Koch Group Has Ambitions in Small Races
CORALVILLE, Iowa Election seasons in this small eastern Iowa town are usually cordial affairs. But this year, a group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers has changed that.
The group, Americans for Prosperity, has jumped into the race to elect Coralvilles next mayor and City Council with an aggressive campaign, mailing fliers, advertising in newspapers, calling voters and knocking on their doors. Its latest leaflet hit mailboxes last week, denouncing the towns growing debt and comparing it to the financial woes of Detroit. Coralville is fast becoming Iowas version of Detroit, it read.
Tuesdays race here is not the only one that has drawn the interest of Americans for Prosperity, which was founded by Charles and David Koch. Local chapters have been involved in property tax fights in Kansas, Ohio and Texas, the group says.
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