Former KWWL anchor Liz Mathis said to be running for SD 18

[Cairycat]

Anybody know about this, or other possible Dem candidates for that seat? This is such an important election. It can't hurt to have someone well-known and well-liked. From the Waterloo Courier article:

"It's one we must win - and we will," Sen. Bob Dvorsky, D-Coralville said.

He predicted that former KCRG-TV 9 news anchor Liz Mathis of Robins will be an excellent candidate given her record in small business, the media and the non-profit sector. Mathis currently is chief information officer for Four Oaks, a non-profit child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health agency founded headquartered in Cedar Rapids.

"She's been an amazing listener all these years and now she has an opportunity to use all that knowledge," Libby Slappey of Cedar Rapids said, referring to Mathis' quarter century in television news.

Democrats must win to maintain their 26-24 majority that provides a firewall against the agenda being pushed by a Republican governor and the Iowa House where the GOP has a 60-40 majority, Slappey said.

Read More: http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/update-former-kwwl-kcrg-anchor-liz-mathis-said-to-be/article_5be4fb66-e3dd-11e0-b11a-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story#ixzz1YcuLOuwt

[idrahaje]

1. great from my former employer

so is it KWWL or KCRG?? no longer printed locally. course Lee Enterprises is yet again going thru restructuring. good luck. your dying don't see it coming do you.

[Cairycat]

2. Well, in the Waterloo area, she'll always be thought of as

a former KWWL anchor. But she did finish her broadcasting career at KCRG, and I'm sure those from the Cedar Rapids area connect her with that station.

(edited for clarity)

[Rambis]

3. She is running 100%

Hope to hear about fund raising details soon.

[rurallib]

4. ************* If you want to help out *****************

http://www.keepthemajority.com/

send money
make calls
knock doors

[Hardrada]

6. Thanks. We have really got to mobilize for this one

because of the right wing religious aspect it will be a real ideological war.

[Rambis]

5. Website

http://www.mathis4statesenate.com/

[47of74]

7. She'd have my vote

If I lived in that district.