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The Campaigns in Linn County
Linn County
County Seat: Cedar Rapids
More Cities and Towns: Alburnett, Center Point, Central City, Coggon, Covington, Ely, Fairfax, Hiawatha, Indian Creek, Lisbon, Marion, Midway, Mount Vernon, Palo, Paris, Prairieburg, Robins, Springville, Sutliff, Toddville, Troy Mills, Viola, Walker, Waubeek, Whittier. 

Media
The Gazette
KCRG-9 (ABC)
KGAN-2 (CBS)
WMT-AM 600
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

Useful Links
Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
Marion (WSW Creations)
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Marketing and Tourism Board, Inc.
Cornell College
Coe College
Mount Mercy College
Kirkwood Community College
Hawkeye Labor Council

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POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
201,853
199,553
197,555
196,224
195,416 
194,011
192,257
Auditor: Elections

VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active)
Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan
132,442 34,586 (26.11%) 43,835 (33.10%) 54,021 (40.79%)
6.93% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide.

86 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide

Representation
Linn County Elected Officials
County Officials
Democrats
Auditor Joel Miller  Edwards
County Attorney Harold Denton 
Recorder Joan McCalmant 
Sheriff Donald Zeller  Edwards
Treasurer Mike Stevenson 
Supervisor Lu Barron  Obama
Supervisor James Houser 
Supervisor Linda Langston  Obama
State Senators 
19-Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids.  Clinton
17-Wally E. Horn of Cedar Rapids.  Clinton
15-Robert E. Dvorsky of Coralville (Johnson County).  Obama
State Representatives
36-Swati Dandekar of Marion.  Clinton 
29-Ro Foege of Mt. Vernon.  Edwards
38-Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids.  Obama
37-Art Staed of Cedar Rapids.  Edwards
33-Dick Taylor of Cedar Rapids.  Biden
34-Todd Taylor of Cedar Rapids.  Clinton

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2nd CD Congressman Dave Loebsack is from Linn County.  Obama

Republicans
State Senators
18-Mary Lundby of Marion.  Giuliani
State Representatives
35-Kraig Paulsen of Hiawatha.  FThompson

Local Party Leadership
Democrats
Linn County Democratic Central Committee.  (319) 362-6275
Chairman - Michael Robinson of Central City.
319-438-6145  MikeCentralCityIowa@hotmail.com 
1st Vice Chair - Diane Hoffmann
2nd Vice Chair - Norm Sterzenbach
Secretary - Linda Chavez
Treasurer - DJ Arnold
Financial Secretary - Kay Hale  Dodd
Republicans
Linn County Republican Party
Chairman - Jim Conklin of Marion.
(319) 721-8023   chairman@linncountygop.org
Co-Chairman - Harold Barnes of Marion.
Treasurer - Lauri Hamilton of Cedar Rapids.
Secretary - Janet Johnson of Cedar Rapids.
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The Campaigns in Linn County  PHOTOS
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION
202 of 2,500 (8.08%)
% of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE
5.76% (34,586 of 600,572)
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BIDEN
Field Office: 215 3rd St. S. W., Suite 1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404   319.366.0218
Endorsements
State Rep. Dick Taylor of Cedar Rapids   (7/3/07)
(12/05/07)
Margaret Moore, Walker City Councilwoman
Everett Moore, former Walker Mayor 
Sara Riley, Attorney
 

CLINTON
Field Office: 601 2nd Ave, SE, Cedar Rapids  moved in the first part of Nov. 2007
formerly at: 3037 Center Point Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402  319-364-4083
State Co-Chair (one of 25): Mayor Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids 
County Coordinators (7/26/07)
State Sen. Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids  (endorsed 7/12/07)
Justin Shields of Cedar Rapids, President of Hawkeye Labor Council and Cedar Rapids City Council member   (named as an Iowa co-chair 6/30/07)
Bill Calloway of Cedar Rapids
Teresa Martinez of Cedar Rapids
Jerica Parker of Cedar Rapids
Alfred Ramirez of Cedar Rapids  (named as an Iowa co-chair 6/30/07)
Marcia Rogers of Cedar Rapids
Emily Thomson of Cedar Rapids
More Endorsements
State Rep. Swati Dandekar of Marion.
State. Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids  (11/19/07)
State Rep. Todd Taylor of Cedar Rapids  (11/19/07)
 

