Iowa Endorsements

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates looked for endorsements from federal, statewide and local elected officials as well as former elected officials and prominent figures.  This page focuses on current state and Democratic officials.  Some were early endorsers, some late endorsers and some non-endorsers.  Biden has done well, gaining support of two of the state's three members of Congress and 16 state legislators.  Klobuchar leads in endorsements by current legislators at 19.  Sanders, although a (or the) frontrunner according to polling, has only gained the backing of two current legislators.

Federal U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer (CD-1) BIDEN (announced 01/02/20) + U.S. Rep. David Loebsack (CD-2) BUTTIGIEG (announced 01/12/20) + U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (CD-3) BIDEN (announced 01/25/20) + State Auditor Rob Sand Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald WARREN (reported 09/18/19) > Attorney General Tom Miller BULLOCK (05/16/19) +

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Senate Democrats (18) +

Name	Position	District - City/Town	County
Janet Peterson	Minority Leader	18 - NW Des Moines	Polk	WARREN (01/18/20)	+
Amanda Ragan	Minority Whip	27 - Mason City	Franklin, Butler, Cerro Gordo
Joe Bolkcom	Assistant Leader	43 - Iowa City	Johnson	WARREN (09/13/19)	+
Bill Dotzler	Assistant Leader	31 - Waterloo	(SE) Black Hawk	BUTTIGIEG (12/11/19)	+
Pam Jochum	Assistant Leader	50 - Dubuque	Dubuque	BIDEN (01/30/20)	+
Liz Mathis	Assistant Leader	34 - Hiawatha	Linn	KLOBUCHAR (10/18/19)	+
Herman Quirmbach	Assistant Leader	28 - Ames	Story	BIDEN (12/17/19)	+
Rich Taylor	Assistant Leader	42 - Mount Pleasant	Henry, Lee, parts of Washington, Jefferson	KLOBUCHAR (0109/20)	+
Tony Bisignano		17 - Des Moines dwntn, S	Polk	BUTTIGIEG (12/17/19)	+
Nate Boulton		18 - NE Des Moines	Polk
Claire Celsi		21 - West Des Moines	Polk, NW Warren	WARREN (10/21/19)
Eric Giddens		30 - Cedar Falls	Black Hawk	WARREN (10/01/19)	+
Rob Hogg		33 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	KLOBUCHAR (01/21/20)	+
Kevin Kinney		39 - Oxford	Johnson, Keokuk, Washington	KLOBUCHAR (12/13/19)	+
Jim Lykam		45 - Davenport	Scott	BIDEN (06/11/19)	+
Jackie Smith		7 - Sioux City	Woodbury	BIDEN (01/28/20)	+
Todd Taylor		35 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	KLOBUCHAR (12/07/19)	+
Zach Wahls		37 - Coralville	Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine	WARREN (10/30/19)

Note: There were 18 Democratic Senators following the 2018 midterms.  Sen. Jeff Danielson (D) of Cedar Falls (District 30 - Black Hawk Co.) resigned effective Feb. 14, 2019
and took a job with the American Wind Energy Association.  In the March 19 special election, Cedar Falls School Board Member Eric Giddens (D) defeated former state Rep.
Walt Rogers (R), who had been serving on the Iowa Public Employee Relations Board, and a Libertarian.
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Senate:  16 endorsements...  16/18 (89%) have endorsed

BIDEN (4)	BUTTIGIEG (2)	KLOBUCHAR (5)	WARREN (5)		NO ENDORSE (2)
Pam Jochum Jim Lykam Herman Quirmbach Jackie Smith	Tony Bisignano Bill Dotzler	Rob Hogg Kevin Kinney Liz Mathis Rich Taylor Todd Taylor	Joe Bolkcom Claire Celsi Eric Giddens Janet Petersen Zach Wahls		Amanda Ragan Nate Boulton

