2008 Iowa Caucus Endorsements by IA State Legislators
(Dates show when endorsement first announced or reported). Updated December 24, 2007.  Republicans >>
 
D E M O C R A T S
Overall...So far for the Democrats (30 State Senators and 53 State Reps.): 22 State Senators and 48 State Representatives are known to have endorsed.
BIDEN...16 (2 Senators/14 Representatives)
Sen. Herman Quirmbach (Ames) 11/05/07
Sen. Joe Seng (Davenport) 05/07/07

Speaker Pro Tempore Polly Bukta (Clinton)  09/24/07
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Des Moines)  09/13/07
Assistant House Majority Leader Rep. Lisa Heddens (Ames)  07/03/07
Assistant House Majority Leader Rep. Mike Reasoner (Creston)  07/03/07
Assistant House Majority Leader Rep. John Whitaker (Hillsboro)  09/05/07
Rep. McKinley Bailey (Webster City)  10/11/07
Rep. Dennis Cohoon (Burlington)  12/22/07
Rep. Mary Gaskill (Ottumwa) 11/14/07
Rep. Bruce Hunter (Des Moines)   11/21/07
Rep. Doris Kelley (Waterloo)  08/24/07
Rep. Jim Lykam (Davenport)  05/07/07
Rep. Eric Palmer (Oskaloosa)  12/22/07
Rep. Dick Taylor (Cedar Rapids)  07/03/07
Rep. Roger Thomas (Elkader)  09/27/07
 

CLINTON...21 (10 Senators/11 Representatives) 
Sen. Staci Appel (Ackworth)  07/12/07
Sen. Dennis Black (Lynnville)   07/12/07
Sen. Michael Connolly (Dubuque)  07/24/07
Sen. Dick Dearden (Des Moines)   07/12/07
Sen. Bill Dotzler (Waterloo)   07/12/07
Sen. Gene Fraise (Fort Madison)   07/12/07
Sen. Rob Hogg (Cedar Rapids)  11/19/07
Sen. Wally Horn (Cedar Rapids)   07/12/07
Sen. Becky Schmitz (Fairfield)   07/12/07
Sen. Roger Stewart (Preston)   07/12/07

Rep. Paul Bell (Newton)   07/12/07
Rep. Swati Dandekar (Marion)  ??/??/??
Rep. Mark Davitt (Indianola)  12/23/07
Rep. Jack Hatch (Des Moines)  12/24/07
Rep. Mark Kuhn (Charles City)   07/12/07
Rep. Vicki Lensing (Iowa City)  07/12/07
Rep. Mary Mascher (Iowa City)   07/12/07
Rep. Todd Taylor (Cedar Rapids)  11/19/07
Rep. Roger Wendt (Sioux City)   07/12/07
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (Ames)  11/26/07
Rep. Cindy Winckler (Davenport)   07/12/07

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Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro  12/19/07
Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3)  12/14/07
 

DODD...3
Senate President Pro Tem Jeff Danielson (Cedar Falls)  09/13/07
Sen. Tom Hancock (Epworth) 10/09/07

Rep. Ray Zirkelbach (Monticello)  10/12/07

 EDWARDS...10 (1 Senator/9 Representatives)
Sen. Keith Kreiman (Bloomfield)

Rep. Daryll Beall (Fort Dodge) 10/11/07
Rep. Ro Foege (Mount Vernon)
Rep. Geri Huser (Des Moines)
Rep. Bob Kressig (Cedar Falls)  11/15/07
Rep. Nathan Reichert (Muscatine) 10/07/07
Rep. Art Staed (Cedar Rapids)
Rep. Kurt Swaim (Bloomfield)   03/06/07
Rep. Andrew Wenthe (Hawkeye)
Rep. Wes Whitead (Sioux City)

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Congressman Bruce Braley (IA-1)  12/03/07
 

OBAMA...20 (7 Senators/13 Representatives)
Sen. Joe Bolkom (Iowa City)  12/04/07 
Sen. Bob Dvorsky (Coralville)  06/28/07 
Sen. Bill Heckroth (Waverly)  07/16/07
Sen. Rich Olive (Story City)  09/14/07 
Sen. Tom Rielly (Oskaloosa)  07/13/07 
Sen. Steve Warnstadt (Sioux City)  early 09/07
Sen. Frank Wood (Eldridge)  09/14/07

Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad (Des Moines)  10/13/07
Rep. Deborah Berry (Waterloo)  11/27/07
Rep. Wayne Ford (Des Moines)  12/23/07
Rep. Elesha Gayman (Davenport)  05/23/07 
Rep. David Jacoby (Coralville)  10/11/07
Rep. Pam Jochum (Dubuque)  09/28/07
Rep. Helen Miller (Fort Dodge)  09/14/07
Rep. Donovan Olson (Boone)  10/10/07
Rep. Tyler Olson (Cedar Rapids)  06/21/07
Rep. Janet Peterson (Des Moines)  09/14/07 
Rep. Brian Quirk (New Hampton) 11/20/07
Rep. Paul Shomshor (Council Bluffs)  12/10/07
Rep. Mark Smith (Marshalltown) 10/17/07

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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller   02/11/07 
Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald   02/11/07
Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-2)  12/17/07
 

RICHARDSON...1
Rep. Marcie Frevert (Emmetsburg) 11/20/07
 
 

R E P U B L I C A N S
Overall...So far for the Republicans (20 State Senators and 47 State Reps.): 13 State Senators and 26 State Representatives are known to have endorsed.
BROWNBACK...2
Sen. Nancy Boettger (Harlan)  08/03/07
Sen. Mark Zieman (Postville)  05/22/07
 

GIULIANI...3
State Senate Minority Leader Mary Lundby (Marion)  first reported 05/04/07 
Sen. Jeff Angelo (Creston)  first reported 05/04/07 
Sen. Thurman Gaskill (Corwith)  06/26/07
 

HUCKABEE...3
Sen. David Hartsuch (Bettendorf)  09/13/07

Rep. Carmine Boal (Ankeny)   10/03/07
Rep. Dwayne Alons (Hull)   10/03/07
 

McCAIN...9 (3 Senators, 6 Representatives)
Sen. Larry McKibben (Marshalltown)
Sen. John Putney (Gladbrook)
Sen. Pat Ward (West Des Moines)

Rep. Rich Anderson (Clarinda)
Rep. Steve Lukan (New Vienna)
Rep. Mike May (Spirit Lake)
Rep. Rod Roberts (Carroll)
Rep. Bill Schickel (Mason City)
Rep. Walt Tomenga (Johnston)

 ROMNEY...16 (4 Senators, 12 Representatives)
Sen. Jim Hahn (Muscatine)  04/04/07
Sen. David Johnson (Ocheyeden)  04/04/07
Sen. Dave Mulder (Orange City)  04/04/07  ...06/17/06
Sen. Brad Zaun (Urbandale)  04/04/07  ...06/17/06

Rep. Rich Anderson (Clarinda)  07/26/07
Rep. Dave Deyoe (Nevada)   04/04/07
Rep. Greg Forristall (Macedonia)  ??/??/?? 
Rep. Linda Miller (Bettendorf)   04/04/07
Rep. Steve Olson (DeWitt)  ??/??/??
Rep. Christopher Rants (Sioux City)   04/04/07
Rep. Chuck Soderberg (Le Mars)  07/26/07
Rep. Doug Struyk (Council Bluffs)   04/04/07
Rep. Dave Tjepkes (Gowrie)   04/04/07
Rep. Jodi Tymeson (Winterset)   04/04/07
Rep. Ralph Watts (Adel)   04/04/07  ...06/17/06
Rep. Tami Wiencek (Waterloo)   04/04/07
note: Struyk and Tjepkes previously backed McCain.
 

F.THOMPSON...6
Rep. Clel Baudler (Greenfield) 11/05/07
Rep. Royd Chambers (Sheldon) 11/05/07
Rep. Sandy Greiner (Keota)   10/04/07 >
Rep. Jeff Kaufmann (Wilton)   12/19/07
Rep. Kraig Paulsen (Hiawatha)   12/19/07
Rep. Jamie Van Fossen (Davenport) 12/19/07

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Congressman Steve King (IA-5)  12/17/07
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