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Zach Wahls

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@ChloeAngyal husband, Eli’s dad | small biz owner, tree farmer, Eagle Scout, Iowa Senator, @TheNext50US | @Packers & @IowaWBB fan | @UIowa & @PrincetonSPIA alum

Coralville, IA

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Joined January 2010

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Zach Wahls

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Chloe and I are thrilled to welcome the arrival of our son Elijah Bloom Wahls. We are immensely grateful for the world-class care he received thanks to our wonderful doula, the incredible University of Iowa Health Care team, and my very supportive family here in Iowa City.

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Zach Wahls

6 years

IOWA — Remember that young man from Iowa who spoke to the Iowa legislature a few years ago about growing up with two moms? Hi. That was me — and today, I'm announcing my campaign to join the Iowa legislature. I hope you'll support our campaign.

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5 years

Have to confess I'm a little surprised Drogon can understand a complicated sociological metaphor but not a simple who-dun-it.

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6 years

We won.

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90,000 deaths is the equivalent of a 737 airplane crash every single day for 14 months.

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We talk about coronavirus constantly & yet it *still* feels like we don’t talk nearly enough about how 90,000+ Americans have died in the last 3 months & that number (which is more than a number; it’s lives lost & hundreds of thousands of people grieving) will absolutely go up.

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6 years

We won. Thank you, Iowa.

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7 years

This is pretty remarkable.

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4 years

The argument for @ewarren is simple: She would be the best president. If you want a longer argument, here's the sixty second version:

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Well, for one thing, President Trump did not win an "Electoral College landslide" - he had the third smallest margin of victory since 1980. The only two smaller wins were both by George W. Bush.

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Can't stop thinking about the fact that Florida's working poor didn't get paid until yesterday, by which point food, gas, etc. were gone.

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If you have an Absentee Ballot, DO NOT MAIL IT BACK. IT WILL NOT COUNT. Go drop it off at your county auditor's office.

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I was literally in the room of my Iowa town mayor's Holiday Bowl watch party when this photo was taken. Biden was neither hiding nor alone nor in "the heart of Delaware" when this photo was taken...

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Unreal. Friend of mine from high school just received nearly $1,000 as a part of a settlement because Donald Trump’s businesses stole tips from service workers.

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Hello Twitter! Remember the young man who spoke to the Iowa legislature about growing up with two moms? Hi 👋 That was me. Today, I’m the Iowa Senate Minority Leader seeking re-election. Please join our work to rebuild a Democratic majority. Thread 🧵

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7 years

Can we just step back for a moment and acknowledge that the pizza gate guy has regular WH access? Absolutely unreal.

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5 years

Wow. Tide is shifting *very* quickly. 22% of Republicans strongly support impeachment, 10% of Republicans somewhat support impeachment. Only 49% of Republicans oppose impeachment.

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If elected to the Iowa Senate this fall, I will introduce Automatic Voter Registration legislation — we should be expanding participation in our democracy, not rolling it back.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court, in a 5–4 decision by Justice Alito, allows Ohio (and other states) to purge voters from the rolls for their failure to vote. A massive blow to the Motor Voter Act that will likely lead to a huge amount of disenfranchisement.

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Shortly after the video of my 2011 speech went viral, I saw this funny headline from @ChloeAngyal . I emailed her with the subject line "Marriage proposal?" to set up an interview. Never would've guessed the ensuing correspondence would eventually lead to our actual engagement.

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7 years

"I moved on her like a bitch. [...] I just start kissing them. [...] Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything." - @realDonaldTrump

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Asked if women who accused POTUS of sexual harassment are lying, Press Sec. says, "Yeah, we've been clear on that from the beginning"

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It was only four years ago that this country legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, and tonight an openly gay candidate delivered a top performance in a debate to become President of the United States. Great closing statement from Mayor @PeteButtigieg .

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The contrast between Mayor Pete's owning of his record and VP Biden's defending of his record was stark.

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4 years

The polls have just closed in Iowa and because of @JDScholten , Steve King will not be a member of Congress next year. Please join me in thanking him.

