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Santorum Iowa Visits

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Through 2nd Quarter 2015

Iowa: 17 visits, 32 days
2015
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 25-26, 2015. On June 25 he is scheduled to tour and visit Mahle Engine Components in Atlantic; tour and visit World Cal in Elk Horn; tour and visit Liberty Labs in Kimballton; canceled due to inclement weather; he did a large meet and greet/fundraising event at The Bella Terre in Glenwood. On the morning of June 26 he held a faith and freedom roundtable discussion at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Logan.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 8-9, 2015.
On June 8 he visited Panora Telecom Solutions in Panora; did a retail stop at Darrell's Place in Hamlin; did a retail event at Sam's Sodas & Sandwiches in Carroll; and addressed the Crawford County Republican Party at Cronk's Restaurant in Denison.
On June 9 he held a town hall meeting at Coffee Attic in Iowa Falls; a town hall meeting at Kling Memorial Library in Grundy Center; a meet and greet at Midwest One Bank in Parkersburg; and a town hall meeting at the Franklin County Youth for Christ Center in Hampton.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on May 28-29, 2015. On the afternoon of May 28, in his first event after his announcement in Pennsylvania earlier in the day, doing a town hall at the original Machine Shed Restaurant in Davenport; he also stopped for a milkshake from Whitey's in Davenport. On the morning of May 29 he held an intimate business owner/employee breakfast in the club room at the HyVee in Council Bluffs.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on May 16-18, 2015.
On May 16 he spoke at the Iowa National Security Action Summit at Point of Grace Church in Waukee; and in the evening spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines.
On May 17 he addressed the Pachyderm Club at Legends Bar and Restaurant in Marshalltown; and did a retail-style meet and greet and Story County GOP Century Club dinner at Quirks Bar & Grill in Nevada.
On May 18 he made a retail-style visit to Maid Rite in Webster City; held a townhall meeting at the Pizza Ranch in Mason City; did a retail-style visit to Duos in Waverly; and participated in The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation's regional Presidential Lecture Series event [Northeast] (+) at Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls (Huckabee also spoke).

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on April 25, 2015. He did a meet and greet at The Coffee Connection in Knoxville; a meet and greet at The Corner Sundry in Indianola; and spoke at Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on April 8-9, 2015.
On April 8 in Des Moines he spoke to a group of legislators at the Capitol; addressed the Bull Moose Republican Club at the Embassy Club; had lunch at Smitty's Tenderloin Shop; appeared in studio with Simon Conway at WHO Radio; he spoke at one of the Dallas County GOP Spring Speaker Series events at the West Des Moines Marriott in West Des Moines; and he did a signing for his book "Bella's Gift" at Divine Treasures in Des Moines.
On April 9 he participated in the "Road to 2016: Informing the Energy Debate" forum at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines; participated in a panel for the Network of Iowa Christian Home Education's Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day at the Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines; and addressed The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation's Southeast regional Presidential Lecture Series event at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on March 23-24, 2015. On March 23 he held a meet and greet at Council Bluffs Public Library in Council Bluffs; and in the evening he did a book signing of Bella's Gift at Adoremus Books in Omaha, NE. On March 24 he made a retail stop at the Firehouse Restaurant in Red Oak; a retail stop at The Garrison House in Clarinda; a retail stop at the Depot Deli in Shenandoah; a retail stop at Penn Drug, Iowa's oldest soda fountain, in Sidney; and did a meet and greet at Glenwood Senior Center in Glenwood.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum is scheduled to participate in the first of The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation's four regional Presidential Lecture Series events [Northwest] (+) at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa on March 24, 2015. The FAMiLY LEADER cancelled this due to multiple scheduling conflicts (>)

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on March 7, 2015. He appeared at the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines; and in the evening spoke at Riverview Center in Muscatine.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum did a five-day Iowa tour from January 23-27, 2015.
On January 23, according to the Des Moines Register, he held private meetings.
On January 24 he spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines; and in the evening was the special guest at the Cherokee County Republican Party's Pie and Politics fundraiser at Aurelia Community Center in Aurelia.
On the afternoon of January 25 he was the honorary guest at the 4th Annual Siouxland Rally for Life at Cornerstone World Outreach in Sioux City (>); and hosted a benefit showing of EchoLight Studios' film "One Generation Away" at the Museum of Religious Arts in Logan.
On January 26 he headlined a Lincoln Club briefing fundraiser for the Scott County GOP at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Davenport; and made a retail stop at the Java Lounge in Williamsburg.
On January 27 he spoke at the 9th annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit at The Meadows Conference Center in Altoona (>).

