Martin O’Malley Announces 24 New Iowa Endorsements
Des Moines -- Today, following Governor O’Malley’s passionate speech to Iowa Democrats at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner that has been called a “breakout moment,” O’Malley for Iowa announced 24 new Iowa endorsements. The new endorsements include a state Representative, two mayors and several activists who had previously supported Vice President Joe Biden.
These endorsements add to the 41 previously announced Iowa endorsements from sitting legislators, county chairs, community leaders and activists who are vital to organizing in a caucus campaign. O’Malley has made Iowa central to his campaign, focusing on bold ideas and neighbor-to-neighbor conversations, to build the kind of grassroots effort best suited to the Iowa caucuses.
Today, these Iowa leaders officially endorsed Martin O’Malley for President of the United States:
• Bruce Bearinger, State Representative
• Peggy Sherrets, Mayor of Oelwein
• Dan Howard, Mayor of Maynard
• Sharon Acuff, Pilot Mound City Councilwoman
• Rick Howard, Maynard City Council Member
• Art Behn, Dallas County Chair
• Nancy Bobo, Polk County Activist
• Ken Kahl, Crawford County Vice Chair
• Sara Riley, Linn County Activist
• Nancy Riley, Linn County Activist
• Peter Riley, Linn County Activist
• Larry Peterson, Former Crawford County Chair
• Morgan Brittain, Former President of the College and Young Democrats of Iowa
• Bob Beisch, Former Wapello County Chair
• Jan Evans, Marion County Central Committee Member
• Gregory Guelcher, Woodbury County Vice Chair
• Cheryl Scherr, Marion County Vice Chair
• Tom Corrieri, Story County Central Committee Treasurer
• Richard Machacek, DNC superdelegate for Obama in '08; Fmr Buchanan County Dems Chair
• Kevin Powell, Starmont Community School District Board Member
• Larry Stewart, Former President Charles City Chamber of Commerce
• Karl Knock, Union County Activist
• Sharon Holle, Scott County Activist
• Rob Hubler, Former Iowa Congressional Candidate and Fairfield County Activist
