On June 2, 2018, the Story Democrats welcomed keynote speaker, former Ohio Senator Nina Turner.
2018 Fouth District Democratic Convention
On April 28th the Delegates elected for the 2018 District Convention met. Members to represent the 4th District on the State Central Committee were elected. We heard from Troy Price, Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party and some of the candidates for the November election. Videos below courtesy of Dennis Goodrich.
Troy Price- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz6ZSrcfjQk
Tim Gannon- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy0rXu8Asb0
J.D. Scholten- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaORt4D5NGk
Tracy Freese- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kniZV7jxc
Ted Rasmusson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEYMprUOdN8
4th Congressional Democratic Candidate Forum
On April 26th, the Iowa State University College Democrats hosted a forum with all three of the Democratic candidates in the primary for the Fourth Congressional District.This is only available as a Facebook Live video.
LGBTQ Gubernatorial Forum
On April 7th the Story County LGBTQ Advocacy Committee hosted a forum for the gubernatorial candidates. All six were invited and 4 candidates attended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXyqc4VQj00&feature=youtu.be
Ames High School Student Speaks About March For Our Lives
Thomas Delay, Founder and President of the Ames High School Democrats Club, speaks to the Story County Democratic Convention on March 24th.
Story County Convention Videos
Click the links below to view selected videos from the Convention. Some candidates were able to attend the Convention and speak while others sent representatives to speak on their behalf. For a complete list of candidates see- http://www.storydems.org/-candidates/ Thanks to Dennis Goodrich for the recordings!
Josh Opperman for Story County Supervisor
Linda Murken for Story County Supervisor
Ted Rasmusson for Story County Treasurer
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell for Iowa House District 45
Rep. Lisa Heddens for Iowa House District 46
Tim Winter for Iowa House District 48
Brenda Brink for Iowa House District 49
Senator Herman Quirmbach for Iowa Senate District 23
Tom Miller for Attorney General and Michael Fitzgerald for State Treasurer
Dierdre Dejear for Iowa Secretary of State
J.D. Scholten for 4th District US House
Gubernatorial Forum 2018
On January 30, LULAC and the Rotary Club of West Liberty hosted a gubernatorial forum. Five of the seven Democratic candidates attended. This is only available as a Facebook Live video, unfortunately, so you must have a Facebook account (it's free) to access this link- https://tinyurl.com/y96jtx8g
Congressional Town Hall 2018
The Story Democrats hosted a Town Hall Meeting on January 4th. All the Democratic candidates planned to attend but only John Paschen and J.D. Scholten were able to come. Attendees submitted questions that were drawn at random. Find the video here, courtesy of Dennis Goodrich.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBodwYGsIi0&feature=youtu.be