Longtime Activist, Campaign Operative To Head Iowa Democratic Party

Longtime Iowa Democratic Party activist and campaign operative Troy Price has been elected to lead the party into the 2018 election campaign.Price, 36, was elected Saturday in Des Moines by the party’s State Central Committee. He succeeds Derek Eadon, who was elected earlier this year but resigned in June because of health reasons.In asking for committee members’ votes, Price called for a “brighter, progressive future for Iowa.” Although the party faces challenges, he said its “commitment to protecting good, union jobs, growing our economy, protecting women’s rights, and making health care affordable for every family will never waver.”Longtime activists Bob Krause and Julie Stauch also sought the chairmanship.Price, who was raised in Durant, is a 2004 graduate of the University of Iowa.