This article was originally published by Iowa Capital Dispatch on June 15, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
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Independent congressional candidate Dave Bushaw said this week that his campaign has collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.…
The Libertarian National Committee’s Ballot Access Committee is seeking up to $115,000 for 2026 petition drives, including for a state auditor campaign in Massachusetts that the committee says could help secure the party’s presidential ballot access in the state for 2028.…
The American Solidarity Party denounced language included in a Farm Bill approved this month by the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, arguing that a provision governing interstate livestock sales would undermine state authority and weaken animal-welfare protections.…
The Libertarian parties of Kentucky, Iowa, and Vermont have all recently endorsed Republican Congressman Thomas Massie in a series of statements as their choice for Secretary of Agriculture in President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration.…
Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver participated in the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox over the weekend. Oliver was the only presidential candidate to attend after independent Robert F.…
The Iowa Justice for All Party will host a virtual nominating convention later this month to be eligible to place a presidential ticket on the state ballot.…
Tom Hoefling announced an independent campaign for the presidency on Thursday, selecting Andy Prior of Texas to be his running mate. The ticket previously ran in the 2020 election cycle.…
Former Hawaii Congresswoman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard will speak at a fundraiser for the benefit of the Libertarian Party of Iowa later this February.…