One year ago, my only child said to me, Mama, I think I'm going to buy land in Canada. I had no idea why he was saying that. I asked him why. 

His response was, I think it might be the only place I can live in 20 or 30 years because of the climate crisis. That was devastating to hear. Any parent would do anything to protect their children, and that includes running for U.S. Senate to help tackle the climate crisis. No Iowan child should feel like they cannot safely live here.

As someone that’s been advocating for underrepresented children and families in court for 20 years, I knew the time had come to advocate for all of Iowa. Little did I know, a pandemic was on its way that would so dramatically impact every single one of our lives.

Seeing healthcare tied to employment during a time where 37 million Americans have lost their jobs in a matter of months reinforced my stance of healthcare being a human right and the need for universal single-payer healthcare is NOW. But that requires true advocacy. Our broken healthcare system exists because our local and federal representatives take large sums of money from healthcare and pharmaceutical companies.

Iowa deserves a Senator that puts the People Over Profits. Our campaign is 100% funded by individual donations. I am beholden to the people.

If we want to move forward toward a just and equitable nation that values healthcare, clean water and our children’s futures — we must elect leaders who always place people over profits. Leaders who firmly believe, like I do, that in a moral and wealthy nation, everyone should lead a life of health and dignity. This is where I need your help.


1) Request a ballot by TODAY at www.kimberlyforiowa.com/vote
2) Share this CROWDPAC link with every Iowan in your phone and pin to your social media pages.
3) Donate here to support the only People Over Profits candidate for U.S. Senate.

Thank you for your support!
Kimberly Graham for U.S. Senate


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  • endorsed

    “I endorse people over corporations”

  • endorsed

    “Oh maga, you are so misinformed. But people who call others names most certainly are. You should endorse someone you really want to endorse and spare the rest of us non-victims, thank you, your pea-sized-brain diatribe.”

  • endorsed

    “Yes, by all means, vote for this bone-brain who panders to all the "victims" out there who only victims of their own lack of control, motivation, and work ethic. If you want to get ahead in life, simply learn a skill, stay out of trouble, and stop buying sh*t you don't need.”

  • endorsed

    “I think I endorse her. I like what she says and it makes sense. I am not able to donate at this time as I support many different causes.”

  • endorsed

    “Iowa, deserves a senator that does what she says and stays independent of corporate influncers. Kimberly Graham is the woman for this job.”

May 18, 2020

An amazing new campaign video

We just released our amazing new campaign video. Let me tell you a little bit about it.

One year ago, my only child said to me, Mama, I think I'm going to buy land in Canada. I had no idea why he was saying that. I asked him why. His response was, I think it might be the only place I can live in 20 or 30 years because of the climate crisis. That was devastating to hear. Any parent would do anything to protect their children, and that includes running for U.S. Senate to help tackle the climate crisis. No Iowan child should feel like they cannot safely live here.

As someone that’s been advocating for underrepresented children and families in court for 20 years, I knew the time had come to advocate for all of Iowa. Little did I know, a pandemic was on its way that would so dramatically impact every single one of our lives.

Seeing healthcare tied to employment during a time where 37 million Americans have lost their jobs in a matter of months reinforced my stance of healthcare being a human right and the need for universal single-payer healthcare is NOW. But that requires true advocacy. Our broken healthcare system exists because our local and federal representatives take large sums of money from healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. 

Iowa deserves a Senator that puts the People Over Profits. Our campaign is 100% funded by individual donations. I am beholden to the people. 

If we want to move forward toward a just and equitable nation that values healthcare, clean water and our children’s futures - we must elect leaders who always place people over profits. Leaders who firmly believe, like I do, that in a moral and wealthy nation, everyone should lead a life of health and dignity.  This is where I need your help.

1) Request a ballot by TODAY at www.kimberlyforiowa.com/vote

2) Share this video with every Iowan in your phone and pin your social media pages.

3) Donate here  to support the only People Over Profits candidate for U.S. Senate.

Thank you for your support!

Kimberly Graham for U.S. Senate


May 16, 2019

UPDATE - In case you haven't heard, It's official!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting our campaign.  In the next 24 hours, the money you pledged to the campaign will be processed into a donation. The charge will appear as “DEMENG CROWDPAC” on your credit card.

This campaign would not be possible without you. Thank you for believing we can make Iowa and America work for ALL of us - let’s keep gaining traction and flip this U.S. Senate seat blue in 2020. Thank you!

May 13, 2019

We're in!

I officially launched the campaign and announced my candidacy a few days ago on the Bleeding Heartland blog.  

Here's what I wrote:

Our current junior senator ran on a promise to get rid of corruption in Washington and “make ‘em squeal,” but the only people squealing are Iowans harmed by her votes.



