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Through Dec. 6, 2011: 32 Visits, 106 Days
2011
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on December 26, 2011-January 3, 2012.
On the afternoon of December 26 he did a pheasant hunt with prominent Iowa conservatives including Congressman Steve King, then did a media availability at Doc's Hunt Club in Adel.
On December 27 he hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Fort Dodge GOP headquarters on Central Ave.; a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Historical Park Inn in Mason City; toured Metalcraft in Mason City; toured the Scratch Bakery in Cedar Falls; and held a rally at the Waterloo Center for the Arts in Waterloo.
On December 28 he hosted a meet and greet at Ariana's Café in Independence; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Café Manna Java in Dubuque; visited USA Furniture and Bedding at Tamarack Business Park in Dubuque; and hosted a campaign rally at TrueNorth Learning Center in Cedar Rapids.
On December 29 he hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Coralville City Hall Council Chambers in Coralville; will visit the Wilton Candy Shop in Wiltonpostponed due to shop closed for the day; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at the Button Factory Restaurant in Muscatine; and hosted a campaign rally at CASI Center for Active Seniors in Davenport.
On December 30 he hosted a Pinstripe Bowl watch party at Buffalo Wild Wings in Ames; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Legends American Grill in Marshalltown; and hosted an Insight Bowl watch party at Okoboji Grille in Johnston.
On December 31 he held a meet and greet at Indianola Public Library in Indianola; spoke at the National Sprint Car Museum in Knoxville; spoke out in front of Pella Public Library in Pella; hosted a meet and greet at Smokey Row Coffeehouse in Oskaloosa; and hosted a New Year's rally at Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa.
On the afternoon of January 1 he held a campaign rally at the Daily Grind in Sioux City; a campaign rally at Northwestern Bank in Orange City; and a campaign rally at the Frontier Bank basement in Rock Rapids.
On January 2 he did a meet and greet at The Reising Sun Café in Polk City; a meet and greet at the Hotel Pattee in Perry; a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Boone; a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Newton; and a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Altoona.
On January 3 he spoke at Rock the Caucus at Valley High School gymnasium in West Des Moines; addressed the Des Moines Christian Assembly in Urbandale; visited four caucus locations a) Johnston Middle School in Johnston, b) Summit Middle School in Johnston, c) DeWaay Capital Management in Clive, and d) Valley Southwoods in West Des Moines; and spoke at his caucus night event at the Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on December 9-22, 2011.
On December 9 he held a meet and greet at Ferrari’s Restaurant in Cedar Falls; and spoke on education as part of the Presidential Candidate Education Forum series, in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center lobby at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls; hosted a meet and greet at Uncle Nancy's Coffee in Newton; and announced the endorsement of Sec. of State Matt Schultz at Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston.
On December 10 he hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Abundant Life Ministries in Jefferson; he and a daughter visited Howells Tree Farm in Cumming where they picked out a Christmas tree for campaign headquarters; he spoke at the Iowa Veterans GOP Presidential Candidate Forum at Varsity Theater; and he participated in the ABC News/Republican Party of Iowa Debate at Drake University.
On December 11 he visited the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Coralville; visit the Amana Colonies in Amana; and was the special guest at a house party hosted by the Mitchell family in Robins.
On December 12 he did a "Conversations with the Candidates” half-hour televised interview at IPTV in Johnston; addressed employees of The Principal Financial Group in Des Moines; visited Cornell College in Mt. Vernon; and was the special guest at the Linn County Republican Christmas Party at 90 Twixt Town Road NE in Cedar Rapids.
On December 13 he hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Lincoln Café in Belle Plaine; visited VGM & Associates in Waterloo; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Fireside Pub & Steakhouse in Manchester; and addressed the National Contract Management Association at Campbell Steele Gallery in Marion.
On December 14 he addressed the Westside Conservative Breakfast Club at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale; address employees at Nationwide in Des Moines; (met privately with the board of the Iowa Corn Growers Association at their offices in Johnston); visited with employees of Pioneer Hi-Bred at the Carver Conference Center in Johnston; appeared live in-studio with Simon Conway on WHO radio in Des Moines; hosted a Christmas party for supporters at his campaign headquarters in Urbandale; and spoke at the premiere of "The Gift of Life" at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines.
On December 15 he did a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Dangie's Diner in Rockwell City; a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Sac City Cattleman's Co. in Sac City; a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Java Junkies in Holstein; and participated in the FOX News debate at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City.
[GAP in a.m.] On the evening of December 16 he was the featured guest at a house party hosted by The Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition at the home of David and Linda Holub in Sioux City.
On December 17 he plans to host a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Onawa Public Library in Onawa; host a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at the Pizza Ranch in Carroll; host a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Cronk's Café in Denison; and be the featured guest at the Harrison County Republican Christmas party at the home of Ross and Lee Hieb in Logan.
On December 18 he plans to have brunch with supporters at the HyVee Instore (Madison Ave.) in Council Bluffs; host a "Faith, Family and Freedom" at the Pizza Ranch in Red Oak; host a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Farmers Kitchen Restaurant in Atlantic.
On December 19 he plans a breakfast meet-and-greet at Windrow Restaurant in Creston; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Redman's Pizza & Steak in Osceola; appeared live in-studio with Simon Conway on WHO in Des Moines; and keynoted a Warren County GOP dinner at Indianola Christian Union Church in Indianola.
On December 20 he plans a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Monarch Restaurant, Royal Amsterdam Hotel in Pella; a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Mt. Pleasant Public Library in Mt. Pleasant; will participate in the Genesis Health Care Forum at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport; and will attend a house party to benefit the congressional campaign of John Archer at Archer's home in Bettendorf.
On December 21 he hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Broadway Café in West Burlington; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in Fairfield; and was the featured guest at a Christmas house party hosted by Tim and Sheryl Schwager at their home in Iowa City.
On December 22 he attended the funeral of super-volunteer Wendy Ellen Jensen at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum continued his "Faith, Family and Freedom" tour in Iowa on December 4-6, 2011.
