2 in command lawmakers in each chamber: House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl and Senate President Amy Sinclair. Never Back Down PAC, the main outside spending organizing boosting his candidacy, parked a branded bus outside the event and coordinated the rollout of about three dozen legislative endorsements. This is the Florida governor’s second trip to Iowa, and he arrives with a growing apparatus ready to support his likely presidential run. I’ll tell you, and I’m a very tough critic on the gas station. “These gas stations, that’s a huge deal for us, because we’re stopping, we’re on the road,” DeSantis said. He also praised another Iowa culinary favorite, Casey’s breakfast pizza. Later, he stopped to join a smaller group of supporters and interested Republicans at the Sioux Center Pizza Ranch, where plates of fried chicken and pizza sat mostly untouched as the crowd mingled with the governor, clamoring for selfies and autographs.Īppearing with his wife, Casey, DeSantis spoke briefly to the crowd, saying their family is looking forward to the Iowa State Fair. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bevy of state legislators.Īfterward, he flipped pork burgers with Feenstra and Reynolds, posing for photos from the crowd of assembled press. The event was a who’s who of Iowa’s top elected officials, including Gov. Randy Feenstra’s annual picnic fundraiser in Sioux Center. “If we do not do that – if we get distracted, if we focus the election on the past or on other side issues - then I think the Democrats are going to beat us again.”ĭeSantis spoke at U.S. Republicans will win across the board,” DeSantis said. “If we make the 2024 election a referendum on Joe Biden and his failures, and we provide a positive alternative. More: GOP presidential candidate tells young Iowans US should raise voting age from 18 to 25 But he echoed calls from many Iowa Republicans who say they want to move forward rather than focusing on past grievances. A tornado warning was in effect for Polk County extending to 7 p.m., when he was scheduled to speak.ĭeSantis, who is expected to jump into the presidential race imminently, did not discuss Trump by name. DeSantis planned another stop in Cedar Rapids, while Trump was scheduled to appear at an evening outdoor rally in Des Moines, but Trump canceled the event, citing possible severe weather. The comments came as Trump was scheduled to hold a dueling event in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. It’s an implicit rebuke of former President Donald Trump, who appears to lead the current 2024 presidential field as a front-runner - even after losing the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden and promoting candidates who lost their 2022 midterm battles. We’ve got to demonstrate the courage to lead and the strength to win.” ![]() We must reject the culture of losing that’s infected our party in recent years. “Both Florida and Iowa show strong leadership and a bold agenda can defeat the left in this country,” he said. Ron DeSantis told Iowans Saturday that the GOP must reject a “culture of losing” and embrace a positive vision for the future if they want to win in 2024. Dodd and sister, Wanda Sue Smith.SIOUX CENTER - Standing at the precipice of a likely presidential campaign, Florida Gov. ![]() He was preceded in death by his parents brother, John D. Survivors include wife, Jamie White Dodd sons, Randy David Dodd, Jr., John William Dodd and Justin Duane Glenn Coleman daughter, Jenni Leigh Anne Huie grandchildren, Yahudah Dodd, Saya Dodd, Megumi Dodd, Braydin Miller, Karsin Miller, Laila Huie, Hannah Huie, Dillan Coleman, Lily Coleman and Brett Coleman brothers, Jerry Dodd and Robert Dodd. He passed away Augat Carriage House Manor. He worked many years for Wingo Feed Mill and was a bus driver for SSISD for the last few years. Randy Dodd was born in Selma, CA on November 8, 1954, the son of John Henry Dodd and Doris Gibbons Dodd. A visitation was held at Tapp Funeral Home Friday, Augfrom 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Interment followed at Greenpond Cemetery. Funeral services for Randy Dodd, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
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