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| Subject: Cool: The Register endorses Jake Porter in the Libertarian primary for governor Sun May 27, 2018 3:02 am | |
| Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that Jake Porter has a bachelor's degree as well as an associate degree. The Libertarian Party of Iowa gained major-party status under Iowa law two years ago by winning more than 2 percent of the vote in the 2016 presidential race. Being a major party has its privileges, including the ability to hold special conventions and primary elections. That means Iowa voters, when they vote early or head to the polls on June 5, can choose to vote in the Libertarian Party primary. There are also significant disadvantages, especially a struggle for exposure. That’s one reason why the Des Moines Register editorial board decided to make an endorsement in the Libertarian primary race. We conducted a joint interview with the two candidates:
- Marco Battaglia is a Des Moines native who studied communications at the University of Northern Iowa. He’s a musician who has worked as a journalist as well as in insurance, banking and home mortgage businesses.
- Jake Porter is a business consultant from Council Bluffs and a former retail manager. He has an associate degree and bachelor's degree in business from AIB College of Business. He said he’s been a member of the Libertarian Party since he was 16 years old and helped establish the party in Iowa.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/05/23/register-endorses-jake-porter-libertarian-primary-iowa-governor/629840002/
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