Elected Official Endorsements

U.S. Senator U.S. Representatives
Tom Harkin Bruce Braley
Dave Loebsack
State Senators
Daryl Beall
Dennis Black
Joe Bolkcom Assistant Majority Leader
Mike Connolly Assistant Majority Leader
Dick Dearden
Bill Dotzler Assistant Majority Leader
Bob Dvorsky
Mike Gronstal Senate Majority Leader
Jack Hatch Assistant Majority Leader
Jack Kibbie President of Senate
Keith  Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Rich Olive
Becky Schmitz
State Representatives
Polly  Bukta Speaker Pro Tempore
Mark Davitt
Ed Fallon Former Representative
Ro  Foege
Mary Gaskill
Lisa Heddens Assistant Majority Leader
Geri Huser
Pam Jochum
Bob Kressig
Mary Mascher
Kevin McCarthy Majority Leader
Dolores Mertz
Pat Murphy Speaker
Jo  Oldson
Janet Petersen
Dawn Pettengill
Don Shoultz
Kurt Swaim
Roger Wendt
Beth  Wessel-Kroeschell
Cindy Winckler
Former Governor
Tom Vilsack
 
Mayors
Frank Cownie City of Des Moines

Community and Business Leader Endorsements

Berkley Bedell Former Congressman    
Arden Borgen CEO Borgen Systems  
Charles Bruner Director Child and Family Policy Center
Suzie Burt Community Leader    
Bonnie Campbell Attorney Campbell Law Firm  
Joyce Chapman Exec. Vice President (Retired) West Bank
Mary Chapman Vice President Des Moines Area Community College
Alicia Claypool Chairperson Iowa Civil Rights Commission
David Claypool Attorney Dorsey and Whitney Law Firm
Joy Corning Former Lt. Governor    
Ellen de Lathouder Vice President
Meredith Corporation
Stephen Eden Business Develpment Manager The Weitz Company
Bill Fink Former State Senator     
J. Barry Griswell CEO Principal Financial Group
Chaden Halfhill President Silent Rivers Inc.  
Georgia Helmick Community Leader    
Charlotte Hubbell  Community Leader    
Fred Hubbell  Former CEO Equitable of Iowa  
Jim Hubbell  Chairman Hubbell Realty Co.  
David Hurd Retired CEO The Principal Financial Group
Jill June President Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
Elizabeth Kruidenier Partner/Attorney Parrish, Kruidenier, Moss, Dunn Boles, Gribble & Cook LLP
Janette Larkin President Larkin Hospitality Inc.
Suzanne Levitt Director Drake Legal Clinic  
David Miles Consultant Principal Financial Group
Loree Miles President Miles Properties LLC
Rick Morain Publisher Bee & Herald Publishing Co.
Mark Movic Business Leader    
Charlotte Nelson Executive Director Iowa Commission on the Status of Women
Gustav Nelson Retired Exec. Presbyter Des Moines Presbytery
Arthur Neu Attorney  
Gerard Neugent Executive Knapp Properties
David Osterberg Executive Director The Iowa Policy Project
Thomas Press President and CEO Midlands Choice Inc.
Ralph Rosenberg Former State Legislator  
Paul Rottenberg President Orchestrate Management  
Pat Schneider Commercial Realtor Ferguson Commercial Real Estate
Connie Schnoebelen President C & K Printing Inc.
Loretta  Sieman VP Community Relations (Retired) Business Publications
Mike Simonson President Simonson & Associates Architects LLC
Dawn Taylor Community Leader    
Fred   Weitz President Essex Meadows Inc.
Kittie Weston-Knauer Principal Scavo Alternative High School
Connie Wimer Owner Business Publications