My name is Kimberly Graham. I’m running for the United States Senate. Here’s who I am, who I’m running for, and why:



I’m the daughter of a Marine and union worker. I’m the daughter of a teen mom who was a clerk typist at the phone company. I was born at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base. I’m the granddaughter of a WWII vet who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. My paternal grandmother was from Mt. Ayr. My maternal grandmother grew up in Winnebago, Minnesota. My maternal great-great grandparents owned a farm in Zearing, east of Ames.



Like former governor and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, I wasn’t born here, but I got here as soon as I could. I chose to live in Indianola for 24 years and chose to raise our son there. Our son is a smart and kind young man and an Eagle Scout. His father and I divorced amicably when he was 7 and along with our son’s paternal grandparents, the best people I’ve ever met, we worked together to raise him.



I’ve been working since I was 14. I worked in a dry cleaners, cleaned houses, waitressed, worked in retail stores and was a flight attendant and active union member and organizer with the the APFA. I’m a first generation college student and had to take out student loans to afford tuition. I’ve spent my career advocating for kids and parents and as a mediator. I currently represent abused or neglected kids as their attorney and guardian ad litem in the Recovery Court program.



Here’s why I’m running and who I’m running for:



I’m running for every couple and every single mom and dad who can’t afford medical insurance. Who earn too much to get Medicaid, but not enough to pay insurance premiums, high cost deductibles, co-pays and prescriptions.



I’m running for every middle income family effectively impoverished by the costs of medical insurance and care. As a single mom, I remember getting the slim envelope every April from Blue Cross Blue Shield, the one I’d open with dread because it was the annual premium increase letter. 



My brother had appendicitis years ago and was refused medical care because he had no insurance. Thank goodness a friend drove him to a county hospital, where he had emergency surgery that saved his life. He could have been another casualty of lack of insurance.

We need a senator who doesn’t vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act without having a solid plan in place that is better and more affordable.
 


We need Medicare for All. Now. 



I’m running for those who can’t afford the absurd cost of insulin and for those who have died from rationing it to make it stretch. In this, the wealthiest nation on earth, shame on our representatives who have the power to fix this and and won’t. We need a senator who will take on drug companies and drug prices.



We need lower prescription drug prices. Now. 



I’m running for people in rural communities and for family farmers, who are watching neighbor after neighbor fall on harder and harder times, schools consolidating, hospitals in financial trouble, local businesses closing, and their kids and grandkids packing up and moving to the city or to another state.



We need a senator who will stand up for rural communities and small businesses, and who won’t support trade wars and mega-mergers that harm them. We need a senator who has a vision of a revitalized and vibrant rural Iowa, a vision where small towns have excellent local schools, local hospitals, abundant housing, affordable day care, and a lot of good paying jobs. 



We need a senator who works to see that vision through. Now.



I’m running for every Iowan who is tired of name-calling, incivility and disrespect. We are all Iowans and all Americans. We won’t always agree but we can disagree respectfully. 



My grandmother was a lifelong Republican who said the only Democrat she’d ever vote for would be me. My grandma meant everything to me. Growing up, she spent summers at her grandparents’ farm in Zearing. She told me so many great stories – including the one about her grandma letting her roller skate back and forth in the farmhouse kitchen. I’ve digressed, but my point is, as I heard a friend say recently “it’s hard to hate someone up close.”



Iowans get to know each other “up close” at our kids’ baseball games, places of worship, chatting in the aisle at Fareway or Hy-Vee and at work or in school. We have a lot in common, no matter who we’ve voted for. And …make no mistake. We can model civility for our kids and stand up for social and racial justice. We don’t have to agree with, empathize with, or condone someone’s opinions or votes to be civil and respectful. Never mistake my kindness for a lack of backbone. It’s possible to be respectful and stand up for what’s right at the same time.



We’ve got to work together and stand together for what’s right.

 We need a senator who stands up for civility and respect, who refuses to support anyone who name-calls and insults others and we need a senator who will unite us. Now.

There’s a proverb* which says: “If you need to go fast, go alone, but if you need to go far, go together.”



We have a very long way to go, so let’s go together. Together we can reclaim our democracy, restore and preserve voting rights, get big money out of politics, make progress on civil, human, LGTBQ+ and disability rights and forward social justice.

Together we can make progress on criminal justice reform, take better care of our military service members and veterans, pass common sense gun laws the majority of Iowans want, work for clean air and water, and take massive action on climate change for a sustainable future and more jobs.

Together we can create a healthier and more democratic economy, a thriving middle class, make Medicare for all a reality and so much more. 



We have a long way to go and a lot to do! Imagine grabbing your backpack and putting on your walking shoes. If you’re from Iowa, maybe you’ve seen a gravel road or two. Imagine that road in front of us. See it? It’s a long one with a lot of hills and not much shade.



It won’t be fast. 



It won’t be easy. 



But we can make it, together. 








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