DES MOINES – Democratic hopeful for Iowa Governor Cathy Glasson’s bold progressive movement showed up strong at Iowa Democratic Party County Conventions, the campaign said in a statement this week:
After winning the largest number of committed delegates last month at the Iowa Democratic Caucuses, grassroots activists racked up new victories for Cathy Glasson’s insurgent campaign on Saturday at County Conventions across the state. More than 1,000 Glasson supporters braved snowstorms and icy roads to attend conventions in 95 counties where more than 300 of them were elected as delegates to upcoming District and State conventions. Additionally, hundreds more were elected as alternates. If no candidate receives at least 35% of the votes cast in the June 5 Primary, the gubernatorial nominee will be chosen by delegates to the State Democratic Convention on June 16.
Many of the Glasson delegates are getting involved in politics for the first time. College students and young activists helped Glasson secure the largest number of committed delegates in Johnson, Story, and Poweshiek counties. Glasson also performed strongly in many rural and suburban counties, winning the largest number of committed delegates in Jefferson, Cedar, and Washington Counties.
The Glasson campaign’s statewide grassroots organizing has shifted into overdrive. Since last month’s Democratic Caucus win, Glasson’s 1200 volunteers have increased the campaign’s outreach to nearly 60,000 direct voter contacts with Iowa Democrats.
“I was a first-time delegate this year because Cathy inspired me with her plan to raise Iowa’s minimum wage to $15,” said Des Moines resident Lisa Lai. “I moved to Iowa after obtaining my master’s degree and was paid less than $15 an hour. I struggled to pay my rent and went into debt. Cathy Glasson knows every Iowan deserves a living wage and she’ll fight hard for that as our next Governor.”
“I braved the bad weather on caucus night and I did it again Saturday to support Cathy because she supports making it easier for people to form and join a union wherever they work,” said Urbandale resident Joe Ellerbroek. “Without my union fighting for benefits in the workplace, I wouldn’t have the health coverage I need to obtain medications and the care I need to live.”
“House by house, street by street, town by town, we’re building a bold new movement of hard-working Iowans who are rising up to take our state government back,” Cathy Glasson said. “This campaign belongs to thousands of Iowans who are ready to fundamentally change the way we do politics. They want an Iowa where everybody’s in and nobody’s left out. They want a Governor who will fight for universal, single-payer health care and the right to join a union no matter where you work. I’m honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with my neighbors across Iowa in this fight for the future of our state.”
Cathy Glasson, 59, is the President of SEIU Local 199 representing thousands of nurses, health care workers and school support employees across Iowa. She is a registered nurse who worked in the intensive care unit at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where she led the effort to unionize her fellow nurses 18 years ago. She lives in Coralville, Iowa with her husband Matt, a labor educator.
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Classon’s gun law plan includes:
· A ban on assault rifles and bump stocks
· Universal background checks on all gun sales in the state
· Creating a 72hr waiting period on all gun sales in the state
· Raising the minimum age for gun purchases to 21
· Increase funding for mental health services
38 thoughts on “Race for Iowa Governor: Glasson snares over 300 supporters as delegates across Iowa”
people like Glasson are the very reason that i left the democratic party. all they want is to build a socialist style government and chip away at the very foundations of american law and life.
Bob your like that lieing kid – HOGG is his name and it fits name in parkland FL. – One time he says he’s right there in school -science class and the teacher locks the door – next time this FBI agents son says he was home at time of shooting and grabbed his camera and rode to the school to take pictures – I guess it depends what fake news channel he was auditioning for. He is a LIAR and plant by liberals all known to all be liars and anti Americans.
You need to quit listening to infowars. Or go back to your home in Russia. http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/mar/27/blog-posting/david-hogg-not-school-during-shooting-s-fake-news/
Lib cite.
ps – if you are law abiding you won’t get shot by OUR guns or the law enforcement GUNS !
Except for those law-abiding citizens who do get shot by the police or by one of you. Collateral damage, right?
To bad you are not one of them. It would be one less traitor we have to deal with.
If socialist teachers believed the own B.S. they would teach for free, right?
Too bad you didn’t listen in school because that isn’t what socialism is.
NOT 1 DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR TRUMPS TAX RELIEF BILL FOR MIDDLE INCOME AMERICANS.! pelosi called it crumbs -but as a millionaire liberal demorat would you expect anyting else. FILTH!
