On April 7th the Story County LGBTQ Advocacy Committee hosted a forum for the gubernatorial candidates. All six were invited and 4 candidates attended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXyqc4VQj00&feature=youtu.be
On April 7th the Story County LGBTQ Advocacy Committee hosted a forum for the gubernatorial candidates. All six were invited and 4 candidates attended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXyqc4VQj00&feature=youtu.be
Thomas Delay, Founder and President of the Ames High School Democrats Club, speaks to the Story County Democratic Convention on March 24th.
Click the links below to view selected videos from the Convention. Some candidates were able to attend the Convention and speak while others sent representatives to speak on their behalf. For a complete list of candidates see- http://www.storydems.org/-candidates/ Thanks to Dennis Goodrich for the recordings!
Josh Opperman for Story County Supervisor
Linda Murken for Story County Supervisor
Ted Rasmusson for Story County Treasurer
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell for Iowa House District 45
Rep. Lisa Heddens for Iowa House District 46
Tim Winter for Iowa House District 48
Brenda Brink for Iowa House District 49
Senator Herman Quirmbach for Iowa Senate District 23
Tom Miller for Attorney General and Michael Fitzgerald for State Treasurer
Dierdre Dejear for Iowa Secretary of State
J.D. Scholten for 4th District US House
On January 30, LULAC and the Rotary Club of West Liberty hosted a gubernatorial forum. Five of the seven Democratic candidates attended. This is only available as a Facebook Live video, unfortunately, so you must have a Facebook account (it's free) to access this link- https://tinyurl.com/y96jtx8g
The Story Democrats hosted a Town Hall Meeting on January 4th. All the Democratic candidates planned to attend but only John Paschen and J.D. Scholten were able to come. Attendees submitted questions that were drawn at random. Find the video here, courtesy of Dennis Goodrich.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBodwYGsIi0&feature=youtu.be
Keynote Speaker: Councilor Sheila Tyson-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6uRpQdmG6Q
Tom Miller- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXjt3FvyvRk
Michael Fitzgerald- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCvGLqoSwJE
Tim Winter- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db-3TngkLjE
Deidre DeJear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDszmp8Z4zY&t=69s
Jim Mowrer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFTvJERm9T4
On February 23, 2018, The Story County Democrats hosted a forum of expert panelists to discuss what happened to the $927 million surplus Iowa had in 2013.
Panelists included:
Michael Fitzgerald, State Treasurer
David Swenson, ISU Economist
Dr. Peter Fisher, Iowa Policy Project
MC: Jodi O'Donnell
Video courtesy of Dennis Goodrich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqA44ruXaIU&feature=youtu.be