BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 9, 2026) — Statewide and local candidates will speak at the annual Scott County Democrats picnic on Sunday, August 16, 12-3PM, at Veterans Memorial Park in Bettendorf.

Candidates include the following:

● First District Congress: Christina Bohannan

● State Attorney General: Nate Willems

● State Auditor: Taylor Wettach

● State Treasurer: John Norwood

● Secretary of Agriculture: Chris Jones

● Secretary of State: Ryan Peterman

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2026) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Stephen Waymire as Administrator of the Iowa Lottery.

Waymire has served as the Iowa Lottery’s Investigations Bureau Chief and a member of its executive management team since 2022, after more than thirty years in law enforcement with the Des Moines Police Department.

“I’m pleased to appoint Stephen Waymire to lead the Iowa Lottery as its new Administrator,” said Gov Reynolds.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 24, 2026) — The Gluba-Cutler campaign filed a petition for judicial review in Polk County District Court Tuesday, June 23, asking a judge to reverse the State Objection Panel’s decision and restore Nicholas Gluba and Jules Cutler to the November general election ballot. The campaign collected more than 8,000 signatures from Iowans statewide — more than double the 3,500 required by law.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2026) — Transparency isn’t just something I apply to my work as the State Auditor — it’s part of my core.

My faith instructs me to live in light; to be honest, to look for the good, to be charitable, to lead with integrity. I teach my children that when they make a mistake — because we all do — own it. Trying to cover it up creates more trouble.