Press Releases
RPI Statement on Governor Reynolds' Condition of the State Address
"Tonight Governor Reynolds showed Iowans that she's a leader with compassion, bold ideas, and the grit and determination to get things done. Her bold agenda of getting our children back...
Dickey Wins Republican Nomination for SD 41
Ottumwa – Packwood businessman Adrian Dickey won the special nominating convention and will be the Republican nominee in the special election for Iowa Senate District 41. “I’m honored to have the...
RPI Statement on the Swearing-In of Iowa's New Congressional Delegation
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement on the swearing-in of Iowa's new congressional delegation:"Iowans sent Republicans to Congress because they were...
A Wrap on Rita Hart's Bad Year
Rita Hart will end 2020 continuing her shameful pursuit to have Nancy Pelosi, and House Democrats, overturn the will of Iowa voters. Last week, Hart filed with the U.S. House of...
RPI Statement on Rita Hart Skipping the Iowa Court System in Favor of a Partisan, Pelosi-led Process
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement on Rita Hart filing with the U.S. House of Representatives: “Congresswoman-elect Marriannette Miller-Meeks won the...
ICYMI: Iowa Voters Would View Hart as an Illegitimate Congresswoman if Installed by House: Poll
Yesterday, a new poll was released by the Washington Examiner which revealed that Iowa voters would view Rita Hart as an ‘illegitimate’ congresswoman if sat as the second district’s representative.[…]“According to the...
ICYMI: Grassley, Ernst, Hinson, and Feenstra Urge U.S. House Leadership to Reject Rita Hart’s Plea for ‘Partisan Intervention’
Yesterday, members of Iowa’s incoming congressional delegation sent a letter to leaders of the U.S House of Representatives and House Committee on Administration urging them to reject Rita Hart’s plea...
ICYMI: Rita Hart's appeal to Congress doesn't have a happy ending, especially after she passed over Iowa judges. She should concede.
Des Moines Register Editorial Board | December 12 , 2020 [...] In Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, Rita Hart, the loser by six votes to Mariannette Miller-Meeks, has picked a path that will...
Axne Must Immediately Denounce Hart and Pelosi’s Effort to Overturn the Will of Iowa Voters
DES MOINES, Iowa -- On election night, Rita Hart lost. After the initial canvass was completed, Rita Hart lost. Then after she requested a full district-wide recount, she still lost...
RPI Statement on Gov. Kim Reynolds Being Named Vice Chair of the RGA
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement congratulating Gov. Kim Reynolds for being selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the...