MARION

suggestions to action08 at gmail dot com   updated December 3, 2007 The Campaigns in Marion County

Marion County County Seat: Knoxville More Cities and Towns: Bussey, Columbia, Dallas, Hamilton, Harvey,  Melcher-Dallas, Otley, Pella, Pershing, Pleasantville, Swan, Tracy. Media > The Pella Chronicle Knoxville Journal-Express Useful Links Knoxville Chamber and Economic Growth Alliance Pella Convention & Visitors Bureau Central College

Polk Jasper Warren Marion Mahaska Lucas  |  Monroe POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau) 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 32,987 32,738 32,610 32,522 32,561 32,581 32,121 VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active) Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan 22,427 7,801 (34.78%) 6,182 (27.56%) 8,444 (37.65%) 1.17% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide. 17 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide

Representation
Marion County Elected Officials
County Officials

Democrats County Attorney Terry Rachels  Sheriff Gary Verwers  Treasurer Denise Emal  Edwards State Senators  State Representatives

Republicans Auditor Jake Grandia  Recorder Karen Schwanebeck Supervisor Dwight Mater, Jr  Supervisor Sam Nichols  Supervisor Howard Pothoven  State Senators 36-Paul McKinley of Chariton (Lucas County). State Representatives 71-Jim Van Engelenhoven of Pella.  72-Richard Arnold of Russell (Lucas County).

Local Party Leadership

Democrats Chairman - Phyllis Weeks of Knoxville.  Clinton 641-828-7135  pandle@iowatelecom.net	Republicans Chairman - Irene Blom of Pella.  641-628-3823

Campaigns in Marion County

DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION 23 of 2,500 (0.92%)

% of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE 1.30% (7,801 of 600,572)

. CLINTON Endorsement: Phyllis Weeks, Marion County Democrats chair (see12/0607 +)   DODD  County Chair: David Isgrig of Pleasantville – Superintendent, Pleasantville Schools (9/18/07)   EDWARDS County Chair: Maureen Nichols of Knoxville  (6/12/07)  Rural County Chair: Tammy Marsh of Pleasantville  (4/20/07) also endorsed by Denise Emal, Marion County Treasurer  (11/29/07 county officials)   OBAMA County Leadership Committee: (9/27/07)  Carole Chambers, Democratic Central Committee member, Knoxville Terri Snyders-Crumley, Pella Lindsay Schumacher, President of Students for Barack Obama at Central College, Pella

. McCAIN Marion County Leadership Team  (6/21/07) Mayor Darrell Dobernecker - Honorary County Chair Paul Emerick - Pella City Chair Doug Laughlin - Pella City Co -Chair Jack Spaur - Knoxville City Chair

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