SCOTT suggestions to action08 at gmail dot com   updated December 19, 2007
The Campaigns in Scott County
Scott County
County Seat: Davenport
More Cities and Towns: Bettendorf, Blue Grass, Buffalo, Dixon, Donahue, Eldridge, Le Claire, Long Grove, Maysville, McCausland, New Liberty, Panorama Park, Plain View, Princeton, Riverdale, Walcott.

Media
Quad-City Times (Davenport) 
KWQC-6 (NBC-Davenport) 
WQAD-8 (ABC-Moline, IL) 
WHBF-4 (CBS-Rock Island, IL) 
WQPT-24 (PBS-Moline, IL) 
WOC-AM 1420 (news/talk)
River Cities' Reader (alternative weekly, Davenport)
The North Scott Press (Eldridge)

Useful Links
Quad-Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau
Quad Cities
St. Ambrose University
Palmer College of Chiropractic

2003-04 page

 
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
River
POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
162,621
161,170
160,105
159,349
159,111
158,778
158,744
Auditor: Elections

VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active)
Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan
105,184 28,344 (26.95%) 30,407 (28.91%) 46,433 (44.14%)
5.50% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide.

63 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide

Representation
Scott County Elected Officials
County Officials
Democrats
Auditor Karen Fitzsimmons  Obama
County Attorney Michael Walton
Recorder Rita Vargas  Clinton
Supervisor Chris Gallin  Obama
Supervisor Jim Hancock  Biden
Supervisor Roxanna Moritz  Biden
State Senators 
42 - Frank Wood of Eldridge.  Obama
43 - Joe Seng of Davenport.  Biden
State Representatives
84 - Elesha Gayman of Davenport.  Obama
85 - Jim Lykam of Davenport.  Biden
86 - Cindy Winckler of Davenport.  Clinton
Republicans
Sheriff Dennis Conrad  McCain
Treasurer Bill Fennelly 
Supervisor Larry Minard 
Supervisor Tom Sunderbruch 
State Senators
41-David Hartsuch of Bettendorf.  Huckabee
State Representatives
81-Jamie Van Fossen of Davenport.  FThompson
82-Linda Miller of Bettendorf.  Romney
83-Steve Olson of DeWitt (Clinton County).  Romney

Local Party Leadership
Democrats
Scott County Democratic Party
NW Office Bldg - Rm 107 1416 W. 16th St.  Davenport, IA   (563) 324-7699

Chair - Susan Frembgen of Davenport.
(563) 324-4096   susanpamperin@msn.com
Vice Chairs:
Dennis DeDecker (Finance Chair)  Obama
Marty O'Boyle (Elections Chair)
Beverly Strayhall Edwards
Treasurer - Tom Engelmann Obama
Secretary:
Mary Haas (Recording)
Audrey Linville (Corresponding)
Affirmative Action - José Bucksbaum   Dodd

Republicans
Scott County Republican Central Committee
3390 Utica Ridge Rd  Bettendorf, IA 52722
563-359-3427 SCRCC@scottcountyrepublicans.org

Chair - Bryan Sievers of New Liberty.
Vice Chair - Paul Janecek  Romney
Vice Chair and District Rep. to the State Central Committee - John Ortega
Vice Chair - Greg Adamson
Secretary - Judy Davidson
Treasurer - Robert Hockridge

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The Campaigns in Scott County  PHOTOS
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION
142 of 2,500 (5.68%)
% of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE
4.72% (28,344 of 600,572)
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BIDEN
Field Office: 1706 Brady St., Suite 209, Davenport, IA 52806 
563.322.8908 
Endorsements
State Senator Joe Seng (05/07/07) >
State Representative Jim Lykam (05/07/07)
Scott County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Hancock (05/07/07)
Scott County Board of Supervisors Member Roxanne Moritz (03/29/07)
Scott County Democratic Party Committee Member Sharon Holle (04/04/07)
Davenport Democratic Activist Paul Elgatian (04/04/07)
 

CLINTON
Field Office: 1416 West 16th Street, Davenport, IA 52804 
Grand opening May 5, 2007 with Andy McGuire. 
563-322-8715
Endorsements
State Representative Cindy Winckler (07/12/07)
Scott County Recorder Rita Vargas
 