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5 years

Friends, I'm excited to announce I am endorsing my friend @EWarren for President. Iowa friends, I hope you'll join me in her corner on caucus night.

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Scooplet this morning: @ewarren has nabbed the endorsement of Iowa State Senator @ZachWahls , a rising star in Dem politics in the state. #iacaucus #iapolitics

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6 years

I am running for Iowa Senate District 37, which is my home. It is where I grew up, where I went to high school, where I got my first job, and where I started my first business.

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Elizabeth Warren would be the president America has needed for the last four decades, if not longer.

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6 years

STUDENTS AND FELLOW YOUNG PEOPLE — I was a young activist for LGBTQ rights who helped lead a movement that overturned the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on LGBT members and leaders. Here’s what I learned.

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I'm running for a simple reason: our state is at a crossroads that will define the future of our state for generations to come.

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1/ Seven years ago today, I woke up early, put on a suit and tie, and went to my classes at the University of Iowa. I had a speech to give later that night in Des Moines. I had no idea that it would change my life forever.

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4 years

Well, at least @realkatiejow deleted the now infamous "Red Robin" tweet. Still, clearly not somebody who should be on a school board. You can donate to her opponent @NVBryanW below. Hopefully we don't crash his site!

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I am excited, I am fired up, I am ready to go, and I am committed to working my heart out for the people of this district. Let's get this.

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@mitchellvii What is wrong with you

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. @WhiteHouse sent out an email (and still has online) satire article from @petridishes mocking their budget bc nobody read past headline.

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2 years

A direct message I received from an Iowa teacher in a small city during the Govs speech this evening:

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6 years

Standing room only for Senator @KamalaHarris in Iowa City. #BuildItWinIt

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@WilsonSchool I am going to attend my final classes remotely, be on campus a few days a month, and finish my degree from Iowa. Funnily enough, the primary election is the same day as commencement... so I won't be able to walk, but I will be able to run.

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4 years

A friend pointed out that @AndrewYang talks about the acquisition of manufactured housing communities by wealthy investors in his book #TheWarOnNormalPeople - not something I heard him discuss on the stump, but it is a big issue in Iowa. Thanks for raising awareness @AndrewYang !!

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Huge deal. Kansas is expanding Medicaid, now that Obama is no longer president. Tens of thousands of Kansas have waited *years* for this.

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7 years

This is just an incredibly staggering comparison.

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First person in 2016 arrested for voting twice... is a TRUMP supporter.

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Voter fraud suspect arrested in Des Moines

A Des Moines woman has been arrested on suspicion of voting twice this month in the general election, police and court records show.

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Zach Wahls

4 years

And finally - well, yeah. Democrats have been talking about impeachment since before Trump was elected.. Because most of us expected he would abuse the power of his office! Why? Idk, maybe because he asked for Russia to hack Hillary's email on national television.

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4 years

Here's my read of the situation. Would appreciate any & all feedback.

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6 years

And like so many people who have signed on with @runforsomething , I feel the responsibility to do my part.

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7 years

The state of American media, in two acts:

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3 years

Today, I get to marry my best friend. 😍 ⁦ @ChloeAngyal ⁩

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6 years

@runforsomething No state in the country had a bigger swing from Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016 than Iowa did. Iowa Republicans took over our state legislature and immediately began to dismantle our state's social foundation.

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7 years

@mitchellvii Our nation's first anti terrorism law was passed to try and constrain the KKK.

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3 years

Chuck Grassley was first elected to office when my mother - who turns 66 this year - was three years old. It's time to rotate the crops.

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Chuck Grassley is the 80-something everyone's waiting on

If Iowa's incumbent senator runs for reelection in 2022, the seat is safe for Republicans. If he retires, they'll have a battle on their hands.

www.politico.com

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4 years

And for another, citing the president's 63M votes is a weird self-own considering Hillary got 3,000,000 more votes.

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3 years

It is empirically false that wind turbines do not work in cold weather. With windchill, it was a high of -19 in central Iowa on Monday and Iowa's wind turbines were working fine.

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6 years

I am going to listen to women. I am going to hold myself and the men around me accountable for our behavior. For our generation, this is a basic qualification, but I feel it is one that is important to name and to say out loud.

