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'''Iowans for D.C. Statehood''' is a grassroots non-partisan organization dedicated to educating and engaging the citizens of [[Iowa]] in the [[District of Columbia statehood movement|District of Columbia Statehood movement]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://iowansfordcstatehood.com/about-us |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Iowans For D.C. Statehood |language=en-US}}</ref> Iowans for D.C. Statehood was founded in 2015 by Tamyra Harrison, who serves as director,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kurzius |first=Rachel |date=April 17, 2019 |title=Meet The Iowans Who Support D.C. Statehood |url=https://wamu.org/story/19/04/17/meet-the-iowans-who-support-d-c-statehood/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=WAMU |language=en}}</ref> and includes current and former elected officials.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
Founded in 2015, Iowans for D.C. Statehood has supported the inclusion of D.C. statehood on both the Democratic and Republican party platforms in Iowa. Inspired by the visit of senior [[Shadow congressperson|United States shadow Senator]] [[Paul Strauss]] in February 2015,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kurzius |first=Rachel |date=February 1, 2016 |title=D.C. Shadow Delegation Is In Iowa Pushing For Statehood |url=https://dcist.com/story/16/02/01/dc-shadow-delegation-is-in-iowa-pus/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=DCist |language=en}}</ref> the Polk County Democrats passed a resolution in favor of D.C. Statehood in March 2015. The support expanded to platforms at the county, district, and state level in Iowa.

On February 1, 2016, shadow United States senators Paul Strauss and [[Michael Donald Brown|Michael D. Brown]], and shadow representative [[Franklin Garcia]] attended the [[Iowa caucuses|first-in-the-nation caucus]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC Delegation to Attend First-in-the-Nation Caucus to Join Iowa Grassroots Group Advocating for DC Statehood {{!}} DC |url=https://dc.gov/release/dc-delegation-attend-first-nation-caucus-join-iowa-grassroots-group-advocating-dc-statehood |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=dc.gov}}</ref> Strauss addressed Iowa's Democratic precincts and advocated statehood and equal rights for the District of Columbia, after a resolution was put forward by Iowans for D.C. Statehood.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2016 |title=CQ News |work=CQ News |format=Broadcast transcript |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A442728372/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=c95422c0 |access-date=2022-11-17 |via=[[Gale OneFile]]}}</ref>

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