By: Emily Wangen August 30, 2018 Helping not just friends, but strangers alike. That’s the lesson Cindy Axne, the Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District seat, said her parents taught her, and that has motivated her to run against Republican incumbent David Young for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Des…
Cindy Axne, a Democrat running for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd District, told an Iowa State Fair audience Saturday that their best interests aren’t being served in Washington, D.C., and she thinks she can do better. “The heart and soul of this state is at risk. The heart and soul of this country is at risk. I need your voice. I need your vote.”…
The latest projection from a national political forecasting website gives Cindy Axne a slight edge over incumbent David Young in the race for Iowa’s Third Congressional District. FiveThirtyEight.com has released its forecast for all 435 Congressional seats for the November General Election. The forecast for Iowa’s Third Congressional District currently gives Democrat Cindy Axne a two-in-three…
We’ve identified the five most competitive House races in the country, and they’re all seats held by Republicans. The races in Iowa, Florida, Texas, California and Maine — all considered true coin flips — will help determine whether Democrats will win control of the House in November, according to conversations with more than a dozen Republican and…
One of David Young’s opponents in the November General Election is calling on members of the House and Senate to keep Iowa’s small family farms in mind when it comes to the farm bill. Cindy Axne, the Democratic candidate for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, addressed the latest situation surrounding the farm bill on KMA’s Morning…
Gun control is a key issue in Iowa’s midterm elections. Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting are traveling the country this summer, and they are followed very closely by gun rights activists. At the start of the new school year, more security measures will be in place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,…
Election analysts at the Cook Political Report said Wednesday Iowa’s 3rd District Congressional race is now considered a “toss up” between Democrat Cindy Axne and Republican incumbent Rep. David Young. The race previously was rated “leans Republican.” The district, which covers 16 counties and includes Des Moines, is “exactly the kind of seat that will…
Candidates in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District race are reacting to President Trump’s statements following his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump and Putin held a two-hour closed door meeting in Helsinki, Finland earlier this week. Following the meeting, Trump complimented Putin in a news conference, and questioned U.S. intelligence findings regarding Russian collusion in…
(Shenandoah) — Candidates running in key federal, state and local races in the November general election assembled in Shenandoah Tuesday night for an important event. Democrats from several southwest Iowa counties packed the Depot Restaurant’s back room for a “Conversation With the Candidates.” Cindy Axne, Democratic nominee in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, was among the…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New data shows Democrats recently outraised Republicans in two closely watched Iowa congressional races, though those GOP incumbents have more available cash to spend. Fundraising totals released this week for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in northeast Iowa shows Democrat Abby Finkenauer raised more than $605,000 between May 17 and June…