by Tom O'Donnell | May 25, 2026 | Press, Uncategorized
Kathleen Paulek KEOSAUQUA, IOWA – Tom O’Donnell has named three veteran educators as co-chairs for his Iowa House of Representatives campaign, touting his rural public education advocacy. Two of the chairs also served on O’Donnell’s 2024 House campaign: Anita...
by amandac | Oct 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
When asked to respond to just about every question during a legislative forum for Iowa House District 87 last week, Democrat Tom O’Donnell’s running theme centered on one thing: education. Read more
by amandac | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Three long-time educators from Mt. Pleasant, Van Buren County and Fairfield have joined Tom O’Donnell’s campaign for the Iowa House of Representatives as co-chairs. O’Donnell faces Republican incumbent Jeff Shipley on November 5 in House District 87, which includes...
by amandac | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Van Buren County Register published this letter from me in February. It summarizes one reason I’m running for Iowa House District 87. I’ll note that when this was published, the General Assembly hadn’t yet set the increase in state aid to...
by amandac | Sep 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Republicans in the Iowa General Assembly and Gov. Kim Reynolds are determined to earn their culture war medals this winter with multiple bills attacking the phantom menace of transgender indoctrination. But perhaps the thorniest and most dangerous of these...
by amandac | Sep 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
So far this winter, Republicans have introduced multiple bills in the Iowa General Assembly designed to battle a fever dream of conservative buzzwords and bugaboos, most pumped with disinformation and exaggeration from politicians and pundits. The latest, education...
