Theresa Greenfield
| Theresa Greenfield | |
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| Born | October 20, 1963 Bricelyn, Minnesota |
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| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Rodney Wirtjes (died 1988) Steve Miller |
| Children | Four |
Theresa Greenfield (born October 20, 1963 (age 60)) (pronounced "Teresa", not "Theresa")[1] is a liberal Democrat "small business owner" (see below) who unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate from Iowa in the 2020 elections to unseat conservative Republican incumbent Joni Ernst.
A video released in mid-October 2020 showed that Greenfield secretly supports BLM,[2] an extremist group that is increasingly unpopular in Iowa following riots in cities such as Des Moines.
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Early life/education
Greenfield was born in Bricelyn, Minnesota to parents who operated a family farm with four other siblings. She attended Iowa Lakes Community College in addition to Iowa State University, then attended and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University.
2020 Senate bid
- For more information, see: 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa
Greenfield announced in early June 2019 her run for Senate after dropping out of a congressional race.[3] She won her party's primary with a plurality of 48% of the votes cast to face Sen. Ernst in the general election.[4]
She has refused to provide a direct answer on whether illegal border crossings to the United States should be decriminalized or not.[5]
Greenfield was backed by ActBlue,[6] a left-wing dark money group.
Greenfield announced in mid-October 2020 that she would oppose court packing.[7]
She has faced a campaign finance violation complaint filed to the FEC.[8]
Flip-flopping/liberal hypocrisy
- See main article: Liberal hypocrisy
A liberal, Greenfield unsurprisingly has flip-flopped and displayed hypocrisy; she claimed to reject taking donations from corporate PACs,[9] yet did exactly that via taking them indirectly and called criticism from a primary opponent "Republican talking points".[10] An ethics complaint was also filed against her.[11] However, PolitiFact, commonly referred to as "PolitiFake" for its liberal bias, stepped in to cover for Greenfield by ignoring obvious facts.[12]
Greenfield, despite having campaigned as a champion for workers and business owners, once evicted local small businesses to make room for Aldi.[13] Small business owners expressed concerns over her tenure as a real estate executive,[14] and Greenfield soon suspiciously erased mentions of her business record from her campaign record,[15] justifying such with a poor excuse.[16] In addition, a "small business owner" Greenfield used to tout her campaign turned out to be a liberal Democrat activist previously elected as a politician.[17]
Debates
At a Senate debate between Ernst and Greenfield, the incumbent senator strongly called out the latter over poor business practices.[18][19]
General election results
Despite polling that suggested a tossup, Greenfield ultimately lost to Sen. Ernst by 6.6 percentage points and having carried only 8 of the state's 99 counties, primarily urban ones.[20]
References
- ↑ American Made :30
- ↑ DEVASTATING! Far Left Iowa Senate Candidate Theresa Greenfield Admits to Support For Black Lives Matter Radicals — UNDERCOVER VIDEO
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Iowa U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-theresa-greenfield
- ↑ First Senate Democrat Candidate, Iowa’s Theresa Greenfield, Publicly Opposes Court Packing
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Watch: Joni Ernst’s Campaign Exposes Theresa Greenfield’s Anti-Corporate PAC Hypocrisy
- ↑ Iowa Dem Criticized by Fellow Dems for Violating Corporate PAC Pledge
- ↑ IA Senate: Greenfield Says She 'Cannot Control What Outside Groups Do' After Ethics Complaint
- ↑ Theresa Greenfield’s no-corporate-PAC pledge needs some explanation
- ↑ Report: Iowa Democrat Theresa Greenfield Evicted Local Businesses for Corporate Chain
- ↑ Small Business Owners ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Iowa Dem’s Eviction Record
- ↑ Democrat Theresa Greenfield Scrubs Campaign Site of Her ‘Deeply Troubling’ Business Record
- ↑ Greenfield’s Weird Excuse for Scrubbing Her Bio
- ↑ Pro-Greenfield ‘Small Biz Owner’ Is Actually A Dem Official
- ↑ Joni Ernst Exposes Theresa Greenfield’s ‘Record of Failed Leadership’ During Debate
- ↑ The Republican Party Has FINALLY Learned How to Fight From Trump
- ↑ Iowa Senate Election Results 2020
