‘Running for the hills!’ Joni Ernst’s challenger takes victory lap as she bows out
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s decision not to seek re-election was met with a triumphant reaction on MSNBC Friday evening by one of her main opposition hopefuls, Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls.
Republican Joni Ernst Edged Out by Democrat Zach Wahls in New Iowa Poll
GOP Senator Joni Ernst trailed Democratic state Senator Zach Wahls and was held to a tight race against other Democratic candidates in a new internal poll of the Iowa Senate race form Wahls’ campaign.
UnityPoint Des Moines nurses push unionization, Democratic Senate hopefuls show support
DES Moines, Iowa — Teamsters Local 90 in Des Moines announced they’re endorsing State Senator Zach Wahls to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate.
UnityPoint Des Moines nurses push unionization, Democratic Senate hopefuls show support
Teamsters Local 90 in Des Moines announced they’re endorsing State Senator Zach Wahls to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate.
Zach Wahls Brings U.S. Senate Campaign to Oskaloosa, Outlines Path to Challenge Senator Joni Ernst
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — State Senator Zach Wahls visited Oskaloosa on Sunday, bringing his campaign for the U.S. Senate to Mahaska County with a grassroots stop in “The Alley.” The Coralville lawmaker is positioning himself as a generational change candidate, building on his reputation as a pragmatic progressive who says he can unite Democrats, Independents, and disaffected Republicans in a bid to defeat Republican Senator Joni Ernst in 2026.
Andrews, Wahls among Iowa State Fair Straw Poll winners
DES MOINES — More than 2,000 Iowa State Fair attendees participated in the Iowa Secretary of State’s State Fair Straw Poll during a summer in which a number of competitive political party primaries have formed for the state’s 2026 elections.
Wahls makes labor core tenet of U.S. Senate campaign
CEDAR RAPIDS — U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls, a state legislator from Coralville, is connecting with union workers and reaffirming his support for the federal PRO Act and expanded labor rights as he looks to distinguish himself ahead of the Democratic primary election next summer.
Zach Wahls stops in Cedar Rapids on campaign trail for U.S. Senate
Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls was on the campaign trail Wednesday, holding a meet and greet in Cedar Rapids.
Zach Wahls helped defeat a marriage ban in Iowa. Now he’s running against the ban’s sponsor.
n 2011, 19-year-old Zach Wahls gave a passionate and career-defining speech about his two moms at a hearing of the Iowa House Judiciary Committee, as the legislature considered an amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Iowa’s Constitution.
Zach Wahls says Iowans want change, need new generation of leaders as he announces his U.S. Senate campaign
DES MOINES — Calling for a new generation of political leaders — including new leadership for U.S. Senate Democrats — and saying national politicians in both parties “have been screwing over Iowa families for too long,” Iowa Democrat and state legislator Zach Wahls on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