DODD
Field Office: 1229 1st Avenue, Cedar Rapids   (319) 247-6030
County Leadership Team
Rick Scofield of Marion - President, IAFF Local 11, Co-Chair  (9/18/07)
Jerry Vuichard of Cedar Rapids - Business Manager, IBEW Local 1362, Co-Chair (9/18/07)
Kay Hale - Financial Secretary, Linn County Democrats Central Committee, Co-Chair  (11/28/07)
Joe Stutler - Veterans Caucus Chair, Linn County Democrats Central Committee (11/28/07)
Kay Jackson - Director of Nursing, Democratic Activist  (11/28/07)
Member of Statewide Leadership Team
Steve Jackson of Cedar Rapids - Founder of The Phoenix Club  (11/28/07)
 

EDWARDS
Field Office: 118 3rd Ave., Suite 430, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401   319-363-3017
County Chairs (6/12/07)
Donald Zeller, Linn County Sheriff, Palo
Lauri Lumm-Usher, Marion
Joel Miller, Linn County Auditor, Robins
Rural County Chair: Cindy & Patrick Nulty of Ely.  (4/20/07)>
Members of Iowa Statewide Steering Committee (8/15/07)
State Rep. Ro Foege of Mount Vernon
State Rep. Art Staed of Cedar Rapids
John Riccolo, AAJ Board of Governors, Cedar Rapids. 
Bill Hanes, union activist and IBEW member, Cedar Rapids
Bill Voss, mayor of Fairfax
 

OBAMA
Field Office: 1420 1st Avenue NE, Room 105, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402   319.366.0475 
Endorsements
Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-2)  (12/17/07) >
State Sen. Bob Dvorsky of Coralville  (6/28/07) 
State Rep. Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids  (6/21/07)>
County Leadership: Lu Barron, Bill Barron, Liz Belden, Matt Beltrami, Charles Carwley, Mickey Dunn, Ann Gerdts, Helane Golden, Dr. Percy Harris, Lileah Harris, Tom Haugen, Dale Hedgecoth, Kathy Kilbourn, Dave Langston, Linda Langston, Gretchen Lawyer, Mitchell Lincoln, Jesse Martinez, Aaron Mohr, Joyce Nielsen, Tyler Olson, Sarah Olson, Lennox Randon, Amy Reasner, Fred Rogers, Muriel Rogers, Libby Slappey, Bonnie Sovern, Steve Sovern, Caitlin Staebell, Maryann Stewart, Wilford Stone, Anita Terpstra, Dale Todd, Sara Todd, Ruth White, Peggy Whitworth, Sally Williams, Karen Wohlleben, Mike Wyrick, Ed Young. (9/24/07)
 

RICHARDSON
Field Office: Cypress Plaza, 4350 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 
(319) 390-3277 
Members of Statewide Leadership Committee: (11/20/07)
Linda Chavez – Secretary of Linn County Democrats, activist, Cedar Rapids 
Tad Gusta – International Representative, International Brotherhood Electrical Workers, Cedar Rapids
 
 

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VILSACK
Field Office: 118 3rd Avenue, S.E., Ste. 430, Cedar Rapids 
Contacts: Carrie Gay, Emma Lieberth, Phil Olafsen 

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GIULIANI
State Chair: Former Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate
State Co-Chair (one of five): Iowa Senate Minority Leader Mary Lundby of Marion 
County Chair: Craig Nelson
County Co-Chairs: Will Gries, Jacob Nieuwsma, Nicholas Pottebaum
 

McCAIN
Kathy Farrin
 

ROMNEY
Linn County Leadership Team   (9/7/07)
Joni Scotter, Chair:  Joni is a former Co-Chair of the Linn County Republican Party and previously served as President of the Linn County Republican Women.  She has been instrumental in a number of Republican campaigns for the last 20 years.  In the community, Joni serves on the selection committee for the Linn County Woman of the Year and is a member of the League of Women Voters.  She and her husband Dick have two grown sons, and two grandchildren.

