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Paul Iowa Visits

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Through 4th Quarter 2015

Iowa: 18 visits, 33 days
2015
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on December 4-5, 2015.
On December 4 he did a meet and greet at Waukee Public Library in Waukee; a meet and greet at Fort Dodge Public Library in Fort Dodge; a meet and greet at North Iowa Area Community College, Muse-Norris Conference Center in Mason City; and a Pints for Liberty at University of Northern Iowa, OP The Other Place in Cedar Falls.
On December 5 he did a meet and greet at Hairport Barber Shop in Waterloo; a meet and greet at Cedar Falls Public Library in Cedar Falls; and addressed the Rising Tide Summit at U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on November 20-21, 2015.
On the evening of November 20 he spoke at the FAMiLY LEADER Foundation’s 2015 Presidential Family Forum in Des Moines.
On November 21 he did a focus group with Davenport voters at Victory Enterprises in Davenport; and greeted attendees at a tailgate in Lot #43 at University of Iowa-Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on November 11-12, 2015.
On November 11 he did a meet and greet at the Hilton Garden Inn Omaha East/Council Bluffs in Council Bluffs; did an Iowa Veterans for Rand Paul launch event at his Iowa office on Bell Ave. in Des Moines; and did a Pints for Liberty event at Jeff's Pizza in Ames.
On November 12 he held a meet and greet at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ames; a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Altoona; and a meet and greet at the Winterset Public Library in Winterset.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on October 30-31, 2015.
On the evening of October 30 he attended a "Stand with Rand" Halloween Costume Party at Buzzard Billy's in Des Moines.
On October 31 he did an agriculture tour, holding a town hall at the Jasper County Farm Bureau in Newton; and doing a "pipeline farm tour" (farm on pipeline route) at the VanGorp Farm in East Reasoner; he spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's "Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines; and visited his campaign headquarters in Des Moines for a 100 Days to Victory phone bank.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on October 12-14, 2015, doing an 11-stop "The Iowa 10,000 College Tour."
On October 12 he made appearances at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Cornell College in Mount Vernon; and the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
On October 13 he made appearances at St. Ambrose University in Davenport; Loras College in Dubuque; Upper Iowa University in Fayette; Wartburg College in Waverly; and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. (claimed to be the "first US presidential candidate to stream live an entire day on the campaign trail")
On October 14 he made appearances at Morningside College in Sioux City; Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, and Drake University in Des Moines.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on September 11-12, 2015. On September 11 he did a meet and greet at Sports Page Bar and Grill in Indianola; and rally in Memorial Union at Iowa State University in Ames. On September 12 he did a meet and greet at Fisher Community Center in Marshalltown followed by an unannounced stop at the Tremont; a meet and greet at Gates Memorial Hall in Nevada; and appeared at the Iowa GOP's Cy-Hawk tailgate at Lot S-7, East of Jack Trice Stadium, in Ames.

(Rand Paul and Jim Gilmore were the only major candidates to miss the Iowa State Fair; Paul was on a medical mission in Haiti for much of the time).

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on July 31-August 1, 2015.
On July 31 he did a meet and greet at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo; a meet and greet at the Williamsburg Public Library in Williamsburg; made an OTR stop for lunch at a Casey's in___; did a meet and greet at the Washington Public Library in Washington; a meet and greet at the Cedar County Courthouse meeting room in Tipton; and a rally at River Center in Davenport.
On August 1 he did a Coffee with Rand at the I-80 Truckstop in Walcott; did batting practice with the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport; and presented his flat tax proposal at the inaugural Quad-Cities New Ideas Forum at Modern Woodmen Park, Davenport.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on July 1-2, 2015.
On July 1 he did a meet and greet at the Hilton Garden Inn Omaha East/Council Bluffs in Council Bluffs; in Le Mars did an in-studio interview with Dennis Morris at KLEM, and stopped for a cookies 'n cream ice cream cone from the Blue Bunny parlor; did a meet and greet at Morningside College's U.P.S. Auditorium in Sioux City; a meet and greet at the Sioux Center Public Library in Sioux Center; and a meet and greet at the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji.
On July 2 he flew from Spencer airport to Dubuque, did a meet and greet at Grand River Center in Dubuque; a meet and greet at Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids; a meet and greet at the farm of Craig Lang in Brooklyn; and officially opened his campaign office at 1901 Bell Ave., Suite 21 in Des Moines.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 28, 2015. On his "Taking a Stand" book tour he did three "Stand With Rand" meet and greet/signings: a meet and greet/signing at the Longergan Group in Clinton; he made a quick unannounced stop at Ross' Restaurant in Bettendorf; did a meet and greet/signing at Modern Woodmen Baseball Park in Davenport; and a meet and greet/signing at Elly's Coffee and Tea House in Muscatine; and he attended a roundtable discussion and reception fundraiser for Sen. Chuck Grassley's re-election campaign at The Outing Club in Davenport.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 16, 2015. He did a meet and greet at Comfort Suites in Burlington; a rally at Central Park in Fairfield, followed by a fundraiser for the campaign at Fairfield Arts and Convention Center in Fairfield; a meet and greet at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa; and in the evening spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on April 24-25, 2015. On the evening of April 24 he attended a house party with local physicians in Ames. On April 25 he held a renewable fuels press conference with U.S. Rep. Rod Blum at Bloomsbury Farm in Atkins; did a rally at the American Legion in Vinton; a rally at the Drake Community Library in Grinnell; and spoke at Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa City, Iowa on April 9-10, 2015 as part of his announcement tour. On the evening of April 9 he met with a group of young supporters at the University of Iowa; on the morning of April 10 he rallied in the Student Union Ballroom at the University of Iowa (+).