Timing of Senate Member Endorsemenets

FEB. MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN
			11. J.Lykam			13. J.Bolkcom	1. E.Giddens 18. L.Mathis 21. CCelsi 30. Z.Wahls		7. T.Taylor 11. B.Dotzler 13. K.Kinney 17. H.Quirmbach 17. T.Bisgnano	9. R.Taylor 18. J.Peterson 21. R.Hogg 28. J.Smith 30. P.Jochum

House Democrats (47) +

Name	Position	District - City/Town	County
Todd Prichard	Minority Leader	52 - Charles City	Floyd, Chickasaw
Jo Oldson	Minority Whip	41 - Des Moines	Polk	BUTTIGIEG (01/27/20)	+
Wes Breckenridge	Assistant Leader	29 - Newton	Jasper
John Forbes	Assistant Leader	40 - Urbandale	Polk	BIDEN (01/22/20)	+
Brian Meyer	Assistant Leader	33 - Des Moines	Polk	O'ROURKE (03/14/19) > BUTTIGIEG (12/17/19)	+ +
Sharon S. Steckman	Assistant Leader	53 - Mason City	Cerro Gordo	KLOBUCHAR (12/13/19)	+
Ako Abdul-Samad		35 - Des Moines	Polk	SANDERS (02/01/20)	+
Marti Anderson		36 - Des Moines	Polk	KLOBUCHAR (06/09/19)	+
Bruce Bearinger		64 - Oelwein	Fayette, Buchanan	BULLOCK (08/29/19) > KLOBUCHAR (12/03/19)	+ +
Liz Bennett		65 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	WARREN (07/17/19)	+
Timi Brown-Powers		61 - Waterloo	Black Hawk	BIDEN (01/30/20)	+
Dennis Cohoon		87 - Burlington	Des Moines	BIDEN (06/25/19)	+
Karin Derry		39 - Johnston	Polk	KLOBUCHAR (01/16/20)	+
Mollly Erin Donahue		68 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	KLOBUCHAR (09/09/19)	+
Tracy Ehlert		70 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	WARREN (09/27/19)	+
Ruth Ann Gaines		32 - Des Moines	Polk	KLOBUCHAR (06/06/19)	+
Mary Gaskill		81 - Ottumwa	Wapello	BIDEN (01/22/20)	+
Chris Hall		13 - Sioux City	Woodbury	O'ROURKE (04/24/19) > KLOBUCHAR (01/21/20)	+ +
Bruce Hunter		34 - Des Moines	Polk	BIDEN (06/11/19)	+
Charles Isenhart		100 - Dubuque	Dubuque	STEYER (02/01/20)	+
David Jacoby		74 - Coralville	Johnson	BIDEN (01/28/20)	+
Lindsay James		99 - Dubuque	Dubuque	WARREN (09/17/19)	+
Kenan Judge		44 - Waukee	Dallas	BOOKER (07/01/19)	+
Tim Kacena		14 - Sioux City	Woodbury	BIDEN (07/26/19)	+
Jennifer Konfrst		43 - Windsor Heights	Polk	BOOKER (04/22/19) > WARREN (01/21/20)	+ +
Bob Kressig		59 - Cedar Falls	Black Hawk	BIDEN (01/28/20)	+
Monica Kurth		89 - Davenport	Scott	BOOKER (08/09/19) > KLOBUCHAR (01/21/20)	+ +
Jeff Kurtz		83 - Fort Madison	Lee	SANDERS (07/12/19)	+
Vicki Lensing		85 - Iowa City	Johnson
Mary Mascher		86 - Iowa City	Johnson	WARREN (10/02/19)	+
Heather Matson		38 - Ankeny	Polk	BOOKER (08/10/19) > WARREN (01/21/20)	+ +
Charlie McConkey		15 - Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie	BOOKER (01/01/20) > KLOBUCHAR (01/14/20)	+ +
Andy McKean		58 - Anamosa	Jones	KLOBUCHAR (10/18/19)	+
Amy Nielsen		77 - North Liberty	Johnson	BOOKER (02/26/19) BIDEN (02/01/20)	+ +
Rick Olson		31 - Des Moines/Pleasant H	Polk	BIDEN (02/01/20)	+
Scott Ourth		26 - Ackworth	Warren	BUTTIGIEG (01/25/20)	+
Kirsten Running-Marquardt		69 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	BIDEN (01/10/20)	+
Mark Smith		71 - Marshalltown	Marshall	BOOKER (06/03/19) BIDEN (01/26/20)	+ +
Ras Smith		62 - Waterloo	Black Hawk	BIDEN (11/08/19)	+
Art Staed		66 - Cedar Rapids	Linn	WARREN (11/21/19)	+
Kristin Sunde		42 - West Des Moines	Polk	BUTTIGIEG (01/09/20)	+
Phyllis Thede		93 - Bettendorf	Scott	HARRIS (07/16/19) BUTTIGIEG (01/31/20)	+ +
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell		45 - Ames	Story	BOOKER (11/26/19) WARREN (01/26/20)	+ +
Ross Wilburn		46 - Ames	Story	HARRIS (09/19/19) KLOBUCHAR (01/26/20)	+ +
David Williams		60 - Cedar Falls	Black Hawk	KLOBUCHAR (01/31/20)	+
Cindy Winckler		90 - Davenport	Scott	KLOBUCHAR (11/15/19)	+
Mary Wolfe		98 - Clinton	Clinton	WARREN (10/17/19)	+

