It was Culver who had lost touch with Iowans, while Chuck Grassley was a man of the people. Although Grassley is clearly the frontrunner in the Senate race, Franken appears to be performing well for a Democratic challenger to the GOP incumbent. 1:49. He says if reelected, he will build on programs he initiated in office, including Iowas Iowas 529 College Saving Programs, which invests and distributes money to help families save for higher education costs free of federal and state taxes. Iowa Starting Line is part of an independent news network and focuses on how state and national decisions impact Iowans daily lives. He is running against long-time Iowa State Senator Chuck Grassley in the upcoming Iowa Caucuses on Feb. 7. In New Hartford, Franken celebrated the end of a 99-county tour of his own. Retired Navy Admiral Mike Franken was the only Iowa candidate for federal office to raisemore than $1 million in the latest fundraising period, new financial disclosures show. When Ernst reaches 17, theres a hesitant cheer, one that feels forced. New polling published by Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Saturday had Grassley just 8 points ahead of Franken. The latest Iowa Poll published in the Des Moines Register in July showed Grassley leading Franken by 8 points. Franken is keeping a busy campaign schedule as he works to drum up momentum and beat the odds. Incumbent Reynolds, 63, is running for her second full term in office. In the Senate, Grassleys career initially became defined by a certain individualism. In 2022, he was reelected to his eighth Senate term, having first been elected in 1980. Franken would go on to be the first commanding officer on the USS Winston S. Churchill, command a destroyer squadron, serve in Sen. Ted Kennedys office and the Pentagon, and was the deputy director of military operations for US Africa Command, among other roles. Momentum and reaction are always simultaneous events in American politics. "This is it for me. Franken has presented himself as someone who can bring a lot of rural voters back to the Democratic Party with his demeanor and military background. Iowans, with the sense of grievance only a flyover state can have, loved it. In Grassleys biography, former aide Pete Conroy recalled how a simple farmer could make a Harvard man nervous. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images). He said, "The reason I decided to run is the overall direction of things running away . Nobody wants a freedom of choice taken away from and that's what the Republicans have done, Franken said. Shaken and trying to recover, Culver lost his edge. Grassley has always walked a delicate balance with Trump; he did not formally endorse him in 2016, but attended at least one Trump campaign event. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. So there he was one moment, onstage, eagerly grinning, accepting Trumps endorsement, then later scowling when asked questions about it. He was part of the wave of conservative election upsets in 1980. Learn more about early voting and voter identification requirements on the Iowa Secretary of State website. Franken returned to Iowa to run in the 2020 US Senate primary, where he came in second place. The Democratic challenger is Deidre DeJear, a 35-year-old Democratic activist and former candidate for secretary of state. Longtime Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley has a double-digit lead against Democrat challenger Mike Franken, an internal GOP poll shows. but attended at least one Trump campaign event. he remains slightly more popular than not, would be really wrong for me to say I have my mind made up, have repeatedly said they had no knowledge of a plan to overturn the election, will be the most senior member of the Senate, King tweeted a video of the senator saying. He says hes worked successfully to expand markets for Iowa farm products and increasing the debate for biofuels. The Democrat and fifth-generation farmer said Monday in his announcement video, Iowa is home, and the farmland is in his blood. The opposition comes during a time when the three RINO Senators voted for the so-called "infrastructure" bill, authorizing the Democrats' two-track scheme of passing the $3.5 trillion Trojan horse reconciliation . Another story Hovelson tells is that Chuck once told him, Youre going to laugh at me, but Id really like to be president of the United States. Hovelson did laugh at the time. Hinson, 38, is running in the 2nd District in 2022. Reynolds has consistently led DeJear in polling and fundraising during the midterm campaign season. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Abb While its a sizable lead, its a narrower margin than in any Iowa Poll involving Grassley since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980. Like most bills, it's not perfect. After months of deliberation, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley announced early Friday morning he will run for reelection in 2022 - a decision Republicans believe will give them their best . Krause also ran in 2016, but finished third in the Democratic primary behind Patty Judge and Rob Hogg. Trump endorsed Grassley for reelection at the event. Some people recognize the politician but hes also still introducing himself. For years, Grassley has played the mumbling, grumbling, honest regular guy, who is willing to work across the aisle. Iowa suddenly had political power. Early voting starts in Iowa Wednesday, Oct. 19, for the November general election, where Republicans are working to hold onto their trifecta control in the Statehouse, as well as their U.S. congressional seats. My searches for primary sources on Grassleys early years often ended in obituaries. Hurst got more involved in local politics after Donald Trumps election in 2016, becoming a leader in the grassroots Indivisible movement. