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Every Child Matters in Iowa

Iowa Caucus Campaign A Big Success!

The long road to the caucus is over. The candidates have moved on to other states. We Iowans can be proud of our success in raising awareness of children's issues as the 2008 presidential election began.

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Voter Information

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How to register and vote
Iowa Secretary of State

Top Statewide Officeholders
Governor
Chet Culver (Next Election - 2010)
2007 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Patty Judge

Attorney General
Tom Miller

Department of Education

Department of Human Services

State Legislature
Click Here to Find Your State Rep
Click Here to Find Your State Senator

Congressional Delegation
U.S. Senate
Tom Harkin (2008)
Charles Grassley (2010)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Bruce Braley
District #2 - David Loebsack
District #3 - Leonard Boswell
District #4 - Tom Latham
District #5 - Steve King

Tom LaPointe, Director
1111 9th Street, Suite 235
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
(515) 280-5385

Issues

State Ranking

Where Iowa Ranks on Children's Well-Being

Voter Polls

Iowa
Likely Caucusgoers
June 2007

Results
Crosstabs
Analysis
Methodology

Statistics on Children

There are 670,801 children under 18 in Iowa.
Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 95,696
Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 44,000
Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 210,000
Children Reported Abused (2005) - 24,536
2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 6,285 (16.5%)
Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 76
3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 45,091 (55.6%)
% of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 26

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