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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · 7d

Campaign kickoff tonight! 5:30pm in Grimes. Details at tonythompsonforiowa.com

Tony Thompson @awt.pm · 20d

You found me! Thanks for the kind words. Hope to earn a reputation of “fighter for the common good” while maintaining “nice guy”!!

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · 21d

BIG NEWS! Senator Whitver will retire when his term ends. This means our seat is WIDE OPEN.

Mike Zimmer won in Clinton. Catelin Drey won in Sioux City. WE have the momentum going into 2026. With your help, we will flip this seat next. Can you chip in $5?

secure.actblue.com/donate/five-...

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Aug 13

I am running for the seat currently held by Iowa Senate Majority Leader Whitver, and I need your help to win in 2026! Will you please support our campaign to build a better #TomorrowTogether? Link to contribute at: tonythompsonforiowa.com

Tony Thompson for Iowa Senate to Build a Better Tomorrow, Together

Candidate for Iowa State Senate: Join Tony Thompson's Vision for Iowa's Future by Building a Better Tomorrow, Together

tonythompsonforiowa.com

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Aug 9

Hope to see one some day!!

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Aug 9

Thank you! And Yes. We. Are!

Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Aug 6

Dude has never heard of the Clean Air Act.

He says: "Our air is cleaner not because of fear-driven policies, but because of real innovation by real people."

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinio...

EPA move on greenhouse gases is a win for sanity and the working class | Opinion

On carbon dioxide, the EPA is finally choosing people over tyranny and a doomsday narrative, writes Brian Frye.

www.desmoinesregister.com

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Aug 1

#HotAirBalloon at the #DroneShow at the National Balloon Classic - amazing show!!

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 31

We are all going to #DEI anyway.

www.kcrg.com/2025/07/30/g...

UPDATE: Governor files complaint over University of Iowa DEI video

Governor Kim Reynolds has filed a complaint over a newly-released video of a University of Iowa employee talking about DEI.

www.kcrg.com

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 28

Thanks Paul!

Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 28

Thanks Elana!

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 28

I'm Tony Thompson, and I'm running for the Iowa Senate to build a better future for all hardworking Iowans and our families. It's time to solve real problems, and stop padding the pockets of the wealthy! #IowaSenate #TomorrowTogether

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 11

One way choice is not choice. This is wrong, and we need to elect leaders who will make it right! #PublicSchoolStrong #TomorrowTogether #EducationMatters

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 6

I cannot imagine.

NPR @npr.org · Jul 6

UPDATED: At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.

At least 78 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and 11 missing from girls camp

At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.

n.pr

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 4

Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate freedom. Remember that independence isn’t about standing alone; it's about choosing who you stand with. Here’s to a country built on both self-reliance and community that is always working to build a better #TomorrowTogether #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jun 13

Water in Raccoon R. set new high with nitrates over 23 ppm. Central Iowa Water Works requesting to not water lawns until the denitrification process can catch up to more easily ensure that water going to consumers will stay under the EPA regulated limit of 10 ppm. #TomorrowTogether #IowaStrong

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jun 13

Be conservative with your water and not with your politics. www.dmww.com/news_detail_...

Des Moines Water Works, IA

www.dmww.com

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · May 10

Rural Iowans are damned if they do, damned if they don’t… pass a farm bill.

Barry Piatt @barrypiatt.bsky.social · May 10

This costly and deliberate blunder wiil hurt rural America, big time. Read more in my weekly column, below.

Failure to Enact a New Farm Bill Proving to Be a Colossal Blunder

Any Farm Bill that gets out of this Congress - if any does - will be much weaker than what Congress could have passed in 2023 or 2024, but didn't

open.substack.com

Reposted by Tony Thompson

Mary McAdams @marymcsinger.bsky.social · May 10

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Apr 25

Something that has come up multiple times this week that may not yet be on your radar (this time; this was also attempted in 2020: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...)

www.kcrg.com/2025/04/23/c...

Clayton County residents raise concerns over Pattison Sand Co.’s interest in tripling water usage

The future of the water that flows into people’s homes in Clayton County brought out dozens of people Tuesday.

www.kcrg.com

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Apr 25

We need to talk more about this, especially in the context of Iowa's flat income tax. [end 🧵]

Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Apr 25

First image from: www.wsj.com/economy/1-tr...

Other images from: www.cbpp.org/research/pov...

www.wsj.com

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Apr 25

This data provides context for the marginal tax rates in the 1940's to 1970's. Those wealthy folks were taxed at high rates, which encouraged them to leave money in businesses... to research and innovate. And the money they did pay in taxes kept the rest of people from falling through the cracks.

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Apr 25

At the same time, the wealthiest 10 percent has so much extra wealth beyond what they need for day-to-day living... and it continues to generate additional wealth.

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Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Apr 25

This is concerning!

The bottom 50% of households by wealth account for 3% of the wealth. The challenge with this is that these are the people that are utilizing all of their income for daily living expenses. They do not have the capacity to build wealth, which requires savings and investment. 🧵

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