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on February 6-7, 2015. On February 6 he spoke at an "Audit the Fed" rally at Jasper Winery in Des Moines, one of a several Audit the Fed events sponsored by Liberty Iowa. On February 7 he did a meet and greet with U.S. Rep. Rod Blum at Legends American Grill in Marshalltown; as reported by the Des Moines Register (which was given exclusive access) he attended a private fundraiser organized for Paul by Steve Sukup at Hunziker House at Reiman Gardens in Ames; he attended the Iowa State-Texas Tech basketball game at Hilton Coliseum in Ames; and appeared an Iowa State watch-party rally with Young Americans for Liberty and College Republicans in the Scheman Building at Iowa State University in Ames.

2014: 3 visits, 5 days
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on October 22, 2014. He appeared with 1st CD Republican congressional nominee Rod Blum at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls; toured and held a small business roundtable at MobileDemand in Hiawatha; appeared at the Kaufmann Family Barbecue (a fundraiser for state Rep. Bobby Kaufmann) at the Wilton Community Center in Wilton; and spoke at a Joni Ernst for Senate rally outside the University of Iowa's Gilmore Hall in Iowa City.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on August 4-6, 2014, doing a total of ten events including helping to open Republican Party of Iowa Victory offices in five cities (-).
On August 4 he spoke at the GOP Victory office at 231 South Main St. in Council Bluffs; spoke at the GOP Victory office at 2526 Glen Ave. in Sioux City; and in the evening he appeared at a fundraiser for Congressman Steve King at the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji (-).
On August 5 he headlined a Cerro Gordo GOP breakfast fundraiser at Mason City Municipal Airport Restaurant in Clear Lake; spoke at the GOP Victory office at 1340 Blairs Ferry Rd. in Hiawatha (Cedar Rapids); spoke at a Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Congress fundraiser at the University Club in Iowa City; toured and made a speech at Von Maur department store corporate headquarters in Davenport; and spoke at the GOP Victory office at 311 W. Kimberly Rd. in Davenport.
On the morning of August 6 he spoke to the Westside Conservative Club at the Iowa Machine Shed in Urbandale; and spoke at the GOP Victory office at 2775 86th St. in Urbandale.

>On June 14, 2014 Sen. Rand Paul spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa state convention at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa. Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Sen. Rick Santorum also spoke.

2013: 2 visits, 3 days
>Sen. Rand Paul spoke at the American Renewal Project's "Pastors and Pews" (closed event) in Des Moines, Iowa, held a news conference, and hosted a meeting with black and evangelical leaders and Republican leaders including Reince Priebus on July 19, 2013.

>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 10-11, 2013. On May 10 in Cedar Rapids he held a press conference, did coffee at the home Dan and Belinda Gee sponsored by Five Seasons Republican Women; and headlined the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Lincoln Dinner at The Hotel at Kirkwood. On May 11 he keynoted the Johnson County GOP's "Breakfast of Champions" fundraiser at North Liberty Communty Center in North Liberty.

and, surrogate visits include (not in the tally above)
Kelley Paul visited Iowa on September 8-9, 2015, including promoting her book True and Constant Friends. On September 8 she did a luncheon meet and greet at Republican Party of Polk County headquarters in Clive; house party at 1714 Willow Bend Road in Cedar Falls; made a stop at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville; and did a meet and greet at the Novelty Ironworks in Dubuque. On September 9 she did a coffee at Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in Cedar Rapids; a tea and book signing at Elly's Tea & Coffee in Muscatine; and participated in a forum on sex trafficking at The Outing Club in Davenport.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie made four "Stand with Rand" stops in Iowa on August 22, 2015 campaigning for Sen. Rand Paul: a meet and greet at Tri-State Industries in Dubuque; a meet and greet at Davenport Public Library-Fairmount Street branch; a meet and greet at Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City; and a BBQ at the Rand Paul Iowa office in Des Moines.

Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts campaigned for Sen. Rand Paul at three meet and greets in Iowa on July 24, 2015: Rand Paul for President Iowa headquarters on Bell Ave. in Des Moines; Smokey Row in Pella; and 22 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City.