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Congressional Race Fundraising, Straw Polls and Iowa Legislature Edition
Friday, 6 February, 2026
On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we discuss Congressional race fundraising, caucus intrigue for both parties, news from the Iowa Legislature and more.This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.Read the articles mentioned in this episode: Sioux City resident arrested by DHS booked in Woodbury County jail, scope of operations unclearhttps://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/government-politics/article_1b4ba8ac-6e9e-45f2-85fd-b65393b34e72.htmlIowa could end school vaccination requirements under bill moving forwardhttps://www.thegazette.com/health-care-medicine/iowa-gop-lawmakers-move-to-end-school-vaccine-requirements/Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and librarieshttps://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_b674a9e0-ffc5-4962-a348-293a2a82d56c.htmlAshley Hinson takes massive fundraising edge in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate campaignhttps://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/ashley-hinson-takes-massive-fundraising-edge-in-iowas-open-seat-u-s-senate-campaign/Cash advantage gives GOP early boost in Iowa congressional raceshttps://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/republicans-hold-cash-edge-in-iowa-congressional-races-heading-into-2026/Sioux City's Chris McGowan touts Trump endorsement in Fourth Congressional District racehttps://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/article_37b56447-4ed0-4ec2-930b-83c640ba4c47.html#tracking[…]op-storySee who won the Scott County GOP caucus gubernatorial straw pollhttps://qctimes.com/news/local/government-politics/article_e72818ed-1cc2-443d-bcdb-cfdc4595b19d.htmlGrassroots straw polls signal early unrest in Iowa GOP governor’s racehttps://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/iowa-republican-grassroots-signal-unease-with-feenstra-as-county-parties-hold-unsanctioned-straw-pol/DNC will allow Iowa Democrats to compete for early date for 2028 caucuseshttps://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/dnc-will-allow-iowa-democrats-to-compete-for-early-date-for-2028-caucuses/This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon.Get daily Iowa politics updates by signing up for the free On Iowa Politics Newsletter.Comments: erin.murphy@thegazette.com