On December 4 he held a town hall meeting at the Sidney Senior Center in Sidney; and a rally followed by a media avail. at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs.
On December 5 he did a media avail. and town hall meeting at Stoney Creek Inn in Sioux City; a town hall meeting at 4 Brothers Bar & Grill in Le Mars; was the featured guest at the Sanborn Winter Gala at Jay's Restaurant & Lounge in Sanborn; and rallied followed by a media avail. at Dordt College's Campus Center in Sioux Center.
On December 6 he held a town hall meeting at Lake Shore Café in Storm Lake; and a town hall meeting at the Pizza Ranch in Spencer.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on November 15-21, 2011 including half a dozen "Faith, Family & Freedom" town hall meetings plus meet and greets, speeches and other appearances.
On November 15 he did a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa; a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Dyersville Public Library in Dyersville; a media availability followed by a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Star Restaurant in Dubuque.
On November 16 he held a breakfast meet-and-greet at Happy Joe's in Clinton; a meet and greet at DeWitt Community Center in DeWitt; a media availability followed by a classroom visit at Scott Community College in Bettendorf; host a meet and greet at The Vineyard in Muscatine; and was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Fred and Dee Johnson at their home in Cedar Rapids.
On November 17 he visited the Historic Hamburg Inn in Iowa City; addressed the Iowa State Association of Counties Fall School, followed by a media availability at Coralville Marriott in Coralville; addressed the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Board meeting at ABI's office in Des Moines; and held a media availability, and was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Chad and Jill Kluver in Davenport.
On November 18 he hosted a meet and greet at Broadway Café in West Burlington; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Papa George's Pizza and Steak in Mt. Pleasant; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Café Dodici in Washington; hosted a town hall meeting at Ottumwa Public Library in Ottumwa; and hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at Godfather's Pizza in Knoxville.
On November 19 he addressed The Truth Project at Grace Church in Des Moines; attended the Patriot Outreach event, followed by a media availability, at Fort Des Moines; participated in The FAMiLY Leader Presidential Forum at First Federated Chuch in Des Moines; and attended Gov. Branstad's 65th birthday party at Adventureland Park in Altoona.
On November 20 he spoke to the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ in Des Moines; and was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Steve and Amy Sherman at their home in North Liberty.
On November 21 he hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Cottonwood Canyon Coffee in Waterloo; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Waverly Public Library in Waverly; hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Pizza Ranch in Oelwein; and hosted a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at Independence Public Library in Independence.
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On the evening of October 28 he was the special guest at a fundraiser for states Senate candidate Al Riggenberg at 530 First Avenue in Council Bluffs.
On October 29 in the morning he addressed the National Federation of Republican Assemblies at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines; and did a media availability and addressed Congressman Steve King's 4th annual Defenders of Freedom Dinner at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City.
On October 30 he hosted five meet and greets: a meet and greet at Miller's Landing in Humboldt; a meet and greet at Pizza Ranch in Pocahontas; and a meet and greet at Pizza Ranch in Emmetsburg; a meet and greet at Pizza Hut in Estherville; and and ice cream social meet and greet at Scoopy Doos Ice Cream in Forest City.
On October 31 he hosted seven meet and greets: a meet and greet at the Garner Education Center in Garner; a meet and greet at Northwood Civic Center in Northwood; a meet and greet at Osage Public Library in Osage; a meet and greet at Sue Z-Q restaurant in Cresco; a meet and greet at Pizza Ranch in Decorah; a meet and greet at Gus & Tony's Pizza and Steakhouse in Waukon; and a meet and greet at New Hampton Public Library in New Hampton; he wrapped up the day attending the Aplington-Parkersburg high school football game at Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg.
On November 1 he hosted a meet and greet at Monarchs Restaurant in Pella; participated in the NAM forum in Pella; hosted a meet and greet at Albia Public Library in Albia; hosted a meet and greet at Drake Public Library in Centerville; hosted a meet and greet at Oasis Coffee Shop in Bloomfield; and took part in the Reclaim Iowa rally at First Fellowship Baptist Church in Marshalltown.
On November 2 he hosted six meet and greets: a meet and greet at the Copper Lantern in Sigourney; a meet and greet at Java Lounge in Williamsburg; a meet and greet at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in Fairfield; a meet and greet at Village Cup and Cakes in Keosauqua; a meet and greet at the State Bank of Wapello in Wapello; and a meet and greet at Decker House in Maquoketa, his 99th county.
On November 3 he spoke to the Ames Conservative Breakfast Club at the Pizza Ranch in Ames; addressed the Des Moines Lions Club at the EMC Building 3rd floor meeting room followed by a media availability; and in the evening he spoke at the Dallas County GOP's 2nd annual Chili Supper at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Adel.
On November 4 he plans to be the featured speaker at the Young Businessmen's Breakfast Club in at 1800 50th Street in West Des Moines; deliver a major policy speech on "Moral, Cultural Policies for a Santorum White House" at a space near his campaign headquarters in Urbandale (note this was originally envisaged as a Santorum 99 Victory Party at his headquarters); attend the Altoona Gun Show at Adventureland Park, Palace Theater in Altoona; and in the evening addressed the Republican Party of Iowa's Ronald Reagan Dinner at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 22-24, 2011.
On October 22 he attended the Iowa State University homecoming football game in Ames; and spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Presidential Candidate Forum at the Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
On October 23 he joined Congressman Steve King for his annual Col. Bud Day Pheasant Hunt at the Loess Hills Hunting Preserve in Merrill; host a meet-and-greet at Sac County Cattle Co. (restaurant) in Sac City; host a meet-and-greet at the Pizza Ranch in Rockwell City; host a meet-and-greet the Gutterz Bowl & Lounge in Guthrie Center; and hosted a meet-and-greet at the Audobon Chamber of Commerce in Audubon.
