The Marion County Democrats will hold their annual soup lunch fundraiser Sunday, March 6. The event draws Democrats from Marion County and beyond, and candidates running for statewide and local offices. 

Marion County Democratic Chair Louise Esveld tells KNIA/KRLS News the purpose of the gathering.

“Many of us who care about our climate, who care about the future of our children, the future of our schools, and believe that as a united country we can move into the future in a democratic process that hears all of our voices and all of our perspectives and not just some of us.”

The candidates who will be attending the fundraiser are Christina Bohannan running for U.S. House of Representatives District 1, Deidre DeJear running for Iowa Governor, Mike Franken running for U.S. Senate, Glen Hurst running for U.S. Senate, Eric Van Lancker running for Iowa Secretary of State, Joel Miller running for Iowa Secretary of State, John Norwood running for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Lisa Fleishman running for Iowa Senate District 11, and Tyler Stewart running for Iowa Senate District 19

The lunch will be held from 1-4 at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum in Knoxville on Sunday. March 6