Iowa Gubernatorial Race, 2006: Progressive Ed Fallon Throws Hat into Ring as Sally Pederson Bows Out
by Linda Thieman
Progressive State Representative Ed Fallon
(D-Des Moines) announced Wednesday that after a lengthy exploratory
campaign, he has made his decision and will formally announce in
January that he plans to seek the office of Governor of Iowa.
In the
initial two-year exploratory phase of the campaign, Fallon was able to
bring in close to $100,000 and create a grassroots organization of some
500 volunteers from around Iowa. Fallon has toured the state
extensively and believes that “my message resonates with Iowans across
the political and geographic spectrum.”
Fallon
will leave his job as Executive Director of 1000 Friends of Iowa at the
end of the year. He has been with the organization for five years.
In other Iowa news, Democratic Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, long considered the presumptive front runner in the 2006 Iowa gubernatorial race, announced Tuesday that she will not seek the office of Governor.
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Thank goodness! Ed is a Democrat I can vote FOR. Guess I know who I'll support in the primary yahoo!
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