🎉 Dubuque Protest March 8th 🎉
Ask Kim Reynolds to please keep our Dubuque citizen-police review board open and all 5 boards across Iowa. Without them, we are voiceless. https://chng.it/CzZ68nNFkh
‼️ The citizens of Dubuque have lost faith in the Sheriff's department, and we do not trust that the best people for the job are being put into our offices.‼️
If you want to #FREEDUBUQUE please keep signing, and sign the new petitions at the bottom of this.
We are overwhelmed at all the support!!! Not Left, Not Right, We are United. United by Outrage!!!!!
On March 4th, 2025 Dubuque County Sheriff Office made a Facebook post announcing their new deputy, Matt Pothoff. The post quickly gained comments of outrage, because a report had been found from the Dyersville Commercial. It revealed that in 2017 Matt Pothoff had sexual abuse charges brought against him. The city of Dubuque felt concerned, and wanted a better choice for the job.
They petitioned for over 19,000 signatures, and he resigned.
Dubuque citizens wondered why Matt Pothoff would even be considered for the position. They thought maybe because his father, Harley, is County Supervisor and his brother, Luke is currently Sheriff.
After Matt Pothoff resigned, Dubuque citizens felt great unrest with their Sheriff department. They have started reaching out to each other to get petitions signed.
Here are some other petitions being made by Dubuque citizens
** PETITION TO INVESTIGATE THE MYSTERY AND UNLAWFULLY INVESTIGATED "SUICIDE" of Brian Spencer, Jr. https://www.change.org/p/seek-justice-by-demanding-a-reinvestigation-with-a-controversial-death-case
https://www.change.org/p/demand-resignation-of-sheriff-joseph-kennedy
https://www.change.org/p/predators-cannot-protect-and-serve-fire-pothoff
https://www.change.org/p/remove-sex-ring-treasurer-randy-wedewer
https://www.change.org/p/governor-kim-reynolds-help-bring-kenny-joe-johnson-s-killer-to-justice