June 17, 2026
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Ralph Nader at Nader.org:
Congressman Ron Paul introduced H.R. 1831, the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011” on May 11th of this year. It is a simple bill at just two pages in length, and it would legalize the growing of industrial hemp in the United States.…
From www.IowaFreedomReport.com:
The Libertarian Party of Iowa has announced the date and venue for their 2011 state convention. The convention will be held on Saturday, May 7. …
Via Steve Hoodjer:
Iowa Freedom Report has learned today that 2010 Libertarian candidate for Secretary of State Jake Porter is leaning towards a run for Des Moines City Council.…
In the aftermath of the November 2010 election, 35 states plus the District of Columbia have at least one ballot-qualified party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties.…
by Gary Odom
National Field Director
at constitutionparty.com
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The Green Party national office has released a list of party members who were elected or re-elected last week. As noted at this site earlier, Ben Chipman was elected to the Maine legislature [p: as an independent], and the party won three important elections in California: in Richmond; Mendocino County; and Hollister.…
Last week, Rebecca Williamson, Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. House in Iowa’s 3rd district, polled 2.61% of the vote. The 3rd district includes Des Moines.…
In the final WMUR/UNH election poll, 49 percent of likely voters say they will vote for Lynch, 41 percent prefer Stephen, 2 percent favor Libertarian John Babiarz, 1 percent prefer some other candidate, and 7 percent are undecided.
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Emailed by Steve Hoodjer to [email protected]:
Mid-Major Candidates Debate on Iowa Public Television, Radio
In the past two weeks, Iowa Public Broadcasting has held three candidate forums that have included independent and mid-major party candidates.…