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On health care: our state is experiencing a mental health crisis, and Iowa ranks dead last in the county — 51st! — in terms of public psychiatric beds per capita. Suicide rates are spiking in our rural communities, and Republicans are shutting down mental health facilities.

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7 years

Dems should remember that President Clinton lost on healthcare, lost on the BTU tax, and still won reelection. This is just the beginning.

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7 years

This is incredible. Comey's firing is, ostensibly, about how unfairly Comey treated Hillary Clinton in the general election.

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4 years

I am just getting into the text of Senator @EWarren 's #MedicareForAll plan. So far, I am very impressed.

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Today, I'm sharing my plan to transition to #MedicareForAll . In my first term, we will reverse Trump’s sabotage of the ACA, lower drug prices, lower the Medicare age to 50 and create a true Medicare for All option—and fully transition to #MedicareForAll .

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"Why didn't these women come forward when they were assaulted?" We're watching this question be answered in real time.

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And now the Trump campaign is threatening to sue individual women for coming forward. It bears repeating: This is the Republican nominee.

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4 years

Currently at the Iowa City MLK Unity March and there are a ton of.... Andrew Yang signs reading #HumanityFirst . Dr King was iirc a supporter of universal basic income.

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4 years

The problem is not that Arizona and Nevada are taking "so long" to count. All states are still counting. The reason we don't have an answer in Arizona and Nevada is simply that it's close. That's all!

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Maybe because he hired to be his campaign manager a guy who had decades of shady dealings with authoritarian governments. (That guy is now in prison, by the way!)

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Democrats should not apologize for expecting that Donald Trump would engage in impeachable behavior. Because that is exactly what he has done: He tried to extort Ukraine into supporting his reelection using the full force of the presidency and your taxpayer money.

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7 years

Paul Ryan never withdrew his endorsement. Mitch McConnell never withdrew his endorsement. RNC never withdrew their support.

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3 years

Children of same sex couples are doing just fine, thanks.

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@PeteButtigieg You can lose a mom or dad through death, abandonment/abuse, or by design (being intentionally brought into the world via invitro & surrogacy to be a child for a same-sex couple). It is wrong for us adults to pretend that loss of a loving mom (or dad) won’t affect the child.

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I was fortunate enough to graduate debt-free from the University of Iowa, for which I am incredibly grateful. We need *more* people graduating with *less* debt — Iowa Republicans are pushing the exact opposite.

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Maybe because he - immediately upon taking office - began to ask people like the Attorney General or the FBI Director to take personal loyalty tests.

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Standing up to patriarchy has been an important part of my work in support of LGBTQ rights and that is not going to stop now.

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Caitlin Clark - famously - does a lot of work with the Coralville Food Pantry. You should follow her example and reverse your decision about summer ebt.

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All-Time Leading Scorer! Congratulations Caitlin, truly an inspiration to every Iowan. 🐐🏆

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The success of impeachment is all going to come down to whether or not the public believes Trump was pressuring Ukraine. Seems pretty straightforward to me. Also underscores the need to illustrate other examples of Trump using his power to extort other people—establish a pattern.

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@mitchellvii I know you spend a lot of time waving your hands saying "I'm not a racist!" but precisely this sentiment is why people think you are.

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5 years

Thanks for visiting Iowa, Mr. Mayor!

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@mitchellvii Read a book about the history of Reconstruction and how the KKK violently fought to uphold white supremacy.

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5 years

Love that answer from Mayor @PeteButtigieg about making net-zero emission farms a symbol of American pride and greatness. It won't be easy, but the important things never are.

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2 years

Just realized that almost *exactly* 11 years ago at this very moment, I was testifying to the Iowa House about marriage equality and its impact on my family.

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3 years

BREAKING NEWS: Iowa announces $200,000,000 broadband program made possible by President Joe Biden, Representative Cindy Axne, and every Democrat who voted for the American Rescue Plan. Every Iowa Republican in our US delegation voted AGAINST this $200M investment in broadband.

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4 years

Horrifying.

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6 years

Medicaid privatization has been a disaster that is costing our state hundreds of millions of dollars. It is hurting tens of thousands of people, including right here in our district.

