3rd GOP candidate announces for Iowa 1st District contest
Brian Kennedy, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, said Monday that he will run for Congress in the state’s 1st District, making him the third GOP candidate to file organizational papers with the Federal Election Commission, or FEC.
Kennedy, 41, of Bettendorf, said he brings unique experience to the field. A lawyer and former lobbyist, he has worked in politics for years. As a congressman, Kennedy said, he would focus on creating higher-paying jobs in eastern Iowa. “I want to be a catalyst for regional economic development,” he added.
In addition to chairing the state party in 1995-96, he is former executive director of the Republican Governors Association and has been a senior adviser to candidates for several offices, including U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander’s 2000 presidential bid.
He worked for several years as a lobbyist in Washington before returning to Iowa last year to work on the Campaign of One initiative.
He is affiliated with Gallagher, Millage & Gallagher, a Davenport-based law firm. By filing papers, Kennedy will work to organize at the grass-roots level and raise money for the effort. His campaign manager is Carol Earnhardt, an experienced Republican activist from Davenport.
posted by The Inside Dope @ 4/04/2005
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2 Comments:
Kennedy has a great ballot name, but he's in the wrong party for that name. A ballot name like Kennedy probably gives him a point or two in a contested primary.
Whalen sounds too much like a whale and, therefore, probably costs Mike a few points in a close primary.
The other names are ballot-neutral, in Blue State's opinion.
Someday, I assume you mean that Nussle is sure to run for Gov. Or are you suggesting that he'll run for his Senate seat again?
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