Snare = brainwashing – something the dimms are professionals at.
Good for her. Her plans for gun laws are reasonable.
If 18-20 year olds cannot be responsible over an inanimate object, how can we expect them to be responsible voters?
Because like all of us, they will grow up and do just fine. They don’t want your guns, they just don’t want to be shot by your guns.
Have never seen a gun intentionally fire without a person pulling the trigger. If they all grow up and will do just fine then what do they have to worry about? Just look at this and other papers, you will see that all are not fine and guns are not responsible for their behavior.
“They don’t want your guns, they just don’t want to be shot by your guns”. Then what is John Paul Stevens article about.? And I don’t want to be shot by a gun either. That’s why I want an armed resource officer in the school, like the one in Maryland.
You do know, don’t you, that the armed guard in Maryland, although he did a magnificent job, didn’t kill the attacker? He shot him in the hand. The young man killed himself. And that isn’t from a liberal cite (sic).
The result was the same. The students were protected.
Can’t trust a liberal.
She has NO plan to improve Iowa’s economy – like all the other democraps – NO economic adgenda -except to shout – rascism/gun control/and TRUMPS BAD – Not 1 NEW idea or agenda for bettering our government she falls back on GUN CONTROL -TAKE AWAY THE RIGHTS OF ALL law abiding citizens to protect themselves and open the borders to the criminal element whom want to destroy our AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE .This democrat party is schrewd and has many public servant unions behind them along with millions of government workers who want the private sector to become unarmed sheep as in Europe and the Muzzies who are destroying that country.
And you think Kim Reynolds does have a plan ?? S he was in town tonite. She laid out her entire agenda….Including jobs, health care, CAFO’s , Minimum wage, water quality, labor, Education, Mental health, Seniors, Medicaid, Managed Care, and assault weapons. She was on point on each topic . Iowans are sick of the Koch Brothers, NRA, and Corporations buying our elected officials. We can do better.
Why do smart Republicans generally vote against their own interests ?? But it is more about common sense ..
SORO’s poster child – scary!
Anyone like this trying to subvert out 2nd Amendment right is a liberal Anti American – go pound sand up obnannas azz.
The woman is a socialist-communist running on Bernie Sanders’ platform. She’s owned by unions and possibly Soros.
OK show us the proof.
Why don’t you show us she isn’t?
Because we are not the ones accusing her of being a socialist communist. The accuser has to show guilt without a reasonable doubt. You have the typical right wing response though so you got that going for ya hahaha
You never want to do the work do you. Typical of a liberal, wants everyone else to do it for you.
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You are such a total fool. I already know the answer & truth. I have already done the work . You on Other hand are fool enough to accuse without facts then try to deflect your ignorance by blaming the smart folks. You are a dsgrace to the Republican Party. All of my Republican friends debate me with facts and you show up on here representing them. You are so on educated.
He will probably delete your post just like he did mine.
Oh I am sure he will. That is the way the old man from the north end of Mason City works. He could not debate his way out of a wet paper bag so he resorts to deleteimg comments that show how much of an uneducated fool he really is
What the HELL is “ON” educated. Dumb Ass Libs.
Raise the voting age to 25 and see if they grow up by then and get sense enough to vote conservative.
Hey Dumb Ass-just for the record I am NOT a Republican. I have never been a Republican. I used to be a Democrat until you people became the enemy of our country. I am a Independent and vote for who I like. Today I would never vote for a Democrat because you have been proven to be liars and law breakers.
eLViS, Democrats are proven liars? What does that make the President? Approaching 3000 lies since he took office. Now Stormy is going to prove him a liar again.
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don’t sit there and try to tell us you were an independent! You are one crazy Right wing wacko! You are uneducated, A fool, you have no idea what facts are and you can’t debate yourself out of a wet paper bag and now you are a liar. Not a Republican… What a fool
Deleting comments again, eh you cowardly and stupid old geezer.
You’ve got a yellow steak down your back a mile wide, you moronic old ass-kisser.
And there you have it folks, the chickenshit name caller that is afraid he won’t put his own name on his comments. All he can do is hide in the bushes and call his betters names. He claims to know where I live but won’t stop by here to prove he is not a coward. Typical liberal, all mouth and no guts.