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Havenpark Capital Partners is a Utah-based corporation that has been buying mobile home parks around the country, including 5 in Iowa. Where Havenpark goes, our most vulnerable citizens are at risk. In Waukee, Havenpark bought Midwest Country Estates and proposed a 69% increase in lot rents. The people of the...

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor organization representing about 1.9 million workers in the US and Canada, including healthcare workers, public employees, and other jobs. The SEIU Commitee On Political Education is the second largest company/entity donor to democratic candidates, having given $1.8 million. However, the bulk...

It's holiday season, and that means it's time for some more good news. When you dig into campaign finances, it can sometimes be a downer, but there are bright spots, and that's why I created the Strong Roots Award. In 2018, Iowa Democrats celebrated some big wins at the federal...

The Iowa Farm Bureau is the second largest company/entity contributor to Iowa Republican candidates. They have brought in over $2 million and given $730,000 to currently active, registered republican candidates. Contributions to the Farm Bureau are 78.2% from company/entities. That number includes $380,000 in unitemized contributions, which are contributions that...

This category of posts will take a deeper look at contributions from companies and entities. I hope to point out what entities are lobbying for at the statehouse, which politicians those entities contribute to, and whether those politicians vote in line with the company's interests. I'm beginning this discussion with...