2014: 6 visits, 8 days
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on November 1, 2014. He held a media availability and then greeted volunteers at the GOP Victory Center at 2829 University Ave. in Waterloo; and attended a dinner for Patriot Voices volunteers at the Pizza Ranch in Cedar Falls. (Volunteers from Patriot Voices were doing GOTV door-knocking in Iowa's 1st and 4th CDs on November 1-2).

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 22-23, 2014.
On October 22 he visited the Republican Party of Iowa Victory Center (124 4th St. SW) in Mason City; held a media availability with Congressman Steve King at the Republican Party of Iowa Victory Center (2526 Glen Ave.) in Sioux City; (and did a fundraiser at the home of Mike and Shannon Persaud in Dakota Dunes, SD - "just across the border from Sioux City").
On October 23 he visited the Johnson County Victory Center (1745 Boyrum St.) in Iowa City; and visited Scott County Republican headquarters (311 W. Kimberly Rd.) in Davenport. ("Santorum will also be holding private meetings with concerned Iowans.")

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 15, 2014. He participated in the Family Research Council's Faith Family Freedom Fund, National Organization for Marriage and Iowa FAMiLY Leader's "Standing for the American Family" Whistle Stop Tour of Iowa stop at the Dubuque County Republican headquarters at Kmart Plaza in Dubuque; headlined a house party in support of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition at the home of Chad and Jill Kluver in Davenport; and headlined a house party in support of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition at the home of Ron and Becky Herrig in Dubuque.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on August 8-9, 2014. On August 8 he appeared on WHO Radio's Simon Conway show from the Crystal Studio at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, and in the evening was the special guest at the Boone County Republicans' Eisenhower Grand Ol' Picnic at McHose Park Shelter House in Boone. On August 9 he signed copies of his book Blue Collar Conservatives, and spoke at the FAMiLY Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames.

>On June 14, 2014 former Sen. Rick Santorum spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa state convention at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa; and, from 12:00 to 2:00, he did a book signing for his book Blue Collar Conservatives. (Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Rand Paul also spoke a the convention).

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on March 26, 2014. He taped "Iowa Press" at IPTV studios in Johnston; appeared on the Simon Conway show in studio on WHO; and did a fundraiser at a private residence in Waukee for Sec. of State Matt Schultz, who is seeking the Republican nomination for Congress in the 3rd CD.

2013: 2 visits, 4 days
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum did a media availability and attended a screening of "The Christmas Candle" at Cinemark 20 Jordan Creek in West Des Moines, Iowa on November 11, 2013.

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on August 8-10, 2013.
On August 8 in the morning he spoke at a breakfast reception for Congressman Tom Latham at The Holiday Inn & Suites @ Ameristar in Council Bluffs; and in the evening he addressed guests of the Lyon County & Northwest Iowa Republican Fundraising Dinner at the Forster Community Building in Rock Rapids.
On the afternoon of August 9 he visited the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines; in the evening he spoke at Steve Boender's customer appreciation supper in the machine shed of his farm in Oskaloosa.
On August 10 he spoke at the FAMiLY Leader's Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames.
Also, not sure where fits in, per Kathie Obradovich tweet: "for old time’s sake, went to Blue Bunny ice-cream parlor in Le Mars “and the Pizza Ranch for lunch.”

>Former Sen. Rick Santorum is scheduled to visit Iowa on April 15, 2013. He plans to attend a luncheon with the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in The Capitol Room, in the East Village of Des Moines; and give the keynote address at the 13th Annual Spring Kick Off of the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition at the Des Moines Christian School in Urbandale. cancelled April 14 "While traveling in South Carolina on Saturday, Rick Santorum became ill and was admitted to the hospital for a gastro-intestinal illness and dehydration."