On October 24 he hosted a meet-and-greet at Fountain Park in Red Oak; hosted a meet-and-greet at the Glenwood Public Library in Glenwood; hosted a meet-and-greet at the Depot Deli in Shenandoah; hosted a meet-and-greet at J's Pizza & Steak House in Clarinda; hosted a meet-and-greet at the Junction Café in Bedford; hosted a meet-and-greet at Jamie's Coffee Mill & Deli in Mount Ayr; and host a meet-and-greet at Kay's Kafe in Corning. details in ital. not yet verified-ed.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 16-17, 2011 in lieu of previously scheduled campaign stops in Nevada. On the afternoon of October 16 he did a meet and greet at the Smokey Row Coffee House in Des Moines. On October 17 he did radio/TV interviews and private meetings. ed. counting as one day; no public events on October 17.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 1-3, 2011. On October 1 he visited the Lamoni Fall Festival in Lamoni; hosted a meet and greet at Betty's Café in Corydon; and hosted an ice cream social at Double Dip in Chariton. On October 2 he visited Living History Farms in Urbandale where he attended a 1870s style baseball game and visited the small church commemorating Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit; and he visited the "Life Chain" demonstration at St. Theresa's Church in Des Moines. On October 3 he hosted a meet and greet at 102 South Main Street in Clarion; hosted a meet and greet at Johnny Rays in Grundy Center; hosted a meet and greet at Big T Maid-Rite in Toledo; and hosted a town hall meeting at Vinton Public Library in Vinton.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on September 25, 2011. He visited the Gun Show in the 4H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines; and spoke at an Adair County Republican dinner at the Commons Events Center in Greenfield.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum and his family did a three-week "Courage to Fight for American Values" tour of Iowa from July 26-August 13, 2011. Week One (+) ...
Santorum and family took a 16-hour cross-country drive to get to their overnight in Oskaloosa. On the afternoon of July 25 he crossed into Iowa on Illinois I-80. Santorum sent out a couple of tweets noting his position in Iowa. First from Walcott, IA at 5:16 p.m.: "At Iowa 80 for dinner. It's the World's Largest Truck Stop" Then: "Arrived at the Boender Farm in Oskaloosa. Picked some sweet corn next to the cabin for dinner."
On July 26 he kicked off the tour with a town hall meeting at Café Diem in Ankeny; held a town hall meeting at Ericson Public Library in Boone, followed by an unannounced visit to Mamie Eisenhower's Birthplace in Boone; held a town hall meeting at Citizens Central in Ft. Dodge; held a town hall meeting at Storm Lake Public Library in Storm Lake; and was the featured speaker at the Osceola County Republican Party picnic at the home/farm of Brian and Cindy Kemp in Sibley.
On July 27 he held a town hall meeting at Onawa Café in Onawa; a town hall meeting at The Junction Café in Missouri Valley ("now up to 40 counties visited in Iowa"); visited the Republican Party booth at the Pottawattamie County Fair in Council Bluffs; he and the leadership of Strong America Now spoke on the steps of the Capitol about the need to eliminate waste and abuse from the federal budget and he signed their pledge; he appeared on the Simon Conway show at WHO after which he tweeted "Just ran into Tim, Mary & Anna Pawlenty at WHO;" and he was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Bill and Patti Brown at their home in Des Moines.
On July 28 he held a town hall meeting at The Vine Coffehouse in Ottumwa; a town hall meeting at Ft. Madison Public Library in Ft. Madison (acc. to Fort Madison Daily Democrat the first stop by pres. candidate); a town hall meeting at The Drake on the Riverfront in Burlington; a town hall meeting at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library in Mt. Pleasant; and was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Ed Bull at his home in Pleasantville.
On the afternoon of July 31, he and his family hosted a town hall at the Kiwanis Shelter at Edmundson Park in Oskaloosa.
...so far 2 visits, 6 days
Week Two (+)...
On August 1 he hosted four town hall meetings: at Washington Public Library in Washington; at Elly's Tea and Coffee House in Muscatine (also impromptu stop at a melon stand); at Fairmont Street Library in Davenport; and at Clinton Public Library, children's department in Clinton.
On August 2 he hosted a town hall meeting at the Corner Sundry Store in Indianola; appear live in-studio with Jan Mickelson on WHO Radio in Des Moines; hosted a town hall meeting at Perry Public Library in Perry; hosted a town hall meeting at Jefferson Public Library in Jefferson; host a town hall meeting at the Swan Lake Conservation & Education Center in Carroll; and hosted a town hall meeting at the Allen House Assisted Living activities center in Atlantic.
On August 3 he hosted a town hall meeting at Tish's Restaurant in Council Bluffs; hosted a town hall meeting at Iowa Western Community in Harlan; host a town hall meeting at Ida Grove Pharmacy in Ida Grove; host a town hall meeting at Danny's Sport Spot in Cherokee; and was the special guest at a house party hosted by Emily Waund at her home in Sanborn.
On August 4 he hosted a town hall meeting at Sully's Grill in Rock Rapids; hosted a town hall meeting at Orange City Public Library in Orange City; hosted a town hall meeting at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City; and spoke at the Professional Educators of Iowa 30th anniversary event at the Jordan Creek Holiday Inn in West Des Moines.
On August 5 he met with the Des Moines Register ed board; hosted a town hall meeting at Marshalltown Public Library Café in Marshalltown; a town hall meeting at the YMCA in Newton; a town hall meeting at Drake Public Library in Grinnell; and spoke at the joint counties fundraising event at Clear Creek Amana High School in Tiffin.
On August 6 in the morning he hosted a town hall meeting at the Hy-Vee (2nd floor meeting room) in Altoona; and in the afternoon he was the featured guest at the "Road to Ames Iowa Barn Bash" at the home of Scott and Susan Hurd in Roland.
Week Three...
On August 7 he spoke at Cornerstone Worldwide Outreach in Sioux City; and held a house party at the home of Jim and Sheila Black in Algona.
On August 8 he held a town hall meeting at Café Diem in Ames; held a town hall meeting at Whoop-Ti-Doos & La-Ti-Daas in Webster City; held a town hall meeting at Hy-Vee deli in Iowa Falls; held a town hall meeting at Mason City Public Library in Mason City; held a town hall meeting at Floyd County Historical Museum in Charles City; and held a town hall meeting at Waverly Public Library in Waverly.