DODD
Field Office: 207 E. 2nd Street, Davenport
(563) 326-6095
Regional Field Director: Chris Bowen
County Chair: Jose Bucksbaum of Davenport – Affirmative Action Chair, Scott County Democrats Central Committee 
 

EDWARDS
Field Office: 1225 East River Dr., Ste 210, Davenport, IA 52803
563-324-9514

County Chairs (06/12/07) >
Beverly Strayhall of Davenport 
Rev. Roger Butts of Davenport 
Ann Hutchinson - Director of the Eastern Iowa Small Business Development Center.  Democratic nominee for Congress in Iowa's 1st CD, 2002.  Mayor of Bettendorf, 1987-2001.  Formed FirstCity Mortgage, 1990.  Worked in real estate department for Northwest Bank.  President of Security Bank.  Five years in Hawaii.  Degree in psychology from Augustana College, 1973. 
Rural County Chair: Wayne Sapp of Walcott (4/20/07) >

Iowa Women for Edwards Leadership Team >
Celia Rangel, President Quad City Mexican American Organization, Davenport
Beverly Strayhall, Healthcare Activist, Davenport 
Melva Lewis, Retired Teacher, Former Iowa State Education Association Executive Board Member, Bettendorf 
 

OBAMA
Field Office: 3546 North Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803 
563.445.6774
Leadership Committee: Bill and Barbara Brunkan, Sen. Frank Wood, Rep. Elesha Gayman, Auditor Karen Fitzsimmons, Councilwoman Dana Jo Smith, Supervisor Chris Gallin, Bill Gluba, Lisa and Amir Arbisser, Cheryl Lafferty, Brenda Drew-Peeples, Beth Wehrman, Joseph and Shirley Maclemore, Max Ewalt and Christine Urish, Leo Peck, Glenda Slaughter-Pettigrew, Jackie Bostic, Jack Cohen, Hiram Harris, Andy Barcus, Michelle Plante, Rev. Rogers Kirk, Bsp. Jimmie Horton, Bsp. McArthur Anderson, Rev. Lamark Combs, Rev. Rich Hendricks, Rev. Jimmie Reed, Rev. Katherine Mulhern, Hon. Linda Neuman, Janet Woods-Bragg, Tom Engelmann, Art Heyderman, Arnie and Nancy Shileny, Ethelene Boyd, Tteirrah Moore, Rosie Terrell, Wendy Kraft, Eugene Chism, Monica Kurth, Pat Rose, James Laird, Phyllis Thede, Brenda Drew-Peeples, Cathy Bolkcom, Dr. Ida Johnson, Pat Zamora, Loxi Hopkins, Henry Vargas, Mike Cole, Dennis DeDecker, Vera Kelly, Clyde Mayfield, Joel and Diane Franken, Tiffany Fitzgerald, Kathleen Twyner-Coley, Thomas Myers, James Ingram, Sharon Scott, Deb Willaredt, Cathleen Hart, Nick Colwell
Eastern Iowa Political Director: State Rep. Elesha Gayman (05/23/07) >
Another Legislative Endorsement: State Sen. Frank Wood of Eldridge (09/14/07)
 

RICHARDSON
Field Office: 2302 ½ E. 11th St. #3, Davenport, IA 52803 
(563) 324-0523 
Member of Statewide Leadership Committee: Nathan Huss – Student, Iraq War Veteran (Davenport) (11/20/07)

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GIULIANI (06/11/07)
County Chair: Steve Balk
County Co-Chairs
Marlene Nelson
Richard Sipple
Janet Burroughs 
Barbara Park 
Kirk Whalen  (07/25/07)
Linda Greenlee  (07/25/07)
(note Gary Koos on 06/11/07 list but not on 07/25/07 list) 
 

HUCKABEE
Endorsement: State Rep. David Hartsuch  (09/13/07)
 

McCAIN (05/03/07) >
Honorary Chair: Sheriff Dennis Conrad 
County Chair: Jim Goff
Co-Chair: John Bishop 
Davenport Precinct Chair: James Donnelly 
Bettendorf Precinct Chair: Lauralie Salter (mother of McCain's chief of staff)
Bettendorf Precinct Co-Chair: Bruce and Susan Boyler 
Bettendorf Precinct Co-Chair: Carolyn Peterman 
Bettendorf Precinct Co-Chair: Michael Salter 
LeClaire Precinct Co-Chair: Elizabeth McDermott 
LeClaire Precinct Co-Chair: Michael Froeschle 

