1. 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

2. 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

3. 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)

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

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

6. 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)

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

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

9. 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)

10. 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

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

12. 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)

13. 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

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

15. 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.