On August 9 he held a town hall meeting at PIPAC Centre in Cedar Falls; a town hall meeting at Independence Senior Center in Independence; a town hall meeting at Oelwein Public Library in Oelwein; a town hall meeting at Franklin Hotel in Strawberry Point; a town hall meeting at Pizza Ranch in Manchester; visited the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville; and held a town hall meeting at Clarke College in Dubuque.
On August 10 he appeared at the FRCAction bus tour stop at Cedar Rapids Marriott; held a town hall meeting at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa; addressed the Cedar Rapids Rotary Club luncheon at Scottish Rite Temple in Cedar Rapids; and held a town hall at Hiawatha Public Library in Hiawatha.
On August 11 the Santorum family ate breakfast at the Machine Shed in Urbandale; he was the featured guest at a lunch hosted by the Brown Winnick at the law firm's office in Des Moines; and he participated in the Republican Party of Iowa/FOX News/Washington Examiner Debate in Ames.
On August 12 he will do a meet and greet at the Botanical Center in Des Moines; he and family will attend the Iowa State Fair, including an appearance on Jan Mickelson, the Des Moines Register's "Soapbox"; he appeared at the FRC Action bus stop at the Pizza Ranch in Boone; and will appear at the FRC Action bus stop at Susie Sower Park in Marshalltown.
On August 13 he attended the PURSE PAC Iowa breakfast at the Gateway Hotel & Conference Center in Ames; and participated in the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames.
On August 14 he spoke at the Black Hawk County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo. verifying some details-ed.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on July 4-7, 2011.
On July 4 he marched in the Independence Day parades in Urbandale, Pella, and Iowa Falls.
On July 5-7, 2011 he did a "Courage to Fight for American Jobs" tour.
On July 5 he started with a round of media in Des Moines; appeared live in studio on the Jan Mickelson show at WHO in Des Moines; ?stop in Waukee?; kicked off his tour visiting and speaking to employees at Winegard Company in Burlington; ?stop in Ainsworth?; and was the special guest at a house party at the home of Rob Gettemy in Marion.
On July 6 he held a jobs forum with local business leaders at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids; met with employees at A.Y. McDonald in Dubuque; did a job summit at Pipac Centre on the Lake in Cedar Falls; and was the guest at a house party at the home of Lea Ann Saul in Cedar Falls.
On July 7 he toured and visited with employees of Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield; held a discussion on training the workforce at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge; and toured and visited with employees at the Missouri Valley Steel Company in Sioux City.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 27-28, 2011. On June 27 he held a media availability in front of T.S. Bank in Council Bluffs; spoke at a luncheon of the Great Plains Chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition at Eldon's Restaurant in Sioux City; did a meet and greet with employees at Blue Bunny Ice Cream in Le Mars; and keynoted the Lyon County Republic Dinner at the Forster Community Building in Rock Rapids. On June 28 he was the featured guest at four events with Republican activists: a meet and greet coffee at Hey, Good Cookies! in Spirit Lake; a meet and greet coffee at Carroll's Bakery and Deli in Spencer; a luncheon at the Algona Country Club in Algona; and a meet and greet coffee at Lake Coffee and Ice Cream in Clear Lake.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 20-21, 2011. On June 20 he plans do a meet and greet as a guest of the Story County Conservative Women Group at Stone Brooke Clubhouse in Ames; hold a meet and greet at the Hy-Vee in Iowa Falls these first two events were canceled due to flight delays; held a meet and greet at Second Street Emporium in Webster City; and address the Story County GOP Central Committee at the Pizza Ranch in Ames. On June 21 he appeared on "America's Newsroom" on FOX; held a press avail. at the State Capitol in Des Moines after addressing the Iowa State Senate Republican Caucus; was the special guest at a meet and greet hosted by Steve and Jan Boender at their Still Waters Iowa farm family cabin in Oskaloosa; did a meet and greet, part of the Iowa Tea Party bus tour, at Adams Espresso in Creston; and was the featured guest at a house party sponsored by the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition at the home of Drew and Kris Ranney in Council Bluffs.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 14, 2011; he did a meet-and-greet coffee at Robin's Nest Coffee Shop in Denison; met voters at a Trunk & Tusk reception hosted by Mark and Sheryl Leonard, at their farm near Holstein; and spoke at an Ida County Republican Party banquet at the Ida Grove Recreation Center in Ida Grove.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 10-11, 2011. On June 10 he appeared live in studio with Simon Conway at WHO in Des Moines; and he was the guest at a house party at the home of John and Monique Root in Urbandale. On June 11 he appeared on "FOX and Friends" on FOX News Channel; did meet and greet with attendees of the NICHE conference for homeschooling families at HyVee Hall; and spoke at the grand opening of his Iowa campaign headquarters in Urbandale.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 7, 2011, the first stop following his announcement in Somerset, PA. He appeared on the Jan Mickelson show at WHO in Des Moines; did a private event with Iowa Right to Life at the Informed Choices Medical Clinic in West Des Moines; and spoke at a house party hosted by Joe Teeling in Waukee.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on May 20-21, 2011. On May 20 in Davenport he had lunch with activists at Thunder Bay Grill in Davenport; toured Grace Engineering; visited Green Thumbers garden center; was a guest on WOC Radio 1420 AM; and attended a house party at the home of Luana Stoltenberg. On May 21 he was a guest on Fox and Friends; met with activists at 109 South Linn Street (Masonic Hall) in Anamosa; was the featured guest at a house party hosted by John and Ellen Markham in Dubuque; attended a house party in Rowley (not on the schedule by he mentioned the stop in a Tweet); and was the featured guest at a meet and greet at Ferrari's Ristorante Private Dining Room in Cedar Falls.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum participated in The FAMiLY LEADER's Presidential Lecture Series on May 2, 2011, doing three stops in Iowa: he started at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, then appeared at Pella Christian High School in Pella, and concluded at Dordt College in Sioux Center.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on April 25-27, 2011. On the evening of April 25 he headlined a Clinton County Republican Party Dinner at The Millenium in Goose Lake. On April 26 he held a Testing the Waters Town Hall Meeting at the Best Western in Dubuque; had lunch with local activists at Country Junction Restaurant in Dyersville; and headlined an Iowa GOP Chairman's Series event at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Rapids. On April 27 he met with activists at a breakfast at Tremont on Main in Marshalltown.
