Ron Paul’s well-organized supporters once again dominated Iowa’s national delegate selections. GOP delegates from the state’s four congressional districts convened Friday night to choose 12 national delegates, with three representing each district. 11 of the 12 were either declared Paul supporters or are tied to them. The At-Large Delegate slate, chosen in early May by [...]
Former Ron Paul campaign staffer Steve Bierfeldt is the new executive director of the Republican Party of Iowa. State Central Committee members were notified of Bierfeldt’s hiring by mail last week in a letter sent by Chairman A.J. Spiker. RPI spokesperson Megan Stiles confirmed the hiring of Bierfeldt and another new staffer, John Ferland, to [...]
The Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee is comprised of 16 elected representatives from the state’s four congressional districts, the national committeewoman and committeeman who are elected at the state convention, and the chairman and co-chairman who are elected by the committee. Neither the chairman nor the co-chairman vote unless a vote is deadlocked [...]
A group of Ron Paul supporters who are upset with the results of the Scott County GOP convention is contacting all of the county’s delegates and alternates, encouraging them to reconvene on Thursday. The group is led by Paul campaign volunteer Michael D. Elliott, who earlier threatened a lawsuit against the Scott County GOP following [...]
If the reports from this weekend’s county conventions are any indication, the upcoming Republican district and state conventions are going to be something else. The Ron Paul presidential campaign and its ardent, and sometimes obnoxious, supporters appear to be serious in their quest to secure as many delegates as possible through the caucus to convention [...]
Upon his election, new Iowa GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker quickly resigned from his paid position as state vice-chairman of the Ron Paul presidential campaign. However, that does not mean he has cut ties from the Paul campaign and their organizational arm, Campaign for Liberty. Several parts of a fundraising email sent by Spiker on behalf [...]