Tom Townsend For Iowa

09/03/2026

We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters with the UAW Local 1024 in Cedar Rapids.
https://iowasenatedemocrats.com/2026/09/iowa-senate-democratic-letter-to-uaw-local-1024/

09/03/2026

Workers at the Novolex plant in Cedar Rapids have been on strike since July 28th. Our caucus stands with UAW Local 1024. We are asking Novolex to respect the workers and to secure a contract that provides them with fair compensation. https://iowasenatedemocrats.com/2026/09/35189/

09/01/2026

08/04/2026

It was an honor to be able to join my good friend Lindsay James and the workers from UAW Local 1024 as they fight for a fair contract!

06/06/2026

Another great Dubuque Pride Festival hosted by DBQ Pride. It was an honor to join Lindsay James and City Councilwoman Laura Lorenz Roussell as Councilman Danny Sprank read the proclamation from the city declaring June Pride month in the city of Dubuque. Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

05/20/2026

⛳SAVE THE DATE! ⛳ My 2026 Golf Outing will be Friday, August 28th at Bunker Hill in Dubuque. Sign-ups are coming soon. Make sure to mark your calendars. You won't want to miss it!

05/04/2026

After 35 hours, I am finally leaving the Capitol. We gaveled out at 7:20 PM on Sunday. I lost track of how many Mt. Dew Zeros and Diet Mt. Dews I consumed, but I can report that the Capitol vending machines ran out.

Now, I am going to finally take off this tie and get some sleep. I need to rest up, because the moment I get back to Dubuque I am going to get to work getting more Democrats elected in the Iowa House and Senate, and to make Lindsay James my Congresswoman.

05/02/2026

Hopefully this is my last selfie in front of the Capitol for the 2026 Session. We are working through the weekend to try and pass the budget, which has to be done before the Session can end.

05/02/2026

The Senate is in the Capitol on a Saturday. The rumor is that we will be working straight through the weekend to wrap up the 2026 Session. I plan to edit this post with updates on how many Mt. Dew Zeros I consume between 9:00 AM Saturday until we finally gavel out.

🔋Saturday 8:20 AM - First Dew opened
🔋Saturday 9:20 AM - Second Dew opened. Headed into a caucus meeting with my fellow Senate Dems
🪫Saturday 11:30 AM - I just finished my second Dew. I am trying to pace myself.
🔋Saturday 2:30 PM - Just opened my 4th Dew. We have still not debated a single bill on the Senate floor. We were supposed to gavel back in at 2:00. We haven't.
📜Saturday 3:00 PM - The Senate has past our first 3 bills. Maybe we can get to more bills debated than Dews I have consumed. 🤞🏻
📜Saturday 3:45 PM - The Senate is voting on our 4th bill of the day and I am still on my 4th Dew.