(>Former Sen. Rick Santorum was scheduled to speak at Rep. Steve King's Conservative Principles Conference in Des Moines, and was en route to Iowa on March 25, but he returned home due to a family emergency.)
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on March 7-8, 2011. On the evening of March 7 he participated in the IFFC's "2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Meet and Greet Event" at Point of Grace Church in Waukee. On March 8 he appeared on the Jan Mickelson show at 1040 WHO in Des Moines; did an interview with Sam Clovis of KSCJ Talk Radio in Sioux City; headlined the Crawford County Republican Women Lunch at Cronk's Restaurant in Denison; and addressed a Woodbury County Republican Party forum at the Lewis Bowl annex in Sioux City. On March 9 he went to Ash Wednesday mass with Tim and Terry Moran in Sioux City (not on the public schedule...counted as two days)
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on February 24, 2011. He met with several activist groups and did media interviews, as well as taping "Iowa Press" at Iowa Public Television in Johnston.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Des Moines, Iowa on January 25-26, 2011, including several media interviews and private meetings with grassroots activists. On the afternoon of January 25 he addressed the 5th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit at the Polk County Convention Complex; and in the evening he made an unannounced appearance at the Polk County Republicans' Central Committee meeting at Northwest Community Center. On the morning of January 26 he appeared on the Jan Mickelson show at WHO Radio.
On the evening of October 28 he was the special guest at a fundraiser for states Senate candidate Al Riggenberg at 530 First Avenue in Council Bluffs.
On October 29 in the morning he addressed the National Federation of Republican Assemblies at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines; and did a media availability and addressed Congressman Steve King's 4th annual Defenders of Freedom Dinner at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City.
On October 30 he hosted five meet and greets: a meet and greet at Miller's Landing in Humboldt; a meet and greet at Pizza Ranch in Pocahontas; and a meet and greet at Pizza Ranch in Emmetsburg; a meet and greet at Pizza Hut in Estherville; and and ice cream social meet and greet at Scoopy Doos Ice Cream in Forest City.
On October 31 he hosted seven meet and greets: a meet and greet at the Garner Education Center in Garner; a meet and greet at Northwood Civic Center in Northwood; a meet and greet at Osage Public Library in Osage; a meet and greet at Sue Z-Q restaurant in Cresco; a meet and greet at Pizza Ranch in Decorah; a meet and greet at Gus & Tony's Pizza and Steakhouse in Waukon; and a meet and greet at New Hampton Public Library in New Hampton; he wrapped up the day attending the Aplington-Parkersburg high school football game at Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg.
On November 1 he hosted a meet and greet at Monarchs Restaurant in Pella; participated in the NAM forum in Pella; hosted a meet and greet at Albia Public Library in Albia; hosted a meet and greet at Drake Public Library in Centerville; hosted a meet and greet at Oasis Coffee Shop in Bloomfield; and took part in the Reclaim Iowa rally at First Fellowship Baptist Church in Marshalltown.
On November 2 he hosted six meet and greets: a meet and greet at the Copper Lantern in Sigourney; a meet and greet at Java Lounge in Williamsburg; a meet and greet at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in Fairfield; a meet and greet at Village Cup and Cakes in Keosauqua; a meet and greet at the State Bank of Wapello in Wapello; and a meet and greet at Decker House in Maquoketa, his 99th county.
On November 3 he spoke to the Ames Conservative Breakfast Club at the Pizza Ranch in Ames; addressed the Des Moines Lions Club at the EMC Building 3rd floor meeting room followed by a media availability; and in the evening he spoke at the Dallas County GOP's 2nd annual Chili Supper at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Adel.
On November 4 he plans to be the featured speaker at the Young Businessmen's Breakfast Club in at 1800 50th Street in West Des Moines; deliver a major policy speech on "Moral, Cultural Policies for a Santorum White House" at a space near his campaign headquarters in Urbandale (note this was originally envisaged as a Santorum 99 Victory Party at his headquarters); attend the Altoona Gun Show at Adventureland Park, Palace Theater in Altoona; and in the evening addressed the Republican Party of Iowa's Ronald Reagan Dinner at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 22-24, 2011.
On October 22 he attended the Iowa State University homecoming football game in Ames; and spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Presidential Candidate Forum at the Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
On October 23 he joined Congressman Steve King for his annual Col. Bud Day Pheasant Hunt at the Loess Hills Hunting Preserve in Merrill; host a meet-and-greet at Sac County Cattle Co. (restaurant) in Sac City; host a meet-and-greet at the Pizza Ranch in Rockwell City; host a meet-and-greet the Gutterz Bowl & Lounge in Guthrie Center; and hosted a meet-and-greet at the Audobon Chamber of Commerce in Audubon.
