Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird

Editor’s note: This week and next, readers will see increased focus on the November election.

Not only will Hamilton County voters be asked to make candidate choices,

but they will be asked to make decisions on several key ballot questions.

Look for stories about those ballot initiatives in this week’s Daily Freeman-Journal.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will be a featured guest when Hamilton County Republicans host a chili fundraiser on Saturday, October 26, at The Links, 405 Des Moines Street, Webster City.

This event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tickets are $25.

Mary Clausen, candidate for the Hamilton County Supervisor seat in District 1, will attend.

State Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, is also expected to attend. Guth is seeking re-election to Senate District 28, which includes all of Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, and Wright counties, as well as Story City and Roland.

A little about Brenna Bird

Bird is not up for re-election; her current term ends on January 1, 2027. Bird is the first Republican Attorney General in Iowa since 1979, according to official biography.

She was born and raised on an Iowa farm where she was homeschooled, graduated from Drake University and went on to receive her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

She lives on the family farm in rural Dexter with her family.

A little about Mary Clausen

Clausen graduated from Northeast Hamilton in 1970 and cosmetology school in 1971. She managed the salon at Osweiler’s in Webster City from 1973 to 1989 before becoming a local small business owner.

“I am an owner and operator of a family farm,” she has said. “I am a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church of Kamrar. My children are graduates from the Webster City Community (School) District. Tying me further to Hamilton County, my family’s nieces and nephews graduated from the county’s schools as well.

“I am deeply invested in the Hamilton County community and have been for my entire life. I have never turned down an opportunity to help someone, when I was able. My goal is to make life more prosperous and better for all. I have always viewed the children coming up as our future.

“At the age of 17 my father took me to a political meeting in Kamrar. At that time, I knew that it was important for me to contribute to my community.”

A little about Dennis Guth

Guth assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2025.

He earned his B.S. in agricultural mechanization from Iowa State University and farms near Klemme.

In the Iowa Senate he sits on the following committees: Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Local Government, and Workforce. He is vice chairman of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations subcommittee.

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