BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The Cook Political Report newsletter today changed its ratings in 27 U.S. House races, with every change being in the Democratic Party's favor. One switch was in Iowa's 4th Congressional District. The seat had been ranked as "Solid Republican" for incumbent Tom Latham. Cook has upgraded Democratic challenger Becky Greenwald's chances, [...]
Radio Iowa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Becky Greenwald is the Democrat who faces Republican Congressman Tom Latham of Ames in the fall election. Greenwald's campaign issued a statement this week, outlining campaign staffing. Read it below.
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
We’ve updated the link list. To the left, below the interactive electoral map, we have added links to David Hartsuch over in the 1st District and our incumbents: Tom Latham in the 4th and Steve King in the 5th. Dr. M3 and Christopher Reed were already there from the [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Iowa's two US senators and five congressmen have made an appeal on behalf of Iowa law enforcement who've been stretched to the max by flood duty. Statements from Senators Charles Grassley and Tom Harkin as well as Congressmen Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack, Leonard Boswell, Tom Latham and Steve King below. The [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Tom Latham’s Congressional website has been redone and I would say that it is one of the top functional and modern congressional websites out there. [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Democrats from around the state said William Meyers' Independent run for the 4th District Congressional seat will have little or no impact on the party's chances of defeating incumbent Republican Tom Latham in November. Meyers, who came in third in a four-way contest for the Democratic nomination in [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
William Meyers, a former Marine who came in third out of four candidates Tuesday in the Democratic 4th Congressional District primary, will run as an Independent this fall against Democrat Becky Greenwald and Republican incumbent Tom Latham. Meyers said he began gathering the 300 signatures he needed to get his [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
In a race that never garnered much attention, 4th District Democrats overwhelming chose Becky Greenwald, of Perry, to take on seven-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Latham this fall. With 50.9 percent of the vote, Greenwald easily outpaced her three rivals for the nomination. Greenwald received 80 percent of the vote in [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Democrats in Iowa's 4th Congressional District will go to the polls today to select the person they think can beat incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Latham this fall. But with low turnout expected, four candidates vying for the nomination and very little publicity, who will emerge victorious remains a mystery. "I have [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Becky Greenwald knew she would face challenges in her run for the Democratic nomination to take on 4th District incumbent Rep. Tom Latham. First, the state has never elected a woman to Congress. Second, she herself has never run for office before. Third, and some say most important, she knew she [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Democrats in the 4th Congressional District have reason to be optimistic about this fall's election to unseat U.S. Rep. Tom Latham. A year ago, Republicans led Democrats in voter registration in the north-central Iowa district by about 5,500. By May, there were almost 5,700 more Democrats than Republicans. The district includes [...]
Blog for Iowa (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Americans United for Change Slams Rep. Tom Latham For Opposing Help for Iowa Families Facing Foreclosure, Declining Home Values By Americans United for Change Latham Stood With President Bush Who is All for Huge Federal Bailouts of Bear Sterns and Other Wall Street Financiers but Opposes Assistance to Struggling Families Losing Their Homes As the economy continues to slip further and further into...
Iowa Progress (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
On Wednesday, Tom Latham joined 177 other House Republicans to vote against H. Res 1113, a resolution “That the House of Representatives celebrates the role of mothers in the United States and supports the goals and ideals of Mother’s Day.” This was part of an attempt of House Republicans to make an attempt to make [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Tom Latham, despite representing a swing district, has signed on to some rather extreme pieces of legislation in Washington DC this session. Latham has co-sponsored a bill that would gut what remains of the Wagner Act by passing so-called “right-to work” legislation, ( HR 697 ) Many Republicans in the Iowa [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
In recognition of the 150th Anniversary of Iowa State University and of Congressman Latham's dedication to the University, staff, faculty, alumni and students. This week is the start of VEISHEA, the largest student organized campus festival in the United States of America. This 1/4 page advertisement [...]