On October 24 he hosted a meet-and-greet at Fountain Park in Red Oak; hosted a meet-and-greet at the Glenwood Public Library in Glenwood; hosted a meet-and-greet at the Depot Deli in Shenandoah; hosted a meet-and-greet at J's Pizza & Steak House in Clarinda; hosted a meet-and-greet at the Junction Café in Bedford; hosted a meet-and-greet at Jamie's Coffee Mill & Deli in Mount Ayr; and host a meet-and-greet at Kay's Kafe in Corning. details in ital. not yet verified-ed.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 16-17, 2011 in lieu of previously scheduled campaign stops in Nevada. On the afternoon of October 16 he did a meet and greet at the Smokey Row Coffee House in Des Moines. On October 17 he did radio/TV interviews and private meetings. ed. counting as one day; no public events on October 17.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 1-3, 2011. On October 1 he visited the Lamoni Fall Festival in Lamoni; hosted a meet and greet at Betty's Café in Corydon; and hosted an ice cream social at Double Dip in Chariton. On October 2 he visited Living History Farms in Urbandale where he attended a 1870s style baseball game and visited the small church commemorating Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit; and he visited the "Life Chain" demonstration at St. Theresa's Church in Des Moines. On October 3 he hosted a meet and greet at 102 South Main Street in Clarion; hosted a meet and greet at Johnny Rays in Grundy Center; hosted a meet and greet at Big T Maid-Rite in Toledo; and hosted a town hall meeting at Vinton Public Library in Vinton.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on September 25, 2011. He visited the Gun Show in the 4H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines; and spoke at an Adair County Republican dinner at the Commons Events Center in Greenfield.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum and his family did a three-week "Courage to Fight for American Values" tour of Iowa from July 26-August 13, 2011. Week One (+) ...
Santorum and family took a 16-hour cross-country drive to get to their overnight in Oskaloosa. On the afternoon of July 25 he crossed into Iowa on Illinois I-80. Santorum sent out a couple of tweets noting his position in Iowa. First from Walcott, IA at 5:16 p.m.: "At Iowa 80 for dinner. It's the World's Largest Truck Stop" Then: "Arrived at the Boender Farm in Oskaloosa. Picked some sweet corn next to the cabin for dinner."
On July 26 he kicked off the tour with a town hall meeting at Café Diem in Ankeny; held a town hall meeting at Ericson Public Library in Boone, followed by an unannounced visit to Mamie Eisenhower's Birthplace in Boone; held a town hall meeting at Citizens Central in Ft. Dodge; held a town hall meeting at Storm Lake Public Library in Storm Lake; and was the featured speaker at the Osceola County Republican Party picnic at the home/farm of Brian and Cindy Kemp in Sibley.
On July 27 he held a town hall meeting at Onawa Café in Onawa; a town hall meeting at The Junction Café in Missouri Valley ("now up to 40 counties visited in Iowa"); visited the Republican Party booth at the Pottawattamie County Fair in Council Bluffs; he and the leadership of Strong America Now spoke on the steps of the Capitol about the need to eliminate waste and abuse from the federal budget and he signed their pledge; he appeared on the Simon Conway show at WHO after which he tweeted "Just ran into Tim, Mary & Anna Pawlenty at WHO;" and he was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Bill and Patti Brown at their home in Des Moines.
On July 28 he held a town hall meeting at The Vine Coffehouse in Ottumwa; a town hall meeting at Ft. Madison Public Library in Ft. Madison (acc. to Fort Madison Daily Democrat the first stop by pres. candidate); a town hall meeting at The Drake on the Riverfront in Burlington; a town hall meeting at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library in Mt. Pleasant; and was the featured guest at a house party hosted by Ed Bull at his home in Pleasantville.
On July 29
he went to Denver and addressed the Western Conservative Summit. [Mrs. Karen
Santorum and the Santorum children managed a refreshment stand
along the RAGBRAI race route in Ladora].
On July 30 he held a town hall
meeting at Clarke Community Center in Osceola; he
and his family met voters and walked in the Balloon Classic Parade from
Irving
Elementary School in Indianola; he held a town hall meeting at Northside
Café in Winterset;
and he and his family visited the birthplace of
John Wayne in Winterset.On the afternoon of July 31, he and his family hosted a town hall at the Kiwanis Shelter at Edmundson Park in Oskaloosa.
...so far 2 visits, 6 days
Week Two (+)...
On August 1 he hosted four town hall meetings: at Washington Public Library in Washington; at Elly's Tea and Coffee House in Muscatine (also impromptu stop at a melon stand); at Fairmont Street Library in Davenport; and at Clinton Public Library, children's department in Clinton.
On August 2 he hosted a town hall meeting at the Corner Sundry Store in Indianola; appear live in-studio with Jan Mickelson on WHO Radio in Des Moines; hosted a town hall meeting at Perry Public Library in Perry; hosted a town hall meeting at Jefferson Public Library in Jefferson; host a town hall meeting at the Swan Lake Conservation & Education Center in Carroll; and hosted a town hall meeting at the Allen House Assisted Living activities center in Atlantic.
On August 3 he hosted a town hall meeting at Tish's Restaurant in Council Bluffs; hosted a town hall meeting at Iowa Western Community in Harlan; host a town hall meeting at Ida Grove Pharmacy in Ida Grove; host a town hall meeting at Danny's Sport Spot in Cherokee; and was the special guest at a house party hosted by Emily Waund at her home in Sanborn.
On August 4 he hosted a town hall meeting at Sully's Grill in Rock Rapids; hosted a town hall meeting at Orange City Public Library in Orange City; hosted a town hall meeting at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City; and spoke at the Professional Educators of Iowa 30th anniversary event at the Jordan Creek Holiday Inn in West Des Moines.
On August 5 he met with the Des Moines Register ed board; hosted a town hall meeting at Marshalltown Public Library Café in Marshalltown; a town hall meeting at the YMCA in Newton; a town hall meeting at Drake Public Library in Grinnell; and spoke at the joint counties fundraising event at Clear Creek Amana High School in Tiffin.
On August 6 in the morning he hosted a town hall meeting at the Hy-Vee (2nd floor meeting room) in Altoona; and in the afternoon he was the featured guest at the "Road to Ames Iowa Barn Bash" at the home of Scott and Susan Hurd in Roland.
Week Three...
On August 7 he spoke at Cornerstone Worldwide Outreach in Sioux City; and held a house party at the home of Jim and Sheila Black in Algona.
On August 8 he held a town hall meeting at Café Diem in Ames; held a town hall meeting at Whoop-Ti-Doos & La-Ti-Daas in Webster City; held a town hall meeting at Hy-Vee deli in Iowa Falls; held a town hall meeting at Mason City Public Library in Mason City; held a town hall meeting at Floyd County Historical Museum in Charles City; and held a town hall meeting at Waverly Public Library in Waverly.
