Westside Conservative Club

06/06/2026

Meeting - Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - 7:15-8:15 am
Iowa Machine Shed - 11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale

Our Westside Conservative Club speaker for Wednesday, June 10 will be conservative leader and former Iowa Congressman Steve King. Steve will discuss our recent primary election, the recent Iowa legislative session and other conservative issues with his inimitable enthusiasm and insight.
Steve served in Congress from 2003 to 2021 representing most of western Iowa. Prior to that he served in the Iowa Senate.
He attended Northwest Missouri State University.
Steve and his wife Marilyn live in Kiron where they founded and operate a construction company and raised three sons.

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05/27/2026

Guest speaker today Leo Kelly. (Www.iowaleo.com)

05/24/2026

SPEAKER CHANGE FOR MEETING ON
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 7:15-8:15 am
Iowa Machine Shed - 11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale

Our Westside Conservative Club speaker for Wednesday, May 27 will be Leo Kelly. Kelly is an Iowan who attended a rally with his parents in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021. After the rally he was one of dozens of Americans who entered the U.S. Capitol. He was not violent and was not part of any destruction or damage to the Capitol. He later was arrested and served 11 months before a Federal Court of Appeals reversed his only felony conviction.
He is the author of Hope From the Ashes of January 6 which is an account of January 6. He will discuss his book and his experiences.
Kelly returned to Iowa where he and his father and brothers own and operate a wireless internet company.
He is the founder and President of Empower Iowa, which works to assist Parents, Teachers, Students and Churches be a part of the solution for Education in Iowa.
He also serves on the board of the Iowa Liberty Network, a Christian grassroots organization that recruits, trains and supports constitutional conservatives to run for the Legislature and other public offices and educates Iowans on issues and legislation.

05/13/2026

Guest speaker today Chris Hagenow with Iowas for Tax Relief. https://taxrelief.org/about-us/

05/08/2026

Meeting - Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 7:15-8:15 am
Iowa Machine Shed - 11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale

Our Westside Conservative Club speaker for Wednesday, May 13 will be Chris Hagenow, President of Iowans for Tax Relief, Iowa’s premier taxpayer advocacy organization in the fight for limited government, lower taxes and greater economic freedom.
Prior to leading Iowans for Tax Relief Chris served as the Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives. He served twelve years in the Legislature and was a driving force behind many conservative reforms, including efforts to reduce our tax burdens and promote individual freedoms.
Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Northern Iowa and earned his law degree from the University of Iowa.
He and his wife Amanda live in Urbandale with their three children.

Our speaker for Wednesday, May 27 will be Tamara Scott, Iowa’s Republican National Committeewoman.

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04/22/2026

Guest speaker today National Committeeman Steve Scheffler

04/17/2026

Meeting - Wednesday, April 22, 2026
7:15-8:15 am
Iowa Machine Shed - 11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale

Our Westside Conservative Club speaker for Wednesday, April 22 will be Iowa’s Republican National Committeeman Steve Scheffler. Steve is also President of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition. He will give us an update on the Republican National Committee’s current activities and also discuss the upcoming 26th Annual Iowa Faith and Freedom Dinner.
Steve was first elected to represent Iowa on the Republican National Committee in 2008 and he also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Faith and Freedom Coalition.
Steve Scheffler has been a leader in the successful efforts to keep the Iowa Caucuses “First in the Nation”. He serves on numerous Republican National Committee committees and has served on important in national GOP Convention Committees including the Rules, Credentials, Permanent Organization and Platform Committees.
The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose purpose is to advocate and influence voters and public officials to keep their commitments to both liberty and law that America will remain one nation under God.
Steve and his wife reside in West Des Moines.

04/13/2026

Attention Polk County friends! Time to put your "DOGE" caps on. Polk County Supervisors would like your feedback on this survey. Where is money being well spent? Where is money being wasted?
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLKCTY2025

04/08/2026

Guest speaker gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra

04/02/2026

Meeting - Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 7:15-8:15 am
Iowa Machine Shed - 11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale

Our Westside Conservative Club speaker for Wednesday, April 8 will be Iowa Congressman and candidate for Governor Randy Feenstra. He is serving his third term in Washington and is a member of the Agriculture and Ways & Means Committees. The Congressman represents Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District which includes most of the western third of our state and is considered Iowa’s most conservative Congressional district.
Feenstra is a strong voice for Iowans and a committed advocate for the unborn, fiscal responsibility, border security, Iowa family farmers, livestock producers and its biofuels industry.
Prior to serving in Congress he served in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2021 where he authored the largest tax cut legislation in state history. He was Sioux County Treasurer from 2006 to 2008.
Congressman Feenstra graduated from Dordt University with a BA degree in Business Communications. He earned his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Iowa State University and completed his PHD from Northcentral University in Business and Healthcare Administration.
Randy and his wife Lynette live in Hull with their four children.