OBAMA CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES NEW SUPPORTERS AHEAD OF COUNTY CONVENTIONS
Lt. Governor Patty Judge, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and 15 Members of the Iowa State Legislature Add to Obama’s Iowa Support
DES MOINES – Lt. Governor Patty Judge, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and fifteen additional Iowa State Legislators announced their support for Senator Obama today ahead of this Saturday’s Democratic County Conventions.
Lt. Governor Patty Judge joined state legislators in announcing their new and renewed support of Senator Barack Obama, citing his ability to push back on the special interests and bring Republicans and Democrats together to get things done as critical leadership abilities that will strengthen the Democratic Party.
“Barack Obama has proven state after state that he is drawing a new generation of Democrats to the party and that he can inspire America to move forward,” Lt. Gov. Judge said.
Since Iowa, Barack Obama has won nearly thirty contests, over half the states in the country, including critical battleground states like Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Washington, and Colorado, and has appealed to Democrats of all ages, regions, and backgrounds. As the grassroots movement continues to expand across the nation, Iowans will renew their support at this weekend’s Democratic County Conventions.
In addition to Lt. Governor Patty Judge, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy joined 15 Iowa State Legislators in announcing their new support for Senator Obama at the press conference. These Legislators will return to their county conventions this weekend to voice their support in their districts throughout the state. They will join a diverse coalition of Obama delegates and alternates in all 99 counties who will continue to strongly voice their continued support for change in Washington at this Saturday’s Democratic County Conventions.
Below is a list of State Legislators who have newly pledged their support to Senator Obama:
IOWA HOUSE
Representative McKinley Bailey
Representative Dennis Cohoon
Representative Ro Foege
Representative Marcie Frevert
Representative Bob Kressig
Representative Jim Lykam
Representative Kevin McCarthy
Representative Eric Palmer
Representative Mike Reasoner
Representative Kurt Swaim
Representative Roger Thomas
Representative Andrew Wenthe
Representative John Whitaker
Representative Philip Wise
Representative Ray Zirkelbach
IOWA SENATE
Senator Brian Schoenjahn
In addition, the following State Legislators have been supporting Senator Obama since before the Iowa caucuses:
IOWA HOUSE
Representative Ako Abdul Samad
Representative Deborah Berry
Representative Wayne Ford
Representative Dave Jacoby
Representative Pam Jochum
Representative Elesha Gayman
Representative Tyler Olson
Representative Janet Petersen
Representative Brian Quirk
Representative Helen Miller
Representative Donovan Olson
Representative Paul Shomshor
Representative Mark Smith
IOWA SENATE
Senator Joe Bolkcom
Senator Bob Dvorsky
Senator Bill Heckroth
Senator Rich Olive
Senator Tom Rielly
Senator Steve Warnstadt
Senator Frank Wood
Senator Keith Kreimann
Senator Amanda Ragan
