Branstad blasts Avenson funding in Iowa race
Republican challenger Branstad denounces Avenson for reliance on PACs and out of state donors after Avenson's June primary win. Branstad cites $335,010 from Seafarers Union and Hollywood Women's PAC. Avenson defends by saying funds come from ordinary Iowans and party apparatus.
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The
Seafarers’ Union
Hollywood Women’s Political Committee
Dave Roederer
Terry Branstad
Roederer
PAC
Avenson
Branstad
Democratic Party
Major contributors loom in Branstad Avenson race
Des Moines reports list major donors to Republican Gov. Branstad and Democrat challenger Avenson from May 29 to July 15. The compiled contributions show numerous individuals and PACs across Iowa and national groups such as AT&T PAC and the Democratic Governor's Association supplying thousands of dollars to both campaigns.
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Hollywood Women’s Pac
Seafarers’ Union
Avenson
Schwarm
John Cacciatore
Oelwein
Branstad
Des Moines
Jay Corning
Cedar Falls
Bush
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
Roger Ailes
Ailes
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Terry Branstad
Don Avenson
ABC of Iowa Pac
Larry Allen
Marshalltown
BF Goodrich Pac
Akron
Ohio
James
Jane Bergkamp
Webster City
Moyer
Robert Meier
Ottumwa
Gordon
Teresa Mennen
le Mars
J. Bruce Meriwether
Dubuque
Robert Meskimen
Urbandale
Lyle
Joan Middleton
Scott Miller
Monsanto Citizenship Fund
St. Louis
Fred
Linda Nesbit Jr
Loras
Karen Neuroth
W.D. Nordstrom
Cedar Rapids
North Western Officers
Chicago
William O'Brien
Iowa City
Cork
Becky Peterson Jr
Reinbeck
Maurice Phillips
Newton
C. Allan Poots
Coralville
James Rasmussen
Herbert Reed
Winterset
John Reed
Robert Reilly
Ossian
William Riesenbeck
Lyle Schrader
Charles City
Hugo
Mildred Schnekloth
Eldridge
Ross Sidney
Thomas Smith
Martin Sokoll
Randal
Alice Studer
Algona
Samuel Wallace
A. George White
Ames
At&t Pac
Robert Allen
Wayne
Noralee Balmer
Banks of Iowa, Inc. Pac
Frederick Bateman Jr
Tallahassee
Fla
Gene
Esther Blythe
Wellsburg
Robert Breedlove
James Brown
West Des Moines
S.J. Brownlee
Emmetsburg
Bernie Cooper
Solon
Joy Corning
Arthur and
Katherine Dickson
Jay Eliason
Cumming
Washington
D.C
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
William Knapp
Anthony Kurtz
Ridgefield
N.J
Arthur Davis
State Building & Construction Trades Council
State Political Action Fund
Connie Wimer
Dick Thornton
Mike Houston
Machinists Non-Partisan Political League
Brent Rosenthal
Sioux City
Jessie Davis
Timothy Dickson
Washington, D.C
Bisagnano
Aaron Fischer
National Abortion Rights Action League of Iowa Pac
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
PAC League
Uniform no smoking policy urged in Iowa agencies
Iowa health officials urge a uniform no smoking rule for state government agencies to avoid potential liability from disability claims. At a Department of Public Health meeting, Jack Kelly warned inconsistent policies risk lawsuits as officials discuss tobacco control statewide. State Rep. Johnie Hammond noted complaints from IDOT workers about smoking in Ames buildings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jack Kelly
Department of Public Health
Kelly
Johnie Hammond
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Ames
Hammond
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Rod Boshart
GOP
Richard Schwarm
Joe Trippi and
Tom Miller
John Chrystal
Chrystal
Miller
Robert Faust
Madelyn Glazer
Philip Grask
Richard
Sandra Haines
Nick and
Dee Henderson
Luther Hill
Lee Holt
Spencer
Richard Howes
Iowa Industry Pac
Iowa Amoco Pac
Iowa Bankers Pac
Iowa State Education Association Pac
Iowa Osteopathic Pac
Robins
Bo Jackson
Waterloo
Irving
Tigger Jensen Jr
Robert Kazimour
Robb Kelley
Clark
Phyllis Kelly Jr
Jon
Nita Kneen
Thomas Koehn
West
Russell Rhinehart
John Rietz
Prem
Urmila Sahai
Toby Shine
Dorothy Sidney
John Smith
David Stanley
Muscatine
Roger Stetson
Jim
Robin Swift
Dorothy Tyler
Atlantic
John Tyrrell
Manchester
Frank Vaughn
Arthur Vogel
Hamburg
and Franklin Vogel
Orange City
Sam Walton
Bentonville
Ark
Brian Williams
Dick Witham
Jerry Woodke
Schaller
Sa Ee Culver
Don Stamatelos
Responsible Citizens Political League Pac
Mary Garst
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Mike Lux
Iron Workers Local 67 Pac
Loren Morey
Motley
Minn
Paulee Lipsman
Dan Stametelos
Machinists
Iowa Committee On Political Education
Aflcio
Ron
Linda King
Ronald Rosenblatt
Legislative Process Trust
Ed Campbell
Mark Haviland
David Hurd
Michael Huston
IMPAC
Iowa State Uaw Pac
Roxanne Conlin
Drive Political Fund
Iowa Democratic Party
Seafarers
Camp Springs
Office and Professional Employees International Union
Hollywood Women's Political Committee
Los Angeles
Calif
Czechoslovakia
Dale Kueter
Lladro Bell
Ladro
Birkenstock
Dombz
Washington Street
Owa
Byinkwstock
Carlier
Panther
Cartier
Lermut de Cartier
M.c. Ginsberg Jewelers
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