TAMA suggestions to action08 at gmail dot com   updated December 13, 2007
The Campaigns in Tama County
Tama County
County Seat: Toledo
More Cities and Towns: Buckingham, Chelsea, Clutier, Dysart, Elberon, Garwin, Gladbrook, Green Mountain, Lincoln, Montour, Tama, Traer, Vining.

Media >
Toledo Chronicle/Tama News-Herald
Gladbrook Northern-Sun
Traer Star Clipper

Useful Links
Tama County Economic Development Commission
Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce

 

 
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Tama
Benton
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Iowa
POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
17,890
17,937
17,962
17,850
17,914
18,020
18,086

VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active)
Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan
11,531 3,554 (30.82%) 3,503 (30.38%) 4,474 (38.80%)
0.60% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide.

16 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide

Representation
Tama County Elected Officials
County Officials
Democrats
Treasurer Sandra Fowler Edwards
State Senators 
State Representatives
 
 
 

 

Republicans
Auditor Laura Kopsa 
County Attorney Brent Heeren
Recorder Deborah Kupka 
Sheriff Dennis Kucera 
Supervisor Patrick Henry 
Supervisor Keith Sash 
Supervisor Larry Vest 
State Senators
20-John Putney of Gladbrook.
State Representatives
40-Lance Horbach of Tama.

Local Party Leadership
Democrats
Tama Democrats
Chairman - Dori Rammelsberg-Dvorak of Clutier.  Edwards
319-479-2937  darddc@netins.net
Republicans
Co-Chair: Craig Knock of Toledo
641-484-8888   cak@iowatelecom.com 
Co-Chair: Julie Rathjen of Tama
641-484-4549   rathjen@mchsi.com 

The Campaigns in Tama County
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION
16 of 2,500 (0.64%)
% of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE
0.59% (3,554 of 600,572)

EDWARDS
County Chair: Dori Rammelsberg-Dvorak, Iowa Democratic Party Secretary, Tama County Democratic Party Central Committee Chair, Clutier  (6/12/07)
Rural County Chair: Maralyn Hotchkiss, Toledo  (4/20/07)
also endorsed by Sandra Fowler, Tama County Treasurer   (11/29/07 county officials)
 

OBAMA
County Leadership Team: (9/27/07)
Gary Lamb, former Iowa Farmers Union President, Chelsea
Dan Zimmerman, City Councilman, Tama
Susan Sailsbury, Tama County Democrats Treasurer, Dysart
Joe and Duffy Lyon, Toledo +
Sharon Owens, 2006 Iowa House Candidate, Traer
Paul Mohr, former Tama County Supervisor, Gladbrook
 

RICHARDSON
Regional Leader: Stacey Brewer - retired correctional officer, retail loss prevention agent  (12/10/07)


 
Copyright © 2007  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action

Election Results
Nov. 7, 2006 General Election
U.S. Representative 3rd Dist.
Jeff Lamberti (Rep.) 
2,980
61.7
Leonard L. Boswell (Dem.) 
1,760
36.5
Helen Meyers (Soc.)
86
1.8
Write In
1
 
Total
4,827

Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Jim Nussle (Rep.)
2,906
58.7
Chet Culver (Dem.) 
1,998
40.4
Others (3+w/in)
43
0.8
Total
4,947