DLCC gramling@dlcc.org Although Bush won this state, Democrats have continued to make gains at the state legislative level with a localized message and strong operations on the ground. In 2004, we picked up 4 seats in the Iowa Senate to push the chamber to a tie, and we picked up 3 seats in the Iowa House; we are now within one seat of taking the chamber. We now have a great opportunity to finish the job and push two chambers towards Democratic control. For information about other targeted chambers, please visit: http://www.actblue.com/page/chamberflippers--maine http://www.actblue.com/page/chamberflippers--montana http://www.actblue.com/page/chamberflippers--oregon About Us: The DLCC works to win statehouse races and chambers and to put Democrats in a strong position for redistricting. We give caucuses access to tools, and work with them to create state-specific strategies. We have a record of success, with net gains in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. For more information, please visit: www.dlcc.org. private false Rob Hogg false IA-SD-19 hogg 100000.00 http://www.robhogg.org https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9790 Rob is running for a Republican Open seat, which would be a great pickup. He is currently serving his second term in the Iowa House of Representatives and is a practicing attorney. Staci Appel false IA-SD-37 staci appel 100000.00 http://www.appelforsenate.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9800 The current Republican Senator recently decided not to run for reelection due to the strength of Stacey's campaign. This district has strong Democratic performance. Stacey was a financial consultant for 11 years with Merrill Lynch and USB Paine Webber. Merle Johnson false IA-SD-35 merle johnson 100000.00 http://www.merlejohnson.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9799 This district is a Republican Open seat. Democratic Performance is just under 50%, so with a little work, we can pick up this seat. Merle is a small business owner. He has served in several capacities within his city government for the past 22 years. Amanda Ragan false IA-SD-07 ragan 100000.00 http://www.raganforsenate.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/7531 Bill Heckroth false IA-SD-09 bill heckroth 100000.00 http://www.billheckroth.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9798 Rich Olive false IA-SD-05 rich olive 100000.00 http://www.richolive.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9797 Roger Stewart false IA-SD-13 stewart 100000.00 http://www.rogerstewart.org https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/7534 Eric Palmer false IA-HD-75 eric palmer 100000.00 http://www.palmerforiowa.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9802 Eric is running against the Speaker Pro-Tem of the Iowa House and a right-wing conservative. Eric narrowly lost to Carroll in 2004 by 314 votes. Eric is currently serving his second term on the Oskaloosa City Council. Nathan Reichert false IA-HD-80 reichert 100000.00 http://www.nathanreichert.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/5191 Nathan is an incumbent in a seat we need to hold to flip the chamber. He's been a community leader for years, refounding the Jaycees in Muscatine in 1995. McKinley Bailey false IA-HD-09 bailey 100000.00 http://www.baileyforstatehouse.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/10237 Andrew Wenthe false IA-HD-18 wenthe 100000.00 http://www.andrewwenthe.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9789 Bob Kressig false IA-HD-19 kressig 100000.00 http://www.bobkressig.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/5158 Dawn Pettengill false IA-HD-39 pettengill 100000.00 http://www.dawnpettengill.com/site/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/5173 Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee false legislative 100000.00 http://www.dlcc.org https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8342 The DLCC works to win statehouse races and chambers and to put Democrats in a strong position for redistricting.