Davenport Mayor Ed Winborn - Mayor since Jan. 2006.  Served 19 years on the Scott County Board of Supervisors and 11 years as its chairman.  Has also served as Scott County Recorder, chairman of the Scott County Solid Waste Commission, chairman of the Bi-State Metropolitan Commission, and vice-chairman of the Quad City Development Group.  Private sector experience as the owner and operator of Winborn's Sporting Goods.  M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.  Vietnam veteran.  Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  Davenport native. (05/07/07)
 

ROMNEY (04/19/07) 
Headquarters: 5188 18th Street, Bettendorf 
Romney to attend grand opening on Dec. 13, 2007.

Chair Roby Smith: Republican nominee for Iowa House District 85 in the 2006 election.  B.S. in Business Administration from Concordia University in Seward, NE.  Smith and his wife Kari reside in Davenport and belong to Trinity Lutheran Church. 

State Representative Linda Miller:  Miller was first elected to the Iowa House, District 82, in 2006.  Earlier this month, Romney for President announced her as part of the campaign's Legislative Leadership Team. 

Brian Kennedy:  Kennedy is the former Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, managed Governor Branstad's 1994 campaign and assisted in Lamar Alexander's presidential campaign.  In 2006, Kennedy ran for the 1st Congressional District Republican nomination.  Most recently, he chaired Senator Bill Frist's VOLPAC. 

Greg Adamson:  Adamson is a retired Lt. Col. in the Army, and a retired Bettendorf Police Captain.  He spent seven years on the Bettendorf Park Board, and also has served four years as a Scott County Supervisor.  A lifelong resident of the Quad Cities, he and his wife Sandra have three children and six grandchildren. 

Carol Crain:  Crain has been active in Republican politics since 2000, when she helped organize the Bush for President Campaign in Scott County, and volunteered on Jim Nussle's Congressional campaign.  She is an active member at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, and is the Americanism Chair of the Scott County Republican Women. 

Jason Gordon:  Gordon has eight years experience in the Davenport District Offices of both Congressman Jim Leach and Congressman Jim Nussle.  A long-time resident of Scott County, Gordon has been involved in multiple local elections. 

Paul Janecek:  Janecek is a former State House candidate, and currently co-chairs the Scott County Republican Party.  He is Commander of Chapter 2 of DAV, and is past state Commander of DAV.  He is Vice President of Fejevary Zoological Society, and is active in CASI.  He is also active in Scott County Right to Life. 

Vincie Metcalf:  A long-time resident of Scott County, and a very active participant in the Scott County Republican Party.  She was a Metro Field Coordinator for the Forbes' 2000 Presidential Campaign.  She also volunteers for the Bettendorf School System. 

Jane Murphy:  Murphy worked in Congressman Jim Leach's office for 15 years.  She has been very active in the local Republican Party, and has assisted many campaigns. 
 

FTHOMPSON
Member of Statewide Legislative Leadership Team: State Rep. Jamie Van Fossen  (12/19/07)
 

former
BROWNBACK
Member of Iowans for Brownback Leadership Committee (02/26/07)
Dan Logan of Scott County—Logan Photography, Republican official 
Mary Ann Logan of Scott County—pro-life activist 
Luana Stoltenberg of Scott County—pro-life activist 

T.THOMPSON
Lead Consultant Steve Grubbs is CEO of Victory Enterprises, Inc., a Davenport-based technology communications company 

Campus Chair: Nate Kroeger, St. Ambrose University (4/24/07)

Copyright © 2007  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action

 

Election Results >
Nov. 7, 2006 General Election
Registered Voters: 114,971  Ballots Cast: 56,482
U.S. Representative 1st Dist.
Bruce Braley (Dem.)
29,465
53.03
Mike Whalen (Rep.)
25,142
45.25
Others (2+w/in)
961
1.73
Total
55,568

Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Culver/Judge (Dem.)
32,089
57.15
Nussle/Vander Plaats (Rep.)
23,335
41.56
Others (3+w/in)
722
1.29
Total
56,146

Nov. 2, 2004 General Election
Registered Voters: 110,168  Ballots Cast: 83,452
President and Vice President
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 
42,122
50.92
Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 
39,958
48.30
Others (6+w/in)
642
0.76
Total
82,722