By: Terry Gasper

Hubbell visits Lake Mills

Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, Fred Hubbell, brought his ‘Standing Up For Iowa’s Farmers Tour,’ to town recently. Hubbell, who is one of six democratic candidates vying for the right to challenge incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds in November.
Hubbell told those in attandance his priorities should he be elected, and focussed on the farm economy and recent trade issues that could negatively impact Iowans.
To learn more about the candidates, Iowa Public Television will host an “Iowa Press” debate for the Iowa Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, Wednesday, May 16, at the Iowa Public Television studios in Johnston.
The 90-minute debate will begin at 7 p.m. in front of a live audience in the Maytag Auditorium. The program will air live on IPTV and be streamed online at Iptv.org.
The following candidates for the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary will participate in the May 16 debate: Nate Boulton (D-Des Moines), Cathy Glasson (D-Coralville), Fred Hubbell (D-Des Moines), Andy McGuire (D-Des Moines), John Norris (D-Des Moines) and Ross Wilburn (D-Ames).
David Yepsen, host of “Iowa Press,” will moderate the debate. Yepsen, along with Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa, and James Lynch, political reporter for The Gazette, will ask questions in the free-flowing discussion format that has become the hallmark of the “Iowa Press” program. Candidates will have the opportunity to discuss their platforms, concerns and plans for the future of Iowa and Iowans.
Libertarian gubernatorial primary candidates Marco Battaglia (L-Des Moines) and Jake Porter (L-Council Bluffs) have been invited to participate in the “Iowa Press Debates: Libertarian Gubernatorial Primary,” Friday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m., which will also be available to watch at Iptv.org. While there are no Republican challengers to incumbent Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Public Television does plan to host a debate for gubernatorial candidates prior to the general election in November.
The primary voting will take place June 5. If no candidate manages to capture 35 percent of the vote, the nominee will then be decided at the State convention in late June.
 

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