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another busy weekend …  please note a candidate I’m supporting for D2 House – Dr. Miller-Meeks. -pf

REPUBLICANS HOLD DISTRICT CONVENTIONS

Congressman Steve King, Ag Secretary Bill Northey, State Auditor David Vaudt and Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Stew Iverson are all planning to attend all five Republican congressional district conventions this Saturday.

Republicans will discuss and decide on their district platforms, and elect representatives to the state central committee. The GOP districts and their locations:
– 1st District: Dubuque
– 2nd District: Iowa City
– 3rd District: Grinnell
– 4th District: Fort Dodge
– 5th District: Carroll

See the RPI release on the conventions for more details: http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=123862 Iowa Democrats are scheduled to meet for their district conventions on April 26.

GOP insiders say Saturday’s 2nd District meeting could prove interesting as Peter Teahen and Mariannette Miller-Meeks are vying for their party’s congressional nomination. In first quarter fundraising, Miller-Meeks reported more than $68,000 in cash on hand, compared to $34,090 for Teahen. Teahen’s campaign committee also reported $31,663 in debt

MILLER-MEEKS WANTS TO HELP HEAL WASHINGTON

Ottumwa physician Mariannette Miller-Meeks has witnessed firsthand the inequities when it comes to Medicare reimbursement in Iowa. That’s just one issue that prompted the Republican to seek a seat in Congress. Miller-Meeks also wants to see more done in the area of health care reform, and she is taking her message to 2nd District voters these days in an effort to secure her party’s nomination and face incumbent Dem Dave Loebsack in the November general election. She told IowaPolitics.com this week she plans to take some of the attributes that have made her a successful physician – such as compassion and building cohesiveness — to Washington.

“I see myself as a healer,” Miller-Meeks said. “I would like to build a bridge that heals division and distrust.”

Though she boasts a background in health care and plans to fight for those issues on Capitol Hill, Miller-Meeks said she is also pushing for a flat tax to help Iowans and Americans keep more of their money and reduce confusion when filing their taxes. She calls the current tax code, which exceeds thousands of pages, atrocious and cumbersome.

“I think most people would support a voluntary flat tax,” she said. There is also a need to focus on establishing a sound energy policy, which is another message she delivers on the campaign trail. She said there is a plethora of renewable energy potential within the 2nd District, and she intends to promote them and help generate new jobs in the region.

“A lot of people who would like to stay near home and close to their families,” Miller-Meeks said. “We have tremendous opportunity with the right kind of policy. I don’t think we can completely become independent from oil, but we can make great strides with renewable fuels. That would help young people stay in the state. We are a fabulous gem of a district.”

Miller-Meeks faces Peter Teahen and Lee Harder in the June 3 primary. She said she intends to run a positive campaign. “I intend to run a very strong campaign,” she said. “The campaign is about voters.”

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