Brent and Renee Schulte:  Renee ran as the Republican candidate for the Iowa Senate in 2006.  She currently is an adjunct professor at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids.  She serves as a board member of House of Hope, Aid to Women, and the League of Women Voters. They are both active members of Antioch Christian Church, where Brent is Discipleship Pastor at Antioch Church, and Renee is a women's ministry leader.

Tom and Kathy Potts:  Kathy is a former Chair of the Linn County Republican Party.  She is an advisory board member for the Iowa Federation of Republican Women, as well as the National Federation of Republican Women.  Tom is an engineer at Rockwell Collins.  They have four children.

Tim Palmer:  Tim is a small business owner in the food manufacturing industry, founding Clover Hill Creations in 2001.  He serves on the Board of Directors for Hawkeye Area Council of Boy Scouts of America.  Tim and his wife, Carol, are members of Antioch Christian Church and have nine children.

Don Palmer:  Don was the Republican candidate for the Iowa House District 38 in 2006.  He is a lifelong Iowan, Boy Scout Leader and teaches Sunday School at First Lutheran Church.

Frank Sladek:  Frank has been involved in Linn County Republican politics for nearly 30 years.  He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Speech Communication Theatre at Kirkwood Community College.  He is very active in Spirit of Faith Family Church, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Hawkeye Area Council.

Campus Chairs >  (5/1/07)
Donald Bladt (Cornell College, Chair): Bladt grew up on a farm outside of Shelby, Iowa.  He is a sophomore Chemistry major, a member of the football team and a member of the Health Professions Society. 
Tristan Cook (Cornell College, Co-Chair): Cook is a senior from Madison, Wisconsin.  He is a double major in History and Psychology with a minor in American Politics.  Prior to his involvement with "Students for Romney," he worked on Congressman Jim Leach's re-election campaign in 2006. 
 

FTHOMPSON
Co-chair of Statewide Legislative Leadership Team: State Rep. Kraig Paulsen of Hiawatha  (12/19/07)
 
 

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BROWNBACK
Members of Iowans for Brownback Leadership Committee  (2/26/07)
Michelle Howe of Linn County—pro-life activist 
Matt Rassmussen of Linn County—attorney and Republican activist 
Nick Wagner of Linn County—Republican official 
Members of Brownback's Faith and Family Leadership Committee  (7/9/07)
from Cedar Rapids:  Charles Daugherty; Patricia Daugherty; Theresa, Jerry, Josiah & Joel Lydon; Judith Colgnhoun, Scott Gilbert; Dean Rothchild; Bob & Patti, Kyle & Kelli Klaus; Michael & Jeannette Frey; Wendy Wilcox; Jason Besler.
from Marion: Randy Goodson; Garth Betry; Mark & Marie Scherbaum; Brandon Scherbaum; Sandra Goodson; Ric Lumbard.
 

T.THOMPSON
Campus Chair: Mike Bell, Kirkwood Community College (4/24/07)

Copyright © 2007  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action

 
 

Election Results >
Nov. 7, 2006 General Election
Registered Voters 139,370.  Ballots Cast 78,275.
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Culver/Judge (Dem.) 
45,622
58.57
Nussle/Vander Plaats (Rep.) 
31,112
39.94
Others (3+w/in)
1,145
1.39
Total
77,889

Nov. 2, 2004 General Election
Registered Voters 145,523  Ballots Cast 111,110.
President and Vice President
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
60,442
54.58
Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 
49,442
44.65
Others (6+w/in)
856
0.77
Total
110,740