co-Chair |
Mason City |
johnrowe12@msn.com |
|||
| Cherokee |
Mark Leeds |
Cherokee |
mleeds@ncn.net |
|||
| Chickasaw |
Carolyn Martin-Shaw |
New Hampton |
cmshaw@mchsi.com |
|||
| Clarke |
Ray Negley |
Osceola |
rnegley1@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Clay |
Kristine Thiessen | Everly |
PAUL |
moriarty@smunet.net |
+ |
|
| Clayton |
Gwen Ellers |
Luana |
gwencomm@neitel.net |
|||
| Clinton |
Edith Pfeffer |
Clinton |
||||
| Crawford |
Gwen Ecklund |
Denison |
gwenecklund@mchsi.com |
|||
| Dallas |
Rob Taylor |
West Des Moines |
rtaylor645@aol.com |
|||
| Davis |
Jim Johnson |
Bloomfield |
||||
| Decatur |
Tim Edwards |
Decatur City |
timothyjedwards@hotmail.com |
|||
| Delaware |
Jeffrey Madlom |
Manchester |
cjmadlom@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Des Moines |
Harold Massner |
Burlington |
thermotk@q.com |
|||
| Dickinson |
John Adams |
Milford |
sales@lakesnewsshopper.com |
|||
| Dubuque |
Matt Giese |
matt@gieseco.com |
||||
| Emmet |
Paul Allis |
Estherville |
paulallis7849@gmail.com |
|||
| Fayette |
Jim Kirkpatrick |
Fayette |
PAWLENTY |
fayettecountyiowagopchair@gmail.com |
||
| Floyd |
Dr. David Schrodt |
Charles City |
david@schrodt.com |
|||
| Franklin |
Karen Zander |
Latimer |
hzander@frontiernet.net |
|||
| Fremont |
Margaret Johnson |
Thurman |
||||
| Greene |
Roger Olhausen |
Jefferson |
rolhaus2@netins.net |
|||
| Grundy |
Greg Greiner |
Grundy Center |
grundylawgg@gcmuni.net |
|||
| Guthrie |
Therese Davis |
Panora |
svdavis@netins.net |
|||
| Hamilton |
Mark Greenfield |
Jewell |
PERRY |
mark@markgreenfield.com |
||
| Hancock |
Marv Johnson |
Kanawha |
mljohnsn@comm1net.net |
|||
| Hardin |
Gene Newgaard |
Iowa Falls |
gnewgaard@fbx.com |
|||
| Harrison |
Sheila Murphy |
Missouri Valley |
sheilagop@msn.com |
|||
| Henry |
Brian Ross |
Mount Pleasant |
broth@cfg4u.com |
|||
| Howard |
Kevin Schoeberl |
Cresco |
storyschoeberl@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Humboldt |
Marla Ramaekers |
Humboldt |
marla@humboldtcogop.org |
|||
| Ida |
Rachel Law |
Correctionville |
rachelrlaw@gmail.com |
|||
| Iowa |
Alice DeRycke |
Belle Plaine |
adderycke@netins.net |
|||
| Jackson |
Jean Davidsaver |
Bellevue |
jeandavidsaver@hotmail.com |
|||
| Jasper |
Dale Springer |
|||||
| Jefferson |
Marshan Roth |
Fairfield |
ldyhk1360@yahoo.com |
|||
| Johnson |
Bob Anderson |
Swisher |
rcasla@mchsi.com |
|||
| Jones |
Al Conrad |
Anamosa |
al.conrad@ymail.com |
|||
| Keokuk |
Jesse Hornback |
Sigourney |
cpc@keokukcountia.com |
|||
| Kossuth |
Jim Black |
Algona |
jeblk@awcmail.com |
|||
| Lee |
Don Lucas |
Fort Madison |
dukumdon@msn.com |
|||
| Linn |
Steve Armstrong |
steve.armstrong@armstrongtransportation.com |
||||
| Louisa |
Mike Hodges |
Wapello |
joanhodges@hotmail.com |
|||
| Lucas |
Paul Goldsmith |
Charlton |
paul.goldsmith.law@gmail.com |
|||
| Lyon |
Cody Hoefert |
