Campaign Almanac: CNN Contributor and GOP Strategist to Headline Ashley Hinson’s ‘BBQ Bash’
IOWA'S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, JUL 14 – Kathryn Dolter, a retired Army nurse, challenges incumbent Ashley Hinson over Medicaid cuts and health care policies affecting rural Iowa, highlighting a key 2026 congressional race.
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Campaign Almanac: CNN contributor and GOP strategist to headline Ashley Hinson’s ‘BBQ Bash’
Kathy Dolter, a U.S. Army veteran and former dean of nursing at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat to challenge Hinson for the northeast Iowa U.S. House seat in 2026.


Retired Army nurse to run for northeast Iowa congressional seat
Kathryn Dolter, 67, of Asbury, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District on July 8.
Hawks announces candidacy for Congressional District 24
Nathan Hawks, who describes himself as “a lifelong Texan and product of North Texas public schools, announced today (Monday, July 14) that he is running for the Democratic nominee for Texas’ District 24 seat in Congress. Hawks is also an openly gay man. (Watch for a complete interview with his in the July 18 issue of Dallas Voice.) Congressional District 24 is a suburban district that spans two counties and more than 10 different school district…
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