Travels of Vice President Joe Biden—April 2012

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Campaign highlights included an April 12 event on tax fairness in Exeter, NH and an April 26 foreign policy speech at New York University.  Biden also made it to Florida in his official capacity, visiting the Everglades for an airboat tour of and remarks on Everglades restoration.  Biden did eight fundraisers for the campaign (one could say nine; there is a bit of ambiguity about an April 19 event described by CNN as "a prospecting event for a future fundraiser").
April
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Sunday
 Monday
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 Friday
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1
Wilmington, DE



2
DC



3
Norfolk, VA



 4
DC



5
DC



6
SC



7 
SC



8
SC


       9
SC



10 
DC



11
Minneapolis, MN



 12
Exeter, NH
Portsmouth, NH
Scarsdale, NY

 13
Wilmington, DE




14
Wilmington, DE



15
Wilmington, DE



16
DC



17
DC



18
DC




19
Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles, CA



20
Montecito, CA



21
DC



22
DC



23
Miami-Dade, FL



24
DC



25
DC


26
New York, NY




27
DC


28
DE




29
DE/DC



30
Kansas City, MO
Munster, IN











Note: This calendar is based on publicly available information from the White House, the campaign and news accounts.  The focus is on travel both campaign-related and official; Vice President Biden's myriad in-town meetings and activities are not listed here with the exception of campaign appearances.  The calendar above shows cities and towns.  The listing below includes impromptu stops and other details, again based on publicly available information. See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.

Details
Sun. April 1, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Mon. April 2, 2012
DC.

Tues. April 3, 2012
 -With Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses steps the Administration is taking to keep college affordable at Maury High School in Norfolk, VA.

Wed. April 4, 2012
DC.

Thurs. April 5, 2012
DC.

Fri. April 6, 2012- Mon. April 9, 2012
 Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden in Kiawah Island, SC, Easter weekend; no public events.

Tues. April 10, 2012
DC.

Wed. April 11, 2012
Travels to MN.
-Attends a campaign event for Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the Hilton in Minneapolis, MN.
Returns to DC.

Thurs. April 12, 2012
-Speaks on tax fairness at a campaign event at Exeter Town Hall in Exeter, NH.
-Surprise stop at The Works Bakery Café (almond croissant and medium coffee) in Portsmouth, NH.
-Fundraiser at a private home on Park Road in Scarsdale, NY. ($)
To Wilmington.

Fri. April 13, 2012
Sat. April 14, 2012
Sun. April 15, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Mon. April 16, 2012
DC.

Tues. April 17, 2012
-Gen 44 event at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC (about 1,000 people). ($)

Wed. April 18, 2012
DC.

Thurs. April 19, 2012
-Fundraising luncheon at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ (about 100 people/$500 per person). ($)
-LGBT roundtable at the home of HBO's Michael Lombardo, president of HBO programming and husband Sonny Ward, architect and designer (reported by Variety).  ...described by CNN as "a prospecting event for a future fundraiser"
-Fundraiser at another private residence in Los Angeles, CA ($10,000 per person). ($)

Fri. April 20, 2012
-Fundraiser, hosted by Nancy Koppelman, at private residence on Eucalyptus Lane in Montecito, CA ($2,500 per person). ($)  Note. Air Force Two was grounded at Santa Barbara Airport by a bird strike.  Leaving the fundraiser Biden also made an unplanned stop for a photo with students at All Saints-by-the-Sea Parish School in Montecito.

Sat. April 21, 2012
Sun. April 22, 2012
DC, no public events.

Mon. April 23, 2012
-Tours, then discusses the Administration’s efforts to restore the Everglades at Everglades National Park in Miami-Dade County, FL. 
Returns to DC.

Tues. April 24, 2012
DC.

Wed. April 25, 2012
DC.

Thurs. April 26, 2012
-A campaign event—remarks on foreign policy at New York University's Tishman Auditorium in New York, NY.

Fri. April 27, 2012
-Breakfast fundraiser with members of the Turkish and Azerbaijani communities at the Fairfax Hotel in Washington, DC (about 200 people). ($)

Sat. April 28, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Sun. April 29, 2012
DE/DC.

Mon. April 30, 2012
-Fundraiser at the home of James Nutter, Jr., president of James B. Nutter & Co. mortgage lenders, in Kansas City, MO. ($)
-Fundraiser at the home of Ann and David Bochnowski (chairman and CEO of Northwest Indiana Bancorp and Peoples Bank) in Munster, IN. ($)
Returns to DC.


Jill Biden
Tues. April 10, 2012
-Joining Forces roundtable discussion at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

Wed. April 11, 2012
-Joining Forces events with Michelle Obama in DC and Philadelphia, PA.

Wed. April 18, 2012
-Dr. Biden and U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter hold an event to highlight innovative industry partnerships, the latest stop on her “Community College to Career” tour, at Reading Area Community College, in Reading, PA.

Wed. April 25, 2012
-Joining Forces anniversary event at Lee Hall Elementary School in Newport News, VA.

Mon. April 30, 2012
-As part of her “Community College to Career” tour, Dr. Biden and U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration Jane Oates visit Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, MO.
-As part of her “Community College to Career” tour, Dr. Biden and Assistant Secretary Oates visit Ivy Tech Community College in Gary, IN.