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SECOND — I am currently a student at @WilsonSchool , finishing my master's degree in public policy. Princeton is allowing me to finish my degree while I am living and campaigning in Iowa.

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5 years

Boy I can't wait until Republican operatives find my "parkour" video from high school.

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6 years

I am running because I believe all Iowans need a seat at the table. That absolutely means more women running, it means more young people, it means more people of color.

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On Education �� instead of making college *more* affordable for Iowans, Republicans are going in exactly the opposite direction, slashing $55M from higher education.

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Two quick notes about how we're going to run this campaign. FIRST, I am incredibly conscientious of the fact that I am a straight white guy running in the #MeToo moment.

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4 years

IOWANS—If you are planning to drop off your absentee ballot in person, you MUST drop it off at your County Auditor's office, NOT your local polling place.

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REMINDER: Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on national TV is not him "flaunting his sexuality," it's basic human expression.

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Here's a fact you won't hear tonight from Kim Reynolds: There are fewer Iowans working today than when she took office nearly five years ago. #ReynoldsWorkforceCrisis

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Don't be distracted: Governor Reynolds rejected $95,000,000 in federal support to keep our schools safe. We are in this dangerous delta surge because of the choices made by Iowa Republicans to reject aid, embrace vaccine skepticism, and ignore our responsibilities to each other.

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President Biden is taking dangerous and unprecedented steps to insert the federal government even further into our lives while dismissing the ability of Iowans and Americans to make healthcare decisions for themselves.

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6 years

Potential sign for the Iowa City Women's March tomorrow. What do you think?

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Kim Reynolds loves to take credit for @POTUS 's historic infrastructure investment in Iowa.

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Further, Iowa Republicans dramatically restricted the growth of K12 spending which hurts both students and teachers. On *top* of that, Iowa GOP gutted collective bargaining for public employees, including public school teachers.

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We have to restore the growth in K12 spending, we have to protect everybody's right to form a union, and we have to recommit ourselves to building a strong social foundation for all Iowans.

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After several legislative receptions tonight, on my way back to my hotel, I walked alongside a man who appeared to be homeless, pushing a bicycle with a deflated tire, towing a small cart filled with all his earthly possessions. It is currently -32F in Des Moines.

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Arctic permafrost is melting and this is how the Trump administration is responding.

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JUST IN: White House EPA budget proposal cuts climate protection program 70 percent to $29 million - source

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This is an all hands on deck situation that is going to determine the future of our state for generations to come — and all hands means all hands.

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It appears that the outcome of Georgia — and thus the presidency — may be decided by voters of the congressional district held by the late John Lewis. Could not be more appropriate.

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. @BetoORourke on stage at the University of Iowa's Memorial Union. Several hundred folks in the room.

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Iowa City #WomensMarch

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@mitchellvii You're saying that a group of punk young people who pop up once and a while to do stupid things are worse than the KU KLUX KLAN

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5 years

Being a young elected official means explaining 4chan to sixty-somethings. Lord help me.

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Iowa Republicans got really upset when we warned that their private school voucher scheme would lead to the closure of schools in small town Iowa. Unfortunately, we were right.

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Iowa City Community school board considers closing Hills Elementary to save more than $1 million

The Iowa City Community School Board is pondering a closure of Hills Elementary School, citing high costs and a need to close a budgetary gap..

www.press-citizen.com

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5 years

Some personal news

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Ali Vitali

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Scooplet this morning: @ewarren has nabbed the endorsement of Iowa State Senator @ZachWahls , a rising star in Dem politics in the state. #iacaucus #iapolitics

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Zach Wahls

6 years

In these next five months, I will be traveling the district, visiting Solon and Tipton and Mechanicsville and Wilton and more — meeting with folks, listening to people’s stories, and hearing about your concerns and what you think our team’s priorities should be if we win.

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As the proud son of a same-sex couple who was the Best Man in the wedding my mothers held after Iowa's 2009 Varnum decision — get bent Andy.

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Andy McCarthy

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Republicans Should Reject the Gay-Marriage Bill - our @NRO editorial ...

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