Iowa
The politics team at washingtonpost.com is tracking presidential endorsements made by state legislators in Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Below is a list of endorsements made by legislators in Iowa.
Some state legislators have yet to confirm their support for a candidate. Endorsements will be added as more details become available. If you want to inform us about an endorsement, e-mail us at politicscalendar@washingtonpost.com.
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Iowa Endorsement Highlights
Democratic Endorsements
Joe Biden
16 (of 58) of Democratic endorsements
- Eric Palmer State Representative (D) (Dec. 23, 2007)
- Dennis Cohoon State Representative (D) (Dec. 23, 2007)
- Bruce Hunter State Representative (D) (Dec. 10, 2007)
- Mary Gaskill State Representative (D) (Nov. 14, 2007)
- McKinley Bailey State Representative (D)
- Kevin McCarthy State Representative (D)
- Polly Bukta State Representative (D)
- Doris Kelley State Representative (D)
- Paul McKinley State Senator (R)
- Mike Reasoner State Representative (D)
- Lisa Heddens State Representative (D)
- Jim Lykam State Representative (D)
- Dick Taylor State Representative (D)
- Joe M. Seng State Senator (D)
- Roger Thomas State Representative (D)
- John Whitaker State Representative (D)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
16 (of 58) of Democratic endorsements
- Staci Appel State Senator (D)
- Mary Mascher State Representative (D)
- Paul Bell State Representative (D)
- Swati Dandekar State Representative (D)
- Mark Kuhn State Representative (D)
- Vicki Lensing State Representative (D)
- Gene Fraise State Senator (D)
- William A. Dotzler, Jr. State Senator (D)
- Dick L. Dearden State Senator (D)
- Michael Connolly State Senator (D)
- Dennis H. Black State Senator (D)
- Cindy Winckler State Representative (D)
- Roger Wendt State Representative (D)
- Roger Stewart State Senator (D)
- Becky Schmitz State Senator (D)
- Wally E. Horn State Senator (D)
Chris Dodd
3 (of 58) of Democratic endorsements
- Ray Zirkelbach State Representative (D)
- Tom Hancock State Senator (D)
- Jeff Danielson State Senator (D)
John Edwards
8 (of 58) of Democratic endorsements
- Ro Foege State Representative (D)
- Andrew Wenthe State Representative (D)
- Wes Whitead State Representative (D)
- Art Staed State Representative (D)
- Geri Huser State Representative (D)
- Nathan Reichert State Representative (D)
- Daryl Beall State Senator (D)
- Keith A. Kreiman State Senator (D)
Barack Obama
15 (of 58) of Democratic endorsements
- Deborah Berry State Representative (D) (Nov. 27, 2007)
- Frank Wood State Senator (D)
- Helen Miller State Representative (D)
- Donovan Olson State Representative (D)
- Janet Petersen State Representative (D)
- Mark Smith State Representative (D)
- Ako Abdul-Samad State Representative (D)
- David Jacoby State Representative (D)
- Pam Jochum State Representative (D)
- Steve Warnstadt State Senator (D)
- Tyler Olson State Representative (D)
- Elesha Gayman State Representative (D)
- Robert E. Dvorsky State Senator (D)
- Tom Rielly State Senator (D)
- Bill Heckroth State Senator (D)
Republican Endorsements
Rudy Giuliani
3 (of 30) of Republican endorsements
- Jeff Angelo Senator (R)
- E. Thurman Gaskill State Senator (R)
- Mary Lundby State Senator (R)
Mike Huckabee
3 (of 30) of Republican endorsements
- Dwayne Alons State Representative (R)
- Carmine Boal State Representative (R)
- David Hartsuch State Senator (R)
John McCain
8 (of 30) of Republican endorsements
- Pat Ward State Senator (R)
- Steven Lukan State Representative (R)
- Mike May State Representative (R)
- Larry McKibben State Senator (R)
- John Putney State Senator (R)
- Rod Roberts State Representative (R)
- Bill Schickel State Representative (R)
- Walt Tomenga State Representative (R)
Mitt Romney
16 (of 30) of Republican endorsements
- Chuck Soderberg State Representative (R)
- Rich Anderson State Representative (R)
- Linda Miller State Representative (R)
- Steven Olson State Representative (R)
- Christopher Rants State Representative (R)
- Dave Deyoe State Representative (R)
- Doug Struyk State Representative (D)
- Greg Forristall State Representative (R)
- Tami Wiencek State Representative (R)
- Ralph Watts State Representative (R)
- Jodi Tymeson State Representative (R)
- Dave Tjepkes State Representative (R)
- Brad Zaun State Senator (R)
- Dave Mulder State Senator (R)
- David Johnson State Senator (R)
- James F. Hahn State Senator (R)
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