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after the senate luncheons on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. However, the lack of a full-time US ambassador in New Delhi for the past two years stands in contrast to these lofty pronouncements. He has worked on the staff of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, and at the U.S. Department of Defense, and he has served as the chief of legislative affairs for the Navy. Three Democrats are facing off for the partys nomination, hoping to stop Grassley from securing an eight term in the Senate. Three Senate Republicans who voted for $1.2 trillion "infrastructure" hoax have Republican primary opponents in 2022. Right now, Rep. Ashley Hinson represents Iowas 1st District, but will reside in the 2nd District, where she is running for representative. Above to the left, Franken speaks at a primary election-night event on June 7 in Des Moines, Iowa. Carlin served in the Iowa House for one year and for four years as an Iowa Senator. No More Mr. 'Iowa Nice' Guy: Former GOP Giant Jim Leach On Siding Against Chuck Grassley. Former President Donald Trump won Iowa by 8 points in 2020. A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Grassley leads with 46% of the vote to Franken's 43% among likely voters. And the people didnt seem to care about the KKK or any of that. Grassley, who will be 89 years old in 2022, is running for reelection to an eighth term. Also, The Des Moines Register reported that in 1979, as a member of Congress, Grassley had given a speech to the Liberty Lobby, whose founder asserted antisemitic conspiracy theories and campaigned to persuade Black Americans to go to Africa. He needed the endorsement. So Id say its about a 50-50 right now for me.". She officially launched her reelection bid in Marchwith the promise that Iowa is going to be a state where you can live your life freely, if she is reelected. Ive been through so many election cycles where Democrats were doing well in September and come November, things have fallen apart, Varley said. When he needed some water, he fumbled, and spilled on his pants. She and Rep. Cindy Axne were the first women from Iowa to be elected to the US House in 2018. Attorney General: Democrat Tom Miller, the longest-serving state attorney general in the United States, is being challenged by Republican Guthrie County Attorney Brenna Bird of Dexter. I would very much like to ensure that I am representative of your community here, Franken said to a group of women while his communication director translates his English into Spanish. It stands to reason, but he wouldve been courting the most conservative elements of the party in a battle against [Republican primary candidate] Tom Stoner and the moderate elements of the party, said Yepsen. With little recent public polling, the numbers give some insight into the enthusiasm the candidates are generating in the closing weeks of the primary race. Millersaid he was motivated to run for statewide office after Trumps presidential campaign sued Miller for sending prefilled absentee ballot request forms to voters. The survey results had the Republican senator at 49 percent while the retired Navy officer came in at 44 percent. Also follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Her legislative and advocacy experience qualifies her for the seat, she said in an interview with The Des Moines Register. And Democrats choice for their top-of-ticket nominee will signal where the party is headed in Iowa and what issues they think will resonate with Iowans. Smith, who has served in the Iowa Senate since 2011, said during a debate in October that he would advocate for tax cuts in the Legislature and he faulted Fitzgerald for not registering in favor of recent Republican tax-cut legislation. Not So Much. The senator, who is the second oldest in the Senate, had already endured COVID; by the end of another term hed be 95 years old. He posited the orchestra pit theory, that if you have two guys on a stage and one guy says, I have a solution to the Middle East problem, and the other guy falls in the orchestra pit, who do you think is going to be on the evening news?. According to Yepsen, things began to change for Grassley under Obama. He said he's "all over the map" in different situations. Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. And as the second-oldest senator, Grassley has become an avatar of American politicsthe old world clinging so hard to the new one, holding tight, refusing to let go. Grassley has served as Iowas senator for over four decades. Hometown: Sherrill (Dubuque County). To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Grassley, who represents Iowa, is the oldest Republican serving in. In the Iowa House, she fought against legislation weakening workers rights; in Congress, she passed legislation helping small businesses, and focused on child care issues, rural health care, and the safety of packing plant workers. While he has maintained a lead in the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll leading up to the midterms, he faces a much tighter margin than in previous election cycles. But that's going to change this year. He opposed a national health care system and food stamps for strikers, and criticized the Democrats for believing that somehow government [could] replace Christ., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) talks with ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) before the committee is set to vote on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Shes campaigned on supporting public education, better access to health care and stopping inflation. who has the backing of the major fundraising group EMILY's List, Here's where the Republican US Senate candidates stand on President Joe Biden's agenda and elections, Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls talk gun laws, inflation in 2nd televised debate, Republican US Sen. Chuck Grassley launches TV, radio ads ahead of Iowa primary election, Iowa's 3rd District GOP candidates say more oversight needed of US aid to Ukraine, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss, White-tailed deer coronavirus infections could prolong the human pandemic, He proposed 60 years ago, then broke her heart. Retired Navy Adm. Mike Franken campaigned on his 40 years of experience in the military and in Washington D.C. State treasurer: Democratic incumbent Mike Fitzgerald will face Republican state Sen. Roby Smith of Davenport. Franken's resounding primary victory offered a glimmer of a chance for Democrats. