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Was Dave Bushaw a field organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign?

Matches stated record claim. Bernie 2020's FEC reports list him as paid staff from September 2019 to March 2020, but they do not give his job title or the states he worked in.

Dave Bushaw

His job on the Sanders campaign

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What they say

His campaign says he was a rural field organizer for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020, in Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina.

“Dave was also a Rural Field Organizer in 2019-2020 for Senator Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign in Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina.”

What the record shows ·

Bernie 2020's FEC reports list salary to David Bushaw of Hawkeye, Iowa, from September 28, 2019 to March 6, 2020, and travel costs on April 4, 2020. The street address is the one on his 2026 candidate filing.

Limit: The filings show he was paid staff for those months. They do not give his job title or the states he worked in.

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  1. Meet Dave Bushawhttps://www.davebushaw.com/meet-dave

    Dave Bushaw for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography: farm, music, organizing work and his job on the Sanders campaign. Attributed, not independently verified, except where a card checks it.

    candidate statement

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  2. Bernie 2020, disbursements to David Bushawhttps://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00696948&recipient_name=bushaw&two_year_transaction_period=2020

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026: 17 entries to David Bushaw of Hawkeye, Iowa, salary from September 28, 2019 to March 6, 2020 and travel costs on April 4, 2020. The street address, 17783 Palace Rd, is the one on his 2026 candidate filing.

    fec filing

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  3. Bernie 2020, October Quarterly 2019 (amended), salary entrieshttps://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00696948/1367132/sb/23/5

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Amended report filed December 19, 2019, covering July 1 to September 30, 2019. Lists salary of $1,834.11 to David Bushaw, 17783 Palace Rd, Hawkeye, on September 28, 2019, the first salary entry to him from September 2019 on.

    fec filing

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  4. Bernie 2020, April Monthly 2020, salary entrieshttps://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00696948/1402435/sb/23/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Report filed April 20, 2020, covering March 2020. Lists salary of $905.06 to David Bushaw, 17783 Palace Rd, Hawkeye, on March 6, 2020, the last salary entry to him through March 2020.

    fec filing

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  5. Bernie 2020, May Monthly report (April 2020) (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The filed report, in the FEC's electronic format. Carries the April 4, 2020 travel reimbursement of $1,444.35 to David Bushaw, 17783 Palace Rd, Hawkeye.

    fec filing

    For: Was Dave Bushaw a field organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign?

  6. 2026 General Election candidate list (document)

    Iowa Secretary of State · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The accepted candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election, last updated August 19, 2026. Lists four candidates for the 2nd District, in this order: Joe Mitchell (Republican), Lindsay James (Democratic), Rick Stewart (Libertarian) and Dave Bushaw (No Party), with each one's filing date. Iowa keeps no separate list of write-in candidates for this office.

    official election record

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