On this week’s episode of Close Up, we look at Nov. 7’s local elections, in which four city council seats are up for grabs and Des Moines voters will choose the city’s first new mayor in nearly 20 years.Four candidates are vying for the Des Moines mayor’s seat, including at-large city councilmember Connie Boesen, Ward 3 city councilmember Josh Mandelbaum, Denver Foote and Christopher Von Arx.Cownie, the longest-serving mayor in Des Moines history, was first elected in 2004. He has endorsed Boesen. Candidates for Des Moines City Council races: Ward 1: Rob Barron, Chris Coleman, Kathy Hellstern, Dennis McCullough, RJ Miller andRose Marie Smith.Ward 2: Incumbent Linda Westergaard and Chelsea LepleyWard 4: Incumbent Joe Gatto, Jason Benell and Justin Torres. At-large: Incumbent Carl Voss and AJ Drew. Watch more Close Up episodes here.Recent episodes of Close UpClose Up: Gov. Reynolds on book restrictions in schools, and Tim Scott ‘all in’ on IowaClose Up: Donald Trump lands big endorsement while in Iowa and we sit down with Doug Burgum
On this week’s episode of Close Up, we look at Nov. 7’s local elections, in which four city council seats are up for grabs and Des Moines voters will choose the city’s first new mayor in nearly 20 years.
Four candidates are vying for the Des Moines mayor’s seat, including at-large city councilmember Connie Boesen, Ward 3 city councilmember Josh Mandelbaum, Denver Foote and Christopher Von Arx.
Cownie, the longest-serving mayor in Des Moines history, was first elected in 2004. He has endorsed Boesen.
Candidates for Des Moines City Council races:
Ward 1: Rob Barron, Chris Coleman, Kathy Hellstern, Dennis McCullough, RJ Miller andRose Marie Smith.
Ward 2: Incumbent Linda Westergaard and Chelsea Lepley
Ward 4: Incumbent Joe Gatto, Jason Benell and Justin Torres.
At-large: Incumbent Carl Voss and AJ Drew.
Watch more Close Up episodes here.
Recent episodes of Close Up
Close Up: Gov. Reynolds on book restrictions in schools, and Tim Scott ‘all in’ on Iowa
Close Up: Donald Trump lands big endorsement while in Iowa and we sit down with Doug Burgum
