Narcisse for Governor » Education

Defining Results – Disappointed, But Not Discouraged

Managing Editor — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:51:27 +0000

We didn’t get our two percent last night.

So what!

The reasons I ran for governor haven’t changed. Iowa has still lost two Congressional seats in the past 20 years. Our education system is still in real trouble. Poverty in urban and rural Iowa is still unacceptably high.

And last night, corruption prevailed over accountability.

I’m going to take a few days off to rest, go see my daughter’s performance at UNI, take care of some housekeeping duties literally and figuratively, eat some food that’s bad for me.

And then ...

Open Letter to Iowa’s Youth Voters

Managing Editor — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 22:21:14 +0000

Only 2% Changes Everything

Dear Iowa’s Youth Voters, As we near election day, please consider a vote for Jonathan Narcisse for Governor. Jon’s running on the Iowa Party ticket and if you help him win 2% of the vote, you will have helped achieve official ballot access for four years for the only party capable of holding both Republicans and Democrats in Iowa accountable – the Iowa Party!

Top 4 Reasons to Vote for Jon are below, and here’s his web page on Issues & Solutions.

[And, remember….if you vote straight ...

Open Letter to Iowa Educators

Managing Editor — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 20:25:45 +0000

The Governor Choice for Educators

Dear Iowa Educator, As we near election day, please consider a vote for Jonathan Narcisse for Governor. Below are the top three reason Jonathan deserves your consideration, and hopefully your vote on or before November 4th. [And, remember….if you vote straight ticket, you can still select a non-straight-party candidate for any single race and only that vote will be counted for that race. Iowa Voting Statute Says So!]

#1 Jon’s solutions for education reform are well documented.

In 2008, Jon helped organize ...

On Third Anniversary of Jason Glass’ Call to Action, Education Still Needs Fixed in Iowa

Managing Editor — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:47:01 +0000

DES MOINES, IOWA | November 1, 2014 – “Three years after former Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass announced ‘We have a system problem that we need to address,’ Iowa’s education system still needs reform,” says Jonathan Narcisse.

[Below these comments is the November 1, 2011 news release issued by the Iowa Department of Education.]

Narcisse, is running for governor on the Iowa Party ticket and has been a long time observer and critic of Iowa’s education system. He has called for the end of over $500 ...

Iowa Party Governor Candidate Reaches Voters And Provides Solutions in all 99 Counties

Managing Editor — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:06:03 +0000

For the Iowa Party Platform: Ultimately, Each County Knows How to Best Pursue “Industry and Improvement” Iowa Values Common Sense Solutions: Eliminating Corruption & Welfare Dependency Growing Our Own Food & Creating Jobs Retaining Young Iowans Debt Free Re-Legalizing Hemp & Marijuana Reforming Tax Code & Saving Iowans Billions

October 25, 2014 | Jonathan Narcisse, the independent candidate for governor completed his 2014 campaign tour of all 99 counties in Iowa at Charles City located in Floyd County on Thursday, October 23rd. The Iowa Party gubernatorial candidate will be campaigning in Iowa’s urban ...

Poverty Cannot Be Addressed Without Accountability

Managing Editor — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:55:15 +0000

Davenport, Iowa – Oct 12, 2014 | Jonathan Narcisse, the Iowa Party candidate for Governor, provides opening statements to the Quad Cities Progressive Action for the Common Good forum at Bethel Church in Davenport, Iowa. Organizers invited all candidates to address poverty in Scott County.

“At the end of the day, all the ideas about what others ought to do for us are meaningless, in a culture that is controlled by powerful vested and corrupted elements.”

Jonathan touches on doing for oneself and not seeking solutions ...

There Is a Choice – Jim Fisher (WOC 1420AM) on Jon Narcisse

Managing Editor — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:26:27 +0000

< Play the 12 minute interview here. Davenport, Iowa | October 1, 2014 - Jim Fisher hosted Jonathan Narcisse at WOC 1420AM for a 5 o’clock drive time interview.

“There is a choice. You are not stuck with two echoes,” said Fisher when he introduced Jonathan as the Iowa Party candidate for governor.

Narcisse explains the Iowa Party as a “watchdog, accountability and political tool or weapon… that has the ability to begin restoring Iowa to her people.”

“We do that by focusing on where the money is spent. ...

Education & Budget Top Concerns for Trucker Dan

Managing Editor — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 02:37:00 +0000