Sioux County Democrats

09/08/2026

Telling. Vote for Rob Sand for Iowa.

09/07/2026

KCRG TV fact-checked the claims in an Ashley Hinson ad. Vote for Josh Turek to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate instead of Hinson, who supported a tax bill that overwhelmingly favored the top 10% of wage-earners and decreased the resources of the bottom 30% of working Americans.

09/04/2026

Though the Sioux County Democrats is not sponsoring this event, we definitely align with its values. We hope to see many of you on Sept. 12.

09/04/2026

It's past time to end the war in Iran!

U.S. gas prices for August 2026 were so far the highest ever recorded. The national average price of gas was $4.06 per gallon according to data from AAA, $1 more expensive than a year ago.

Energy prices have been high since the U.S. President unilaterally began war with Iran at the end of February and the strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which a fifth of the oil passes, was blocked by Iran in response.

Iowa's gas prices have risen the highest of any state. Why won't the Republican controlled Congress vote to end this unconstitutional war?

09/04/2026

Today was our third and final community fair at a Sioux County college, this one at Northwestern College in Orange City. Three students filled out voter registration forms, two requested absentee ballots, and one volunteered with the Sioux County Democrats!

09/02/2026

We are active in Sioux County, and we want you to join us. Sign up for our newsletter for updates, event invitations, and other ways to get involved! Click here to sign up:
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09/01/2026

In his first term in office, Rob Sand for Iowa uncovered more waste, fraud, and abuse of tax dollars than any other Auditor in Iowa history. State government insiders responded to that by gutting his office.

While Rob's political opponents try to claim he's been "ineffective," we have the receipts.

08/29/2026

These faithful volunteers are knocking on doors today, asking their Iowa neighbors about the issues that are important to them. We’ve got great Democratic candidates—including Rob Sand for Iowa, Josh Turek, and Dave Dawson for Iowa—who are ready to work for all Americans!

08/29/2026

While we are glad to hear that a televised debate between Dave Dawson for Iowa and Chris McGowan for Iowa is scheduled for Sept. 30, we join Dawson in calling for McGowan to agree to public debates in Sioux City, Council Bluffs, and Ames.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dawson Accepts KTIV Congressional Debate, Disappointed the Public Won't Be in the Room

Democratic nominee agrees to September 30 televised debate, renews call for three public debates across Iowa's 4th District.

SIOUX CITY, IA — Democratic congressional nominee Dave Dawson has accepted KTIV's invitation to a televised debate in Iowa's 4th Congressional District race on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The 60-minute debate will air live on KTIV-TV, KTIV.com, and News 4 Now from KTIV Studios in Sioux City, moderated by Matt Breen of KTIV and Dave Price of Gray Media.

While Dawson is glad the voters of the 4th District will finally see both candidates answer questions side by side, he expressed disappointment that the debate will be held in a closed television studio with no audience, rather than in a public venue where residents of the district could attend and ask questions of the candidates themselves.

The Dawson campaign had asked KTIV to hold the debate in public and in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, which has invited both candidates to a public debate at Western Iowa Tech Community College, moderated by the League with questions submitted by audience members. KTIV declined. Notably, September 30 was among the dates the League proposed for its public forum.

"I said yes to this debate, and I will say yes to every debate, because the people of Iowa's 4th District deserve to hear directly from the candidates who want to represent them. But I am disappointed that when we asked for this debate to be held in public, in partnership with the League of Women Voters, so that the residents of this district could be in the room and ask their own questions, the answer was no. Voters should not have to watch through a screen while the candidates sit in a closed studio. This district belongs to the people who live here." — Dave Dawson

Since June, Dawson has publicly called for three debates across the district, in Sioux City, Council Bluffs, and Ames, so that voters in every region of the 36-county district have the opportunity to see the candidates in person. Dawson has held a public town hall in every county of the district. His opponent, Chris McGowan, has yet to agree to any additional debates.

"One televised debate is a start, but it is not enough for a district of 36 counties. My challenge to Chris McGowan still stands: three public debates, in Sioux City, Council Bluffs, and Ames, in front of the voters. I will be there. I hope he will be too." — Dave Dawson

08/28/2026

More great conversations with students at Dordt University's Taste of Sioux Center community fair! Thanks to our hosts and to the volunteers who staffed the Sioux County Democrats booth.