David Young, a former staffer to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), has dropped out of the Iowa Senate race and will run for Rep. Tom Latham’s (R) House seat instead.Young told the Des Moines Register he had initially been interested in the 3rd District...
Iowa Senate candidate to run for Latham's House seat instead
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Ex-Grassley aide crushes competition
Iowa Republican David Young beat out five other candidates for the GOP nomination on Saturday in the race to replace Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa.) After nearly seven hours, delegates voted to elect Young 276 to 221 as the party’s nominee in...
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GOP hopeful tacks to center in Iowa House debate
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Former Capitol Hill staffer David Young (R) and former Iowa state Rep. Staci Appel (D) squared off for the first time Thursday night, battling over who should replace retiring Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) in one of the...
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GOP hopeful cancels TV advertising time
David Young, a former staffer to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), has canceled reserved television ad time in the Omaha market through election day, according to a source tracking ad buys.News of the $107,000 cancellation comes a week after the...
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Gun control group targets Grassley staffer running for House seat
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s (D-Ariz.) gun control group is running an ad against Republican House candidate David Young.The ad titled “Loophole,” points out that Young opposed bipartisan efforts in 2013 to stop domestic abusers from buying guns...
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Republicans: We will get blamed for DHS shutdown
Republicans are getting pummeled in the messaging wars amid an escalating standoff over Homeland Security funding.In interviews with The Hill, centrist Republicans are conceding that their party — not the Democrats — will be blamed if the critical...
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Bush teases presidential run in first Iowa appearance
URBANDALE, Iowa — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made his first public appearance in Iowa since moving towards a presidential run at a fundraiser for vulnerable Rep. David Young (R-Iowa) on Friday night.In a speech to donors at the Living History...
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GOP lawmaker pays late tax bill of over $6K
Rep. David Young (R-Iowa) missed the property tax payment on his D.C. townhouse at the end of last month, incurring a bill of more than $6,000.Young consequently owed $598 in penalties and $90 in interest when he didn't pay the $5,980 municipal tax...
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Wind energy group releases first 2016 endorsement
An Iowa Republican is the first member to receive the backing of a new wind energy political organization. American Wind Action (AWA) on Tuesday endorsed Rep. David Young (R-Iowa) for reelection, saying he “has seen first-hand the economic and...
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United States House of Representatives, Congressman, 2015 - PresentColorado State House of Representatives, Representative, 2011 - 2015Colorado, Weld County Council, President, 1994Colorado, Weld County Council, Member, 1990 - 1994University of...
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Ryan transfers nearly $2 million to GOP campaign arm in November
House Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) political operation transferred nearly $2 million to the House GOP's campaign arm in November, according to an aide to Ryan.The latest cash infusion — $1.9 million — brings Ryan's total transfers to the...
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Pence to promote GOP candidates in Iowa, Kentucky and Nebraska
Vice President Pence will travel to Iowa, Nebraska and Kentucky this week to promote the Trump administration’s policies and campaign for Republican candidates, his office announced Monday.Pence will travel Tuesday to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to speak...
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Mnuchin says Canada, Mexico would avoid tariffs if NAFTA gets done
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that a tariff exemption for Mexico and Canada will depend on whether the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) can be successfully updated.Mnuchin's remarks on Capitol Hill suggest that President...
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Lawmakers trade barbs, torch Trump at DC soiree
Lawmakers — including Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) — traded zingers and one-liners as they honored journalists at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s...
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Bipartisan 'No Labels' group aims to protect moderates in primary fights
The bipartisan No Labels group is looking to expand its fight for political moderates to more than a dozen primaries this year after being emboldened by Rep. Daniel Lipinski’s (D-Ill.) primary victory last week. No...
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Liberal group funds $500K in attack ads after healthcare vote
A liberal healthcare group is putting more than $500,000 behind attack ads aimed at 24 GOP lawmakers who voted for the party's plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare last week. The new ad from progressive group Save My Care blasts the plan as "...
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GOP split on immigration is a crisis for Ryan’s team
Momentum is building for an insurgent effort by centrist Republicans to force immigration votes on the House floor despite GOP leadership’s attempt to tamp down the rebellion. The unfolding legislative battle is a nightmare for Speaker Paul...
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Female Dems dominate in two competitive Iowa House races
Two female Democratic candidates cruised to victory in their respective House primaries in Iowa as women continue to dominate in high-profile primary battles across the country.Both women will be looking to break into Iowa’s all-male congressional...
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Six takeaways from 2018's Super Tuesday
Voters in eight states cast their ballots Tuesday in what amounts to the most significant primary election of the 2018 season, a Super Tuesday for partisans battling for control of Congress. In critical races across the...
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Former Sanders campaign aide comes up short in congressional bid
Pete d'Alessandro (D), a former campaign aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on Tuesday was defeated in the Democratic Primary in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. D'Alessandro received roughly 15 percent of the vote and finished in...
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