2014 Iowa Governor's race: on Principles & Values


Jack Hatch: Iowans are ready for a fresh start

Gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch played up the viability of the challenge to incumbent Republican Terry Branstad, arguing that his economic record withers under scrutiny and that Iowans are ready for a "fresh start."

Hatch hit the phrase repeatedly, punctuating a litany of controversies involving Branstad's administration by calling out "We need a fresh start!"

Iowa has lagged in job creation during Branstad's term, he said, and the governor has mishandled the now-closed Democratic governors," Hatch said of Branstad. "Well, let me tell you he has a created a mess that this Democratic governor is going to clean up for you."

Source: Des Moines Register on 2014 Iowa gubernatorial race Jun 21, 2014

Tom Hoefling: Straight up the middle Reagan conservative

A Calhoun County man who describes himself as a "straight up the middle Reagan conservative" is challenging Gov. Terry Branstad in this year's Republican primary election. If you're tired of the Republican status quo, let's look at doing something different," said Tom Hoefling. "A lot of people are angry with what's happening to the country and they blame establishment Republicans."

Hoefling has never held elected office. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in state House District 14 in 1998. In 2012, he ran for president as the nominee of America's Party, but was not on the ballot in Iowa. He was a member of the state Republican Central Committee from 1994 to 1996.

Hoefling, a consultant and publisher, briefly led an organization called the Iowa Conservative Coalition. He worked on the 2000 Iowa caucus campaign of Alan Keyes. But he said he left the Republican Party for awhile after it nominated U.S. Sen. John McCain, of Arizona, for president in 2004.

Source: Fort Dodge Messenger on 2014 Iowa gubernatorial race Feb 12, 2014

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