PRESS
RELEASE
from The FAMiLY
LEADER
January 21, 2011
The
FAMiLY LEADER TO SPONSOR PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE SERIES BEGINNING FEBRUARY
7, 2011
Presidential Forum Also Announced
Pleasant Hill, IA - The FAMiLY
LEADER announced today at a press
conference that it will host a Presidential Lecture Series featuring
prominent national political figures.
Each month, beginning February 7 through August 1, a
nationally-known figure will fly to three Iowa campus locations in a
single day. Each national figure will be exposed to a roundtable of
community leaders followed by a short lecture open to the public. The
lectures will be delivered at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Pella
Christian High School in Pella, and the University of Iowa in Iowa
City.
The series line-up begins with former Minnesota Governor Tim
Pawlenty on Monday, February 7. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt
Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Minnesota
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and businessman and radio host Herman
Cain have also made commitments to participate. Other invited speakers
include former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Indiana Governor Mitch
Daniels, South Dakota Senator John Thune, former Alaska Governor Sarah
Palin, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, and Indiana Representative
Mike Pence.
“Iowans play a vital role in hosting the first-in-the-nation
presidential caucus, and it is our privilege to offer this Presidential
Lecture Series in order to provide our very influential base an
opportunity to gain insight into our political process,” said Bob
Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The FAMiLY LEADER. “Our base is
serious about its role in the political process and the Presidential
Lecture Series is a focused strategy to facilitate meaningful exposure
to our constituents.”
The primary purpose of the Presidential Lecture Series is to
provide these national figures with a pre-planned, full day in Iowa to
introduce them to the Grassroots and to allow citizens an opportunity
to become better informed on policy-making . The lectures will be
videotaped, emailed to our comprehensive database and posted on The
FAMiLY LEADER website to allow all interested citizens the opportunity
to hear or read the lectures.
The Presidential Lecture Series will culminate with a Presidential
Forum/Debate on Saturday, November 19 at a location to be determined in
central Iowa. The FAMiLY LEADER anticipates a crowd of more than a
thousand potential caucus-goers. This important forum will be a
strategic event in determining the ultimate Iowa caucus winner in
February of 2012.
Contact: Julie Summa
February 7 - Governor Tim Pawlenty
March 7 - Congressman Ron Paul (Sioux Center canceled due to weather;
Pella and Iowa City)
April 11 - Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (Pella and Iowa City) and
Congressman Ron Paul (Sioux Center)
May 2 - Senator Rick Santorum
June 6 - Herman Cain
July 11 - Speaker Newt Gingrich (Pella and Iowa City)