Notes: Rep. Andy McKean of Anamosa (District 58) announced switch from Republican to Democrat on Apr. 24, 2019.  Rep. Lisa Heddens of Ames (District 46) resigned June 17, 2019 to take a seat on the Story County Board of Supervisors.  Ross Wilburn (D), a former Iowa City mayor and councilman and candidate for governor in 2018, was unchallenged in the Aug. 6, 2019 special election.

House: Thus far 42/47 (89%) of Democratic state reps. have endorsed currently active candidates.

BIDEN  (12)	BOOKER  (8)	BULLOCK  (1)	BUTTIGIEG (5)	HARRIS  (2)	KLOBUCHAR  (13)
T.Brown-Powers Dennis Cohoon John Forbes Mary Gaskill Bruce Hunter Dave Jacoby Tim Kacena Bob Kressig Kirsten Running-Marquardt Amy Nielsen* Mark Smith* Ras Smith	Keenan Judge Jennifer Konfrst Monica Kurth Heather Matson Charlie McConkey Amy Nielsen Mark Smith B. Wessel-Kroeschell	Bruce Bearinger	Brian Meyer* Jo Oldson Scott Ourth Kristin Sunde Phylllis Thede	Phyllis Thede Ross Wilburn	Marti Anderson Bruce Bearinger* Karin Derry Molly Erin Donahue Ruth Ann Gaines Chris Hall* Monica Kurth* Charlie McConkey* Andy McKean Sharon Steckman Ross Wilburn* David Williams Cindy Winckler
O'ROURKE  (2)	SANDERS  (2)	STEYER (1)	WARREN  (9)		NO ENDORSE (5)
Chris Hall Brian Meyer	Ako Abdul-Samad Jeff Kurtz	Charles Isenhart	Liz Bennett Tracy Ehlert Lindsay James Jennifer Konfrst* Heather Matson* Mary Mascher Art Staed Mary Wolfe B. Wessel-Kroeschell*		Todd Prichard Wes Breckinridge Vicki Lensing Rick Olson Keenan Judge

Eleven House members who endorsed a candidate who later dropped out and have made a second endorsement:
Bruce Bearinger:  Bullock (08/29/19), subsequently endorsed Klobuchar (12/03/19)
Brian Meyer:  O'Rourke (03/14/19), subsequently endorsed Buttigieg (12/17/19)
Charlie McConkey:  Booker (01/01/20), subsequently endorsed Klobuchar (01/14/20)
Chris Hall:  O'Rourke (04/24/19), subsequently endorsed Klobuchar (01/21/20)
Monica Kurth:  Booker (08/09/19), subsequently endorsed Klobuchar (01/21/20)
Jennifer Konfrst:  Booker (04/22/19), subsequently endorsed Warren (01/21/20)
Heather Matson:  Booker (08/10/19), subsequently endorsed Warren (01/21/20)
Mark Smith:  Booker (06/03/19), subsequently endorsed Biden (01/26/20)
Beth Wessel-Kroeschel:  Booker (11/26/19), subsequently endorsed Warren (01/26/20)
Ross Wilburn:  Booker (09/19/19), subsequently endorsed Klobuchar (01/26/20)
Phyllis Thede:  Harris (07/16/19), subsequently endorsed Buttigieg (01/31/20)
Amy Nielsen: subsequently endorsed Biden (02/01/20)

