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suggestions to action08 at gmail dot com   updated December 16, 2007 The Campaigns in Lee County

Lee County County Seats: Fort Madison and Keokuk More Cities and Towns: Argyle, Augusta, Bluff Park, Charleston, Denmark, Donnellson, Franklin, Galland, Houghton, Montrose, Mooar, Mount Hamill, New Boston, Pilot Grove, Primrose, Saint Paul, Sand Prairie, Sandusky, Sawyer, Summitville, West Point, Wever. Media Fort Madison Daily Democrat Daily Gate City (Keokuk) Useful Links Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce Fort Madison Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau

Henry | Des Moines Van Buren Lee Mississippi River Missouri POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau) 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 36,338 36,519 36,697 36,701 36,982 37,497 37,941 Auditor: Elections VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active) Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan 21,743 3,869 (17.79%) 9,768 (44.92%) 8,106 (37.28%) 1.14% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide. 22 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide

Representation
Lee County Elected Officials
County Officials

Democrats Auditor Anne Pedersen  County Attorney Michael Short  Obama Recorder Larry Holtkamp  Sheriff HD Buck Jones  Treasurer Janet Strunk  Supervisor Ernie Schiller  Edwards Supervisor Rick Larkin  Supervisor George Morgan  Supervisor Bob Woodruff  State Senators  46-Gene Fraise of Fort Madison.  Clinton State Representatives 92-Philip L. Wise of Keokuk.

Republicans Supervisor Larry Kruse  State Senators State Representatives 91-Dave Heaton of Mt. Pleasant (Henry County).

Local Party Leadership

Democrats Lee County Democrats.  Chairman - Rick Larkin of Fort Madison.  319-372-8764   r_larkin@hotmail.com  1st District Vice Chair - William Young 2nd District Vice Chair - Sandra Chapman 3rd District Vice Chair - Rocky Menke 4th District Vice Chair - Roger Bryant Secretary - Diane Kearns Treasurer - George Shields	Republicans Lee County Republicans.  Chairman - Patrick Breen of Denmark. 319-528-4430   wrldclassproduct@hotmail.com Co-Chair - David Vandenberg of Farmington. Secretary - Barbara Loges of Famington. Treasurer - Alex Kloster of Keokuk. Finance -Robert Abel of Fort Madison.  McCain

The Campaigns in Lee County    PHOTOS

DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION 34 of 2,500 (1.36%)

% of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE 0.64% (3,869 of 600,572)

. BIDEN Endorsements:  Susan Dunek, Keokuk City Councilwoman  (12/05/07) Keokuk Mayor David Gudgel - first elected in 2001; currently serving his fourth consecutive term.  Prior to his public service, Gudgel was senior account manager for W.R. Grace, an industrial chemical company, for 20 years.  (12/16/07)   CLINTON Field Office: 820 Avenue G, Fort Madison, IA 52627   319 372-7726 Iowa Co-Chair (one of 25): Donnellson labor activist John Kemper  (6/30/07) Endorsement: State Sen. Gene Fraise (S-46) of Fort Madison (7/12/07)   DODD County Chair: Bill Olmsted - Keokuk City Councilman  (9/18/07)   EDWARDS Field Office: 1603 Main Street Keokuk, IA 52632   319-671-0690 announced Dec. 11, 2007 County Chairs/Co-Chairs:  (6/12/07) Sandy Chapman, former Lee County Democratic Party Central Committee Chair, Fort Madison Bob Jury, Farmington  Ernie Schiller, Lee County Supervisor, Donnellson Rural County Chair: Dolores Genck of Donnellson  (4/20/07)   OBAMA Field Office: 2426 Avenue L, Fort Madison, IA 52627   319-372-2185 County Leadership Committee:  (9/27/07) Mike Short – County Attorney, Keokuk Gordon Liles – Assistant County Attorney,  Ft. Madison Justin Tuck – City Council member, Keokuk Greg Smith – City Council member, Ft. Madison Frederick Seay – Local 2983 AFSCME President, Keokuk Shaun Fraise – committed supporter, West Post Bonnie Pflug – Democratic activist, Keokuk Ronald Dinwiddie – Mayor, Montrose Janet Fife-LaFrenz – community activist, Keokuk David Ireland – former County Sheriff, Montrose Matt Mohrfeld – former County Supervisor, Ft. Madison Mary Hoenig – former County Treasurer, Donnellson  Jane Babcock – Superintendent of Keokuk Schools, Keokuk  Michael Bennett - union member, Donnellson Cheryl Liles – community activist, Ft. Madison Lois Eichacker – community activist, Ft. Madison Grace Harris - community activist, Ft. Madison Marjorie Marsh – Democratic activist, Ft. Madison Joan Crowe - Democratic activist, Donnellson Dennis McFerren – committed supporter, Farmington Robert Carr – Principal of Richardson Elementary, Ft. Madison Marjorie Mitchell – committed supporter, Keokuk Kevin Kull – community activist, Keokuk Susan Messer – educator at SCC, Keokuk Martha Neff – educator, Keokuk Jim Vandenberg, School Board Member, Keokuk Teresa Price – committed supporter, Keokuk Deanne Enderle – committed supporter, Keokuk Virginia Riddle – committed supporter, Keokuk Arthur Roberts – committed supporter, Donnellson George Eichacker – committed supporter, Ft. Madison Jenny Devine – committed supporter, Ft. Madison Gerel Dawson – Student for Obama, Ft. Madison Deb Burghoffer – community activist, Ft. Madison Jesse Brooks – Reverend, Ft. Madison Teahnna Eicher – AFSCME Member, Ft. Madison Hazel Pope – community activist, Ft. Madison

. McCAIN County Chair: Robert Abel - Lee County GOP Central Committee Finance Director (5/3/07)

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Election Results >
Nov. 7, 2006 General Election
U.S. Representative 2nd Dist.

Dave Loebsack (Dem.)	6,588	57.2
Jim Leach (Rep.)	4,906	42.6
Write In	25	0.2
Total	11,519

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

Culver/Judge (Dem.)	7,518	63.6
Nussle/Vander Plaats (Rep.)	4,062	34.3
Others (3+w/in)	246	2.1
Total	11,826

Nov. 2, 2004 General Election
President and Vice President

Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
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