JONES suggestions to action08 at gmail dot com   December 10, 2007
The Campaigns in Jones County
Jones County
County Seat: Anamosa
More Cities and Towns: Amber, Center Junction, Fairview, Hale, Langworthy, Martelle, Monticello, Morley, Olin, Onslow, Oxford Junction, Oxford Mills, Scotch Grove, Wyoming
 

Media
Anamosa Journal-Eureka
 

Useful Links
Jones County Tourism Association

 

 
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POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
20,505
20,495
20,527
 20,374
20,268
20,191
20,217
Auditor

VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active)
Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan
12,698 3,399 (26.77%) 3,664 (28.85%) 5,635 (44.38%)
0.66% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide.

17 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide

Representation
Jones County Elected Officials
County Officials
Democrats
Sheriff Mark Denniston 
Supervisor Leo Cook
Supervisor Joe Cruise
Supervisor Keith Dirks Edwards
Supervisor Merlin Moore Edwards
State Senators 
16-Tom Hancock of Epworth (Dubuque County)  Dodd
State Representatives
31-Ray Zirkelbach of Monticello  Dodd
Republicans
Auditor Janine Sulzner 
County Attorney Connie Sue Ricklefs 
Recorder Marie Krutzfield 
Treasurer Amy Picray 
Supervisor Andy McKean 
State Senators
State Representatives

Local Party Leadership
Democrats
Jones County Democratic Central Committee
Chair - Gary Hart of Center Junction.  Dodd
(563) 488-2289   glhart@gmail.com 
Treasurer - Rose Oswald
Secretary - Judy Rose 
Republicans
Chair - Al Conrad of Anamosa.
(319) 462-3736   alpconrad@aol.com
Co-Chair - Doug Miller of Anamosa.
Co-Chair - Max Dircks of Scott Grove.
Secretary - Jan Swanson of Anamosa.
Treasurer - Marie Krutzfield of Anamosa.
Voter Vault - Ivan Opperman of Anamosa.

The Campaigns in Jones County
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION
18 of 2,500 (0.80%)
% of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE
0.57% (3,399 of 600,572)
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CLINTON
(Judy Rose from Anamosa resigned as a county coordinator on Dec. 5, 2007 at the request of the campaign after forwarding an e-mail containing rumors about Obama).
 

DODD
County Chair: Gary Hart of Center Junction - Chair, Jones County Democrats  (11/28/07)
Endorsement: State Rep. Ray Zirkelbach of Monticello  (10/12/07)
 

EDWARDS
County Chair/Rural County Chair: Victoria Tapken of Anamosa (4/20 and 6/12/07) >,>
Endorsements
Keith Dirks, Jones County Supervisor  (11/29/07 county officials)
Merlin Moore, Jones County Supervisor  (11/29/07 county officials)
 

OBAMA
Field Office: 405 E. Main Street Suite A, Anamosa, IA 52205  319.462.4365
County Leadership Committee: (9/27/07) 
Cecelia Parks, Anamosa
Paul Specht, Monticello
Brady Reynolds, Anamosa
Gay Fuhrmeister, Center Junction
Kitty Dirks, Anamosa
Roxiene Adams-Shada, Anamosa
Kevin Paulsen, Center Junction

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GIULIANI
County Chair: Deborah Acuff VonSprecken of Olin
Giuliani made an unannounced visit to the farm of Jerry and Deborah VonSprecken in Olin, Iowa on May 14, 2007 and met with them for about two hours.  The campaign had planned for Giuliani to do an event at the farm on his May 4 visit and the VonSpreckens had begun preparations only to have an aide call and unartfully cancel the event.  Giuliani learned about the misunderstanding in the media and came to make amends, which seems to have worked as the campaign issued a press release announcing Deborah VonSprecken as Jones County chair. 
Copyright © 2007  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action

Election Results >
Nov. 7, 2006 General Election
Registered Voters: 13,625  Ballots Cast: 7,402
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Culver/Judge (Dem.) 
4,205
57.13
Nussle/Vander Plaats (Rep.) 
3,034
41.22
Others (3+w/in)
121
1.65
Total
7,360

Nov. 2, 2004 General Election
President and Vice President
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
5,054
50.65
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
4,834
48.45
Others (6)
90
0.90
Total
9,978