Tag: Abby Finkenauer

Iowa Primary Features Key Races in Both the Senate and House

At a town hall meeting conducted by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley last week, multiple audience members interrupted the seven-term lawmaker and said he was endangering children’s lives by “filibustering gun reform.” Grassley told attendees that, before commenting further, he wanted to monitor negotiations between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as the pair…


Iowa Supreme Court Restores Top Democrat Challenger to Grassley to Ballot

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) will appear on the upcoming primary ballot for a U.S. Senate representing Iowa, the state’s top court ruled on April 15. The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court order that concluded Finkenauer did not meet signature requirements. Three signatures—two with no dates and one with the incorrect date—are at…


US Senate Candidate Abby Finkenauer Barred From Ballot by Iowa Judge

A Democrat candidate hoping to challenge U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) cannot appear on the Democratic primary ballot in the Senate race, an Iowa judge ruled on April 10. Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s name shall not be on the ballot because she failed to meet signature requirements, Polk County District Judge Scott Beattie said, agreeing…


Former Iowa Lawmaker Finkenauer Announces Bid for US Senate

Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she will seek to succeed incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. “I’m Abby Finkenauer, and I’m running for U.S. Senate because Iowa—and our Democracy—are worth fighting for,” the 32-year-old Democratic candidate said on social media as she announced her run…