One House members who endorsed a candidate who later dropped out have not (yet) made a second endorsement: Keenan Judge.

Only four House members have not (yet) endorsed a candidate Todd Prichard, Wes Breckinridge, Vicki Lensing, Rick Olson.

Timing of House Member Endorsemenets

FEB MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN FEB
26. A.Nelson 14. B.Meyer	22. J.Konfrst 24. C.Hall		3. M.Smith 6. R.A.Gaines 9. M.Anderson 11. B.Hunter 25. D.Cohoon	1. K.Judge 12. J.Kurtz 16. P.Thede 17. L.Bennett 26. T.Kacena	9. M.Kurth 10. H.Matson 29. B.Berainger	9. M.E.Donahue 17. L.James 19. R.Wilburn 27. T.Ehlert	2. M.Mascher 17. M.Wolfe 18. A.McKean	8. R.Smith 15. C.Winkler 21. A.Stead 26. B. Wessel-Kroeschell	3. B.Bearinger* 13. S.Steckman 17. B.Meyer*	1. C.McConkey 9. K.Sunde 10. K.Running-Marquardt 14. C.McConkey* 16. K.Derry 21. J.Konfrst* 21. H.Matson* 21. C.Hall* 21. M.Kurth* 22. J.Forbes 22. M.Gaskill 25. S.Ourth 26. M.Smith* 26. B. Wessel-Kroeschell* 26. R.Wilburn* 27. J.Oldson 28. B.Kressig 28. D.Jacoby 30. T.Brown-Powers 31. D.Williams 31. P.Thede 1. C.Isenhart 1. A.Abdul-Samad 1. A.Neilsen*

See also 2016 members / Clinton |  2008 endorsements


Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee
Chair Troy Price
1st Vice Chair Andrea Phillips 
2nd Vice Chair June Owens

1st District	2nd District	3rd District	4th District
Ray Feuss Kelli Harrison Pete Hird Pat Loeffler Shelley Parbs Rosemary Schwartz Joey Zahorik Allison 'Sunny' Story	Jean Pardee Ryan Drew Tanner Halleran Shawn Harmsen WARREN Melinda Jones BOOKER Marty O'Boyle Janice Weiner Allison Ritchie	Carl McPherson Bill Brauch KLOBUCHAR Bonnie Brown CASTRO Mary Jane Cobb Annaleah Moore Al Womble YANG Paula Martinez Sean Bagniewski	Jeremy Dumkrieger Landra Reece BOOKER Jon Klein Doug Neys Chris Petersen SANDERS Penny Rosfjord HARRIS > KLOBUCHER Emma Schmit SANDERS Amanda Malaski

DNC Member  Sandy Opstvedt
DNC Member  Scott Brennan
DNC Member At Large  Jan Bauer BULLOCK
Affirmative Action Chair  Karen Mackey
CYDI President  Olivia Habinck
Rules Chair  Melissa Peterson
Platform Chair  Mark Olberding

Caucus Chairs and Vice Chairs (top name chair/second name vice chair)

Armed Forces/Veterans	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black
Ron Healey	Holly Brown CASTRO > STEYER	Jamie Woods

Disability	Labor	Latinx
Catherine Crist Laura Hubka BUTTIGIEG	Danny Homan Tammy Wawro	Araceli 'Sally' Goode Steve Villatoro

Native American	Progressive	Rural
Lutisha Dumkrieger Christina Blackcloud	Lindsey Ellickson WARREN Jason Frerichs WARREN	Colleen Caldwell WARREN Glenn Hurst

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