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Iowa officials endorse draft Biden letter

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/05/05/iowa-officials-joe-biden-letter/26954779/

Iowa officials endorse draft Biden letter
, Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register
Vice President Joe Biden speaks about welding student Heather Haag, right,
as he conducts a round table discussion on jobs at the DMACC campus in
Ankeny Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. less

Four Democratic elected officials in Iowa have endorsed an effort to draft
Vice President Joe Biden into the presidential race and intend to sign a
letter urging him to run.

State Sen. Tony Bisignano of Des Moines, state Rep. Jim Lykam of Davenport,
state Rep. Mary Gaskill of Ottumwa, and Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz
are backing Biden, according to a news release Tuesday night from the super
PAC Draft Biden 2016.

All four Iowans endorsed Biden when he ran unsuccessfully for president in
2008.

Will Pierce, executive director of the pro-Biden super PAC, said in a
statement: "Despite all the recent political activity and announcements
regarding the presidential elections, it is exciting to see that there are
people still urging Joe Biden to get into the 2106 race. Joe is busy
performing his duties as the vice president and has said publicly that he
has time to make a decision.

"Building a base of strong support among Iowans and other key early states
for a Biden candidacy will allow the vice president to jump into the race
with an infrastructure and organization already in place."


Eric D. Schwerin
eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com

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