DES MOINES, Iowa — A lawyer for former Democratic Rep. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a lower court judge’s ruling that kicked her off the June primary ballot, saying she deserves the chance to vie for the chance to run against Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley in November. Finkenauer, whom many Democrats see …
DES MOINES, Iowa — A state court judge has ruled that Democrat Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on the June 7 Iowa primary ballot for U.S. Senate because she didn’t gather enough petition signatures, potentially knocking off the candidate considered by many to be the party’s best chance to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley. The panel concluded last week that …
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley filed nomination papers Friday with the Iowa secretary of state’s office, officially beginning the process of seeking an eighth term representing Iowa. His campaign office said in an email that he delivered nearly 10,000 signatures from voters from all of Iowa’s 99 counties to qualify him to appear on the Republican ballot …