On August 9 he held a town hall meeting at PIPAC Centre in Cedar Falls; a town hall meeting at Independence Senior Center in Independence; a town hall meeting at Oelwein Public Library in Oelwein; a town hall meeting at Franklin Hotel in Strawberry Point; a town hall meeting at Pizza Ranch in Manchester; visited the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville; and held a town hall meeting at Clarke College in Dubuque.
On August 10 he appeared at the FRCAction bus tour stop at Cedar Rapids Marriott; held a town hall meeting at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa; addressed the Cedar Rapids Rotary Club luncheon at Scottish Rite Temple in Cedar Rapids; and held a town hall at Hiawatha Public Library in Hiawatha.
On August 11 the Santorum family ate breakfast at the Machine Shed in Urbandale; he was the featured guest at a lunch hosted by the Brown Winnick at the law firm's office in Des Moines; and he participated in the Republican Party of Iowa/FOX News/Washington Examiner Debate in Ames.
On August 12 he will do a meet and greet at the Botanical Center in Des Moines; he and family will attend the Iowa State Fair, including an appearance on Jan Mickelson, the Des Moines Register's "Soapbox"; he appeared at the FRC Action bus stop at the Pizza Ranch in Boone; and will appear at the FRC Action bus stop at Susie Sower Park in Marshalltown.
On August 13 he attended the PURSE PAC Iowa breakfast at the Gateway Hotel & Conference Center in Ames; and participated in the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames.
On August 14 he spoke at the Black Hawk County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo. verifying some details-ed.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on July 4-7, 2011.
On July 4 he marched in the Independence Day parades in Urbandale, Pella, and Iowa Falls.
On July 5-7, 2011 he did a "Courage to Fight for American Jobs" tour.
On July 5 he started with a round of media in Des Moines; appeared live in studio on the Jan Mickelson show at WHO in Des Moines; ?stop in Waukee?; kicked off his tour visiting and speaking to employees at Winegard Company in Burlington; ?stop in Ainsworth?; and was the special guest at a house party at the home of Rob Gettemy in Marion.
On July 6 he held a jobs forum with local business leaders at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids; met with employees at A.Y. McDonald in Dubuque; did a job summit at Pipac Centre on the Lake in Cedar Falls; and was the guest at a house party at the home of Lea Ann Saul in Cedar Falls.
On July 7 he toured and visited with employees of Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield; held a discussion on training the workforce at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge; and toured and visited with employees at the Missouri Valley Steel Company in Sioux City.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 27-28, 2011. On June 27 he held a media availability in front of T.S. Bank in Council Bluffs; spoke at a luncheon of the Great Plains Chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition at Eldon's Restaurant in Sioux City; did a meet and greet with employees at Blue Bunny Ice Cream in Le Mars; and keynoted the Lyon County Republic Dinner at the Forster Community Building in Rock Rapids. On June 28 he was the featured guest at four events with Republican activists: a meet and greet coffee at Hey, Good Cookies! in Spirit Lake; a meet and greet coffee at Carroll's Bakery and Deli in Spencer; a luncheon at the Algona Country Club in Algona; and a meet and greet coffee at Lake Coffee and Ice Cream in Clear Lake.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 20-21, 2011. On June 20 he plans do a meet and greet as a guest of the Story County Conservative Women Group at Stone Brooke Clubhouse in Ames; hold a meet and greet at the Hy-Vee in Iowa Falls these first two events were canceled due to flight delays; held a meet and greet at Second Street Emporium in Webster City; and address the Story County GOP Central Committee at the Pizza Ranch in Ames. On June 21 he appeared on "America's Newsroom" on FOX; held a press avail. at the State Capitol in Des Moines after addressing the Iowa State Senate Republican Caucus; was the special guest at a meet and greet hosted by Steve and Jan Boender at their Still Waters Iowa farm family cabin in Oskaloosa; did a meet and greet, part of the Iowa Tea Party bus tour, at Adams Espresso in Creston; and was the featured guest at a house party sponsored by the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition at the home of Drew and Kris Ranney in Council Bluffs.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 14, 2011; he did a meet-and-greet coffee at Robin's Nest Coffee Shop in Denison; met voters at a Trunk & Tusk reception hosted by Mark and Sheryl Leonard, at their farm near Holstein; and spoke at an Ida County Republican Party banquet at the Ida Grove Recreation Center in Ida Grove.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 10-11, 2011. On June 10 he appeared live in studio with Simon Conway at WHO in Des Moines; and he was the guest at a house party at the home of John and Monique Root in Urbandale. On June 11 he appeared on "FOX and Friends" on FOX News Channel; did meet and greet with attendees of the NICHE conference for homeschooling families at HyVee Hall; and spoke at the grand opening of his Iowa campaign headquarters in Urbandale.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 7, 2011, the first stop following his announcement in Somerset, PA. He appeared on the Jan Mickelson show at WHO in Des Moines; did a private event with Iowa Right to Life at the Informed Choices Medical Clinic in West Des Moines; and spoke at a house party hosted by Joe Teeling in Waukee.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on May 20-21, 2011. On May 20 in Davenport he had lunch with activists at Thunder Bay Grill in Davenport; toured Grace Engineering; visited Green Thumbers garden center; was a guest on WOC Radio 1420 AM; and attended a house party at the home of Luana Stoltenberg. On May 21 he was a guest on Fox and Friends; met with activists at 109 South Linn Street (Masonic Hall) in Anamosa; was the featured guest at a house party hosted by John and Ellen Markham in Dubuque; attended a house party in Rowley (not on the schedule by he mentioned the stop in a Tweet); and was the featured guest at a meet and greet at Ferrari's Ristorante Private Dining Room in Cedar Falls.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum participated in The FAMiLY LEADER's Presidential Lecture Series on May 2, 2011, doing three stops in Iowa: he started at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, then appeared at Pella Christian High School in Pella, and concluded at Dordt College in Sioux Center.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on April 25-27, 2011. On the evening of April 25 he headlined a Clinton County Republican Party Dinner at The Millenium in Goose Lake. On April 26 he held a Testing the Waters Town Hall Meeting at the Best Western in Dubuque; had lunch with local activists at Country Junction Restaurant in Dyersville; and headlined an Iowa GOP Chairman's Series event at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Rapids. On April 27 he met with activists at a breakfast at Tremont on Main in Marshalltown.