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. He said in an interview with KCCI he wants to return to Washington to work on issues like controlling inflation and securing the U.S. border. Hes wearing blue jeans, a dress shirt, a tie and a blue ball cap with NAVY scrawled across it in bright yellow. In 1985, the Chicago Tribune noted that other senators had compared him to Jimmy Stewarts character in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: naive maybe, but direct, stubbornand honest. No one could beat him. All the boys slunk down in their chairs, except Grassley, who raised his hand. As the former head of the judiciary during the first two years of the Trump administration, hes one of the reasons Roe is poised to be overturned. The American flag and the Iowa flag fly on the grounds near the State Capitol in Des Moines. Grassley posted a short video a few hours later, after sunrise. And Grassley won the primary and the general. Finkenauer, who entered the race as the perceived frontrunner, raised $653,119. While Garcetti has repeatedly denied knowledge of those allegations, some Republicans led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) concluded that he was aware or should have been aware of them . 4 min read. On June 7, he won his Republican primary for another term, beating out Iowa state senator Jim Carlin, and positioning him to face off against Democrat Michael Franken, a retired Navy admiral, in November. Reynolds is campaigning on continued work in the Iowa Legislature on issues like school choice and abortion. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was one of 19 Republicans who rebuked Donald Trump and voted for the bipartisan infrastructure deal, but just one day earlier was on the floor of the Senate defending. No Democrat has managed to win even 40 percent of the vote against him. But sometime in 2009, the tables turned. The poll included 1,488 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percent. A judge ruled in favor of the campaign, invalidating 50,000 request forms sent by Millers office. Naig defends Iowas voluntary water-quality programs as effective and says Iowa has made progress with programs such as the establishment of wetlands to to contain nitrogen fertilizer runoff. (Lobbyists, and not always the ones most on the . Finkenauer has highlighted her past support for expanded voting rights legislation and has warned about the influence of misinformation on social media and how its undermining democracy. When Reynolds Voucher Plan Failed, It Also Took Down These GOP Education Bills. he was talking to Iowans at the rally about the Biden administrations failures. Let's face it, [its] the most partisan Supreme Court in the history of America going back to the 1930s.. The man who nearly toppled Steve King in 2018 has kept his options open heading into the 2022 election. A rural family practice doctor, Glenn Hurst is the only doctor in his small town and has seen up-close how the health care system and costs have made life difficult for rural Iowans. Kim Reynolds and all of the other statewide officeholders also face challenges. The survey included 597 likely Iowan voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. He also talks often about mental health care services and how the medical field should tie it in more with overall physical health. The Base? Three Democrats running for the U.S. Senate took aim at Republican Chuck Grassley during a forum Saturday in Des Moines, challenging the audience to weigh . Miller-Meeks, 66, faces one challenger in the 1st District. Republican Chuck Grassley has been reelected to the U.S. Senate for an . State Rep. Christina Bohannan, a Democrat and University of Iowa law professor. Retired Navy Admiral Mike Franken is on the ballot this November running as the Democrat to unseat long-time Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley. But in my in my view, it's a lot better than nothing.. Mike Franken. Hovelson has gotten a lot of mileage out of this story. Before the second debate, he pre-poured Grassley his cup of water. DeJear went from 31% of poll respondents favoring her in July to 35% in October. October Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, he will run for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, move into the 1st District and run for reelection there, bills researching natural disasters and support victims, she will seek re-election in the 3rd District, Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. Axne is Iowas sole Democrat in Washington: She now faces State Sen. Zach Nunn, 43, who won the Republican nomination with 65.75% of the vote. Seven-term Senator Chuck Grassley is in trouble against Democrat Mike Franken according to legendary Iowa pollster Ann Selzer. telling reporters he found it offensive to claim white supremacy. Trumps Relationship With Jared and Ivanka. May 3, 2022. Kim Reynolds, Johnson County Democratic Party, Jon Green, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Michael Franken, Phil Hemingway, Sen. Chuck Grassley Election 2022: Gov. Yet Another Republican Seems to Want to Join the 2024 Presidential Race: Tim Scott. In 2018, after multiple media outlets reported on Kings racist comments, he lost the support of the National Republican Congressional Committee, corporate sponsorships, and the endorsement of his hometown paper, but he still had Grassleys support. But still, his grip on the conservative movement he helped build is precarious. In a conservative leaning state that went for former President Donald Trump in 2016 and in 2020, with two Republican senators and a GOP governor, Franken has a difficult race ahead. The National Conservative Political Action Committee sent mailers claiming Culver had helped Senator Ted Kennedy concoct [a] fallacy-ridden story about the Chappaquiddick bridge incident. 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