Rock Rapids |
choefert@hickorytech.net |
|||
| Madison |
Joe Van Ginkel |
Cumming |
jvgiii@aol.com |
|||
| Mahaska |
Ricky Dean |
Leighton |
||||
| Marion |
Irene Blom |
Pella |
iblom@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Marshall |
Pete Rogers |
Marshalltown |
rrcommonsense@gmail.com |
|||
| Mills |
Sharon McNutt |
Silver City |
||||
| Mitchell |
Mary Jo Hartogh |
Elma |
jmjhrtgh@omnitelcom.com |
|||
| Monona |
Timothy Jessen |
Mapleton |
hosanna@wildblue.net |
|||
| Monroe |
Jacki Maddy |
Albia |
jmaddyalbia@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Montgomery |
Margaret Stoldorf |
Red Oak |
montgomerygop@gmail.com |
|||
| Muscatine |
Mark LeRette |
Muscatine |
mlerette@centroinc.com |
|||
| O'Brien |
Harlan VanderGriend Co |
Sheldon |
sa3@nethtc.net |
|||
| Osceola |
Mary Beltman |
Sibley |
beltdmt@evertek.net |
|||
| Page |
Karen York |
Essex |
||||
| Palo Alto |
Lennie Miller |
West Bend |
lcm-8@hotmail.com |
|||
| Plymouth |
Darin Raymond |
LeMars |
draymond99@frontiernet.net |
|||
| Pocahontas |
Michael Ryan |
Pocahontas |
pockypastor@gmail.com |
|||
| Polk |
Kevin McLaughlin |
Des Moines |
kmclaughlin@polkgop.com |
|||
| Pottawattamie |
Jeff Jorgensen |
Treynor |
CAIN |
(07/31/11)gie714@gmail.com |
+ | |
| Poweshiek |
Tammy Kriegel |
Grinnell |
kriegel1@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Ringgold |
Debbie Larson |
Mt. Ayr |
tlarson@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Sac |
Ann Trimble-Ray |
Early |
ann@heartmkt.com |
|||
| Scott |
Judy Davidson |
Bettendorf |
williamdavidsoniii@mchsi.com |
|||
| Shelby |
Larry Madson |
Harlan |
||||
| Sioux |
Mark Lundberg |
Orange City |
mlund@orangecitycomm.net |
|||
| Story |
Cory Adams |
Ames |
PAUL |
(07/25/11) |
+ |
|
| Tama |
Dean Fisher |
Garwin |
d_fisher@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Taylor |
Stan Mattes |
Bedford |
smattes@frontiernet.net |
|||
| Union |
Kevin Kruse |
Creston |
krusefam@mchsi.com |
|||
| Van Buren |
Jason Wells |
Milton |
jswells@netins.net |
|||
| Wapello |
Trudy Caviness |
Ottumwa |
trudy@wapellocountygop.com |
|||
| Warren |
Rick Halvorsen |
Indianola |
SANTORUM |
ri(mcky.halvorsen@fbfs.comddd |
||
| Washington |
Scott Arbogast |
Washington |
sarbogast@iowatelecom.net |
|||
| Wayne |
David Wampler |
Allerton |
wampler@grm.net |
|||
| Webster |
Chris McGonegle |
Fort Dodge |
GINGRICH |
chrismcgonegle@gmail.com |
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| Winnebago |
Ted Gassman |
Scarville |
mjgassman@wctatel.net |
|||
| Winneshiek |
Mike Engelhardt |
Decorah |
engelhmi@luther.edu |
|||
| Woodbury |
Brian Rosener |
Bronson |
brosener@hotmail.com |
|||
| Worth |
Jeff Gorball |
Northwood |
gorballj@gmail.com |
|||
| Wright |
Bob Dishman Larry McBain |
Goldfield Belmond |
bdishman@goldfieldaccess.net bainer1@frontiernet.net |
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