(>Former Sen. Rick Santorum was scheduled to speak at Rep. Steve King's Conservative Principles Conference in Des Moines, and was en route to Iowa on March 25, but he returned home due to a family emergency.)
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on March 7-8, 2011. On the evening of March 7 he participated in the IFFC's "2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Meet and Greet Event" at Point of Grace Church in Waukee. On March 8 he appeared on the Jan Mickelson show at 1040 WHO in Des Moines; did an interview with Sam Clovis of KSCJ Talk Radio in Sioux City; headlined the Crawford County Republican Women Lunch at Cronk's Restaurant in Denison; and addressed a Woodbury County Republican Party forum at the Lewis Bowl annex in Sioux City. On March 9 he went to Ash Wednesday mass with Tim and Terry Moran in Sioux City (not on the public schedule...counted as two days)
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on February 24, 2011. He met with several activist groups and did media interviews, as well as taping "Iowa Press" at Iowa Public Television in Johnston.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Des Moines, Iowa on January 25-26, 2011, including several media interviews and private meetings with grassroots activists. On the afternoon of January 25 he addressed the 5th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit at the Polk County Convention Complex; and in the evening he made an unannounced appearance at the Polk County Republicans' Central Committee meeting at Northwest Community Center. On the morning of January 26 he appeared on the Jan Mickelson show at WHO Radio.
2010
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on December 15-16, 2010. On December 15 he, per DMRs Tom Beaumont, "toured a Scott County farm, met with GOP leaders and activists in Muscatine County" (closed press); and in the evening met with members of the Quad City Tea Party at Bettendorf Library in Bettendorf [tweet: 17 degrees snowing in Davenport IA and 63 tea partiers brave weather to meet w me]. On December 16 he did private meetings in Des Moines, including a meeting with American Principles Project's Iowa Advisory Board. (+)
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 25-26, 2010. On October 25 he appeared at a "Road to 51" luncheon fundraiser hosted by State. Rep. Dwayne Alons at Family Table Restaurant in Sioux Center; did a meet and greet with volunteers at the Victory Center on Northwestern Ave. in Ames; and attended a reception in support of Rep. Chris Hagenow's re-election campaign at the home of Kirk and Samona Yentes in Clive. On October 26 he was the guest speaker at the Des Moines Conservative Breakfast Club at the Republican Party of Iowa headquarters in Des Moines; and spoke at an FRC Action event at City Square Park in Ft. Dodge.
(This event was part of the "Judge Bus Tour," an effort to oust three of the judges who voted to legalize gay marriage. The tour, which included Rep. Steve King, FRC Action President Tony Perkins, and National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown, started October 25 at the State Capitol in Des Moines and is to run through October 28, covering 1,300 miles and 45 counties).
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on October 13-14, 2010. On October 13 he was the keynote speaker at a luncheon with the Linn Eagles at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids; made a stop in Coralville (seeking details); and in the early evening was the special guest at the 3rd Annual Kaufmann Family Barbeque (fundraiser hosted by Rep. Jeff Kaufmann) at the Kaufmann family farm in Wilton. On October 14 he attended a volunteer rally at the Scott County Victory Center on W. Kimberly Road in Davenport; attended a luncheon for State House candidate Paul Kern (District 28) at the Hotel St. Julien in Dubuque; and appeared at the Johnson County Victory Center in Iowa City.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on August 16-18, 2010.
On August 16 he attended a luncheon for Secretary of State candidate Matt Schultz at Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant in Council Bluffs; and joined Congressman Steve King for an event for King’s PAC, Conservative Principles, at Stoney Creek Inn in Sioux City.
On August 17 he attended a breakfast on behalf of Brenna Findley, candidate for Attorney General, at Ridge Golf Club in Sioux Center; attended a luncheon for Jeff Smith, candidate for State House District 6, at Spencer Golf & Country Club in Spencer; and attended a meet and greet hosted by Jerry and Sandy Twetten, at Gull Point State Park in Milford.
On August 18 he attended a breakfast event for Dave Jamison, candidate for State Treasurer, at Olde Main Brewing Company in Ames; attended the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, including an interview with Jan Mickelson, guest chef at the Pork tent, and stopping by the Republican Party of Iowa booth; and [closed press] joined Sen. Chuck Grassley for an event on behalf of Pat Grassley, candidate for State House District 17, at the home of Matt and Erica Upmeyer in West Des Moines.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on June 25-26, 2010. On June 25 he was the featured guest at the Scott County Republican Party’s Lincoln Club luncheon at the Davenport Country Club in Pleasant Valley; and was the special guest at a fundraising dinner for State Senate candidate Sandy Greiner at the Washington County Conservation Center in Ainsworth. On June 26 he keynoted a luncheon for delegates and alternates at the Republican Party of Iowa’s convention at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. During the trip he also did private meetings with Republican Party leaders and leaders in the small business community.
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum addressed the Pottawattamie County Republican Party Dutch Treat luncheon in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 30, 2010; the DMR's Tom Beaumont reported he also planned to "attend private meetings with GOP officials in western Iowa."
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum was the keynote speaker at the Iowa Christian Alliance's spring fundraiser at Walnut Creek Community Church in Windsor Heights (Des Moines area), Iowa on March 9, 2010.
2009
>Former Sen. Rick Santorum visited Iowa on Oct. 1, 2009. He spoke at Iowa Right to Life's pro-life training event at Walnut Creek Community Church in Windsor Heights (Des Moines area); and spoke as part of the the American Future Fund's Conservative Lecture Series at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque. There were also interviews and private meetings.
2008
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