What’s Happened Since the Last Election? Decimation of public sector bargaining Gutting of Worker’s Compensation Outlaw of public Project Labor Agreements Suppression of Democracy Unaffordable tax cuts for the wealthy Understaffing of public services Attacks on Davis-Bacon and US Steel Pre-emption of local minimum wage laws Attacks on immigrants Threats to public pensions

Electoral Goals Elect the labor endorsed candidate for Governor Pick up at least 10 labor endorsed seats in the Iowa House Win CD-1 and CD-3 with labor endorsed candidates, and re-elect labor-friendly Congressman Dave Loebsack Pick up 5 labor endorsed candidates to the Iowa Senate to gain a majority Elect labor endorsed candidates to statewide offices Work with Area Labor Federations to elect labor endorsed local candidates with the assistance of WIN Committees

Political Landscape - National US House of Representatives 238 Republicans 194 Democrats 3 current vacancies US Senate 51 Republican 47 Democrat 2 Independents (caucus with Democrats)

CD-1 Rod Blum (R) Challengers: State Representative Abby Finkenauer Former DOL staffer Thomas Heckroth George Ramsey III Courtney Rowe

CD-2 David Loebsack (D) Challengers: Ginny Caligiuri Doctor Christopher Peters

CD-3 David Young (R) Challengers: Pete D’Alessandro Cindy Axne Eddie Mauro Theresa Greenfield (?) Paul Knupp Jr. (Green Party Candidate) Jack Holder (Libertarian Party)

CD-4 Steve King (R) Primary Challenger: Cyndi Hanson Challengers: Leann Jacobsen Doctor John Paschen J.D. Scholten Charles Aldrich (Libertarian)

Political Landscape - State Iowa House 59 Republicans 41 Democrats Iowa Senate 28 Republicans 20 Democrats 1 Independent 1 Vacancy

The Candidates: Governor (Acting) Governor Kim Reynolds (R) Primary Challenger Former Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett Challengers: State Senator Nate Boulton SEIU 199 President Cathy Glasson Businessman Fred Hubbell Former IDP Chair Doctor Andy McGuire Former US Dept. of Ag Staffer John Norris Former Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn Mike Battiglia (Libertarian) Jake Porter (Libertarian)

The Candidates: Other Statewides Secretary of State Paul Pate (R) Challengers: Diedre DeJear Jim Mowrer Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald (D) Challenger: No Challenger at this time

The Candidates: Other Statewides Auditor Mary Mosiman (R) Challenger: Rob Sand Attorney General Tom Miller (D) None at this time

The Candidates: Other Statewides Agriculture No Elected Incumbent - Mike Naig (R) appointed by the Governor and is running. Challengers: Former USDA Staff Tim Gannon (D) Past Farm Bureau President Craig Lang (R) Past National Soybean Assoc. President Ray Gasser (R) Chad Ingels (R) State Senator Dan Zumbach (R)

Targeting What criteria we use to “target” races? A candidate must be endorsed Voter Registration Numbers Union Density Party Performance Measures (such as DPI) Past Election results Candidate Performance

Trainings What do you want? What would make new activists attend? What would make veteran activists come back? Help us make these better!

WE NEED YOU AND OTHERS If we don’t increase the number of volunteers and release staff to the program, this movement is in serious jeopardy.