Several hundred Iowans sat for two hours in the pews of First Christian Church in Des Moines to listen to four Democratic senatorial candidates speak about war and peace issues.
The forum, presented by the Stop The Arms Race Political Action Committee or Star*Pac, held the “strictly informational meeting” for constituents to hear the positions of the candidates vying for election in November, said Tom Leffler, Star*Pac chair.
Former state Sen. Tom Fiegen, state Sen. Rob Hogg, former Lt. Gov. Patty Judge and former state Rep. Bob Krause were all presented with 15 questions by Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie on topics regarding international and domestic security and diplomacy. The four are in a four-way race for the June 7 Democratic primary. The winner will face six-term Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in November.
For opponents, they agreed on quite a bit. All candidates said they supported the multinational Iranian nuclear program agreement. They each wished for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulating corporate speech and corporate contributions to political campaigns. All four participants said they would advocate for the U.S. to follow international laws on the use of torture. For the full article click here
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