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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]].<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 the issue 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 statehood for D.C. in March 2015.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Stein |first=Perry |date=February 2, 2016 |title=Can Iowans help D.C. statehood? A few of them are trying |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/02/02/can-iowans-help-d-c-statehood-a-few-of-them-are-trying/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202174817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/02/02/can-iowans-help-d-c-statehood-a-few-of-them-are-trying/ |archive-date=2016-02-02}}</ref> Founder Tamyra Harrison, a resident of [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], had no preexisting ties to the District of Columbia, but was concerned that 713,000 Americans living there lacked representation in the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=de la Cuetara |first=Ines |date=April 18, 2019 |title=There’s a group of Iowans hoping to use their political power in 2020 to lobby for DC statehood |work=WUSA9.com |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/dc-statehood-gets-support-from-iowans/65-7919cf69-0473-4809-8cb3-1dc03071af1c}}</ref> Although Harrison has also served as executive director of the Polk County Democrats, she has insisted that Iowans for D.C. Statehood is separate and that it aims to be non-partisan, while acknowledging that the group has found it more difficult to build support among Republicans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Myers |first=Quinn |date=February 1, 2016 |title=Iowans for D.C. Statehood? You Betcha |work=[[Washington City Paper]] |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/443831/iowans-for-d-c-statehood-you-betcha/ |access-date=2022-11-17}}</ref>
-=== Iowa caucuses ===
-On February 1, 2016, D.C. shadow Senators Paul Strauss and [[Michael Donald Brown|Michael D. Brown]] and shadow D.C. Representative [[Franklin Garcia]] attended the [[Iowa caucuses|first-in-the-nation caucuses]] 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> Iowans for D.C. Statehood gained visibility ahead of caucus season, after the shadow delegation ran political ads from the national "51 Stars" campaign featuring celebrity spokespeople.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rojas |first=Warren |date=April 19, 2016 |title=‘Better Call Saul’ Star Stumps for D.C. Statehood |work=Roll Call |url=https://rollcall.com/2016/04/19/better-call-saul-star-stumps-for-d-c-statehood/ |access-date=2022-11-17}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> 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> According to Strauss, roughly a dozen precincts discussed statehood at their caucuses.<ref name=":2" />
-On February 3, 2020, the ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that Strauss and Brown had taken over the campaign bus left behind in Iowa by candidate [[John Delaney (Maryland politician)|John Delaney]] of Maryland, who [[John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign|exited the presidential race]] a few days prior, and had it decorated with signs promoting D.C. as the 51st state.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Olorunippa |first=Toluse |date=February 3, 2020 |title='Quality control checks' delay results, Iowa Democrats say – 6:51 PM: John Delaney may have left the presidential race, but his campaign bus lives on |work=Washingtonpost.com |publisher=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A613114763/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=f12eeab6 |access-date=2022-11-17 |via=[[Gale OneFile]]}}</ref> Strauss spoke to journalists outside the [[Des Moines Marriott Hotel|Des Moines Marriott Downtown]], where the bus was parked, and told journalists, "We have a very well-organized Iowans for D.C. Statehood", and that he expected nearly every precinct to pass resolutions supporting statehood.<ref name=":1" />
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Politics of Iowa]]
-[[Category:Home rule and voting rights of the District of Columbia]]