Tom Latham retires!

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2 for 1 on retirements today!


I wonder if Boswell wants to try again. If he doesn't, I'm sure Des Moines has a decent Dem bench.

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SoS Matt Schultz says he's considering, while attorney Matt Whitaker says he's staying in the Senate race.



Joni Ernst, David Young, and Bob Vander Plaats all live in the district and might choose to run here instead of the harder Senate race.

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SoS Matt Schultz says he's considering, while attorney Matt Whitaker says he's staying in the Senate race.


Joni Ernst, David Young, and Bob Vander Plaats all live in the district and might choose to run here instead of the harder Senate race.

Oh please let Vander Plaats be the GOP nominee; he's a terrible general election candidate.

I'd rather him be the terrible Senate nominee than the terrible IA-03 nominee.

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No one besides Dems ex-State Sen. Staci Appel and some dude Gabriel De La Cerda are running yet, but The Des Moines Register has a rundown on possible candidates:



Considering:
GOP:
State Rep. Marry Ann Hanusa (Council Bluffs)
State Sen. Jake Chapman (Adel)
State Rep. Chris Hagenow (Windsor Heights)
State Sen. Charles Schneider (West Des Moines)
State Rep. Rob Taylor (West Des Moines)
State Sen. Jack Whitver (Ankey)
State Sen. and 2010 IA-03 nominee Brad Zaun (Urbandale)
Secretary of State Matt Schultz '
Businessman Jeff Ballenger (Council Bluffs)
Businessman David Oman (Des Moines)

Democrats:
Former Gov. Chet Culver
State Sen. Matt McCoy (Des Moines)
Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairman and Des Moines city councilman Michael Kiernan
Physician and health insurance plan president Andy McGuire



Not Running
GOP:
State Rep. Peter Cownie
2006 Iowa IA-03 nominee and former State Sen. Jeff Lamberti
Activist Bob Vander Plaats
State Sen. and Senate candidate Joni Ernst
Attorney and Senate candidate Matt Whitaker
Senate candidate Mark Jacobs


Democrats:
State Sen. Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
Activist Ed Fallon


Undecided/Could Not be Reached for Comment
GOP:
Senate Candidate David Young (Van Meter)
West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer
State GOP Vice Chairman David Fischer (Altoona)

Democrats
Lawyer and Polk County Democrats chairman Tom Henderson (Des Moines)
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie
Polk County supervisor Tom Hockensmith
Lawyer and Iowa Democratic Party chairman Scott Brennan
Secretary of Agriculture and ex-Gov. Tom Vilsack
Former First Lady of Iowa and 2012 IA-04 nominee Christie Vilsack

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Update:


Running:
GOP:
Grassley CoS and former Senate Candidate David Young (Van Meter)
Secretary of State Matt Schultz '
State Sen. and 2010 IA-03 nominee Brad Zaun (Urbandale)
Businessman Joe Grandanette

Democrats:
ex. State Sen Staci Appel
Some Dude  Gabriel De La Cerda

Considering:
GOP:

State Rep. Marry Ann Hanusa (Council Bluffs)
State Sen. Jake Chapman (Adel)
State Rep. Rob Taylor (West Des Moines)
Businessman Jeff Ballenger (Council Bluffs)


Democrats:
Former Gov. Chet Culver
Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairman and Des Moines city councilman Michael Kiernan
Physician and health insurance plan president Andy McGuire



Not Running
GOP:
State Rep. Peter Cownie
2006 Iowa IA-03 nominee and former State Sen. Jeff Lamberti
Activist Bob Vander Plaats
State Sen. and Senate candidate Joni Ernst
Attorney and Senate candidate Matt Whitaker
Senate candidate Mark Jacobs
State Rep. Chris Hagenow
State Sen. Charles Schneider
State Sen. Jack Whitver
Businessman David Oman


Democrats:
State Sen. Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
Activist Ed Fallon
State Sen. Matt McCoy