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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2002
Page
5
Democrats and Republicans unveil candidate lineups for 2002 races. Incumbents retire and redistricting reshapes contests in the Senate and House. Primaries loom in 13 Senate districts and 26 House districts as party leaders tout strong slates and looming conventions.
AP report lists contestants for all 22 Iowa House districts with party labels and incumbency. Districts feature varied slates from Democrats and Republicans, noting unopposed races and incumbents such as Ralph Klemme in 3 and Dwayne Alons in 4.
A compiled list shows Republican and Democrat candidates for Iowa House districts 23 through 100. Districts feature multiple party races with incumbents and nominees including Dan Rasmussen, Leigh Rekow, Pam Jochum, Pat Murphy, Jo Olson, and others across towns like Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Ames, and Council Bluffs.
AP reports the state Senate primary field for Iowa with candidates by district. Several districts show incumbents or no races. notable entries include Democrat Steve Warnstadt in District 1 and Democrat Bill Dotzler in District 11, Republican Steve Iverson District 5, and Democrat Robert Dvorsky District 15 among others.
District 28 shows Democrat Lenee Sinnott Ida Grove and Republican James Seymour Woodbine. District 29 lists Democrat Russell Joyce Atlantic and Republicans Jim Field Atlantic Patrick Hall Griswold Nancy Boettger Harlan. District 30 notes Republican Mary Kramer West. District 31 includes Democrat Chuck Gifford Des Moines and Matt McCoy Des Moines. Republicans Kaye Lozier Des Moines Barbara Stirling Des. District 33 lists Democrat Jack Hatch Des. District 34 shows Democrat Dick Dearden Des. District 35 lists Republican Jeff Lamberti Ankeny. District 37 includes Democrat Bill Fink Carlisle and Republicans Doug Shull Indianola Brad Nordstrom. District 39 lists Democrat Joe Bolkcom Iowa. District 40 lists Democrat Thomas Fiegen Clarence and Republican Richard Drake Muscatine. District 41 lists Republican Niky Bowles Davenport and Maggie Tinsman Bettendorf. District 42 lists Democrat Dennis Albertson Eldridge and Republican Bryan Sievers New Liberty. District 43 lists Democrat Joe Leng Davenport. District 44 lists Democrat Thomas Courtney Burlington. District 45 lists Democrat Mark Shearer Washington and Republican David Miller Libertyville. District 47 lists Democrat Keith Kreiman Bloomfield Theodore Buttel Ottumwa and Republican Galen Davis Ottumwa. District 49 lists Republican Hubert Houser Carson.
In Des Moines and across Iowa the June 4 primary field fell into place as Democrats and Republicans alike tout recruiting successes. Despite no incumbents in several contests, party hopefuls for governor, secretary of state, and key congressional seats set the stage for competitive races with Tom Harkin and Tom Vilsack facing partisan opposition and new faces entering the field.
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