Ron
Paul Announces Iowa Campaign Staff
Opens
Official Office in Ankeny, Iowa
ANKENY, IA – On Tuesday Congressman Ron Paul opened a campaign
office
in Ankeny, Iowa, his first office in the nation. Ron Paul has formed an
Exploratory Committee as he weighs a possible run for President. In
addition to formally opening the office, Ron Paul's State Chairmen Drew
Ivers introduced the campaign staff responsible for field operations of
the Presidential Exploratory Committee in Iowa. "We are excited about
the dynamic staff we've assembled thus far in Iowa," Ivers said. "This
group is talented, energetic and knows how to build a winning
organization.
Ron Paul's Iowa staff consists of:
Steve Bierfeldt, Executive Director
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Steve Bierfeldt graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sacred Heart University
with a degree in political science. After graduating he served as
National Field Director for a Virginia based non-profit, training
conservatives to be successful in government, media and elections. In
2010 Mr. Bierfeldt was a Director for the historic campaign of Senator
Rand Paul in Kentucky.
Most recently
Mr. Bierfeldt served as Vice President of Development for Campaign for
Liberty, a grassroots organization focused on free market economics and
the Constitution. For the past two years Mr. Bierfeldt has directed
Campaign for Liberty’s fund-raising operations and overall strategy at
the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, one of the
largest gatherings of conservative activists in the country. Ron Paul
has won the CPAC Presidential Straw Poll two years in a row since Mr.
Bierfeldt has been directly in charge of the event.
Ryan Flowers, Regional Director
- Ryan
Flowers holds a degree in political science from Bradley University and
competed on their National Champion speech team. He worked for both the
Ron Paul Presidential campaign in 2008 and the Rand Paul Senate
campaign in 2010. Last year Mr. Flowers worked as field staff
for the
Right to Work Committee in Iowa helping Republicans achieve their
largest electoral victories in years. Most recently Mr. Flowers served
as Director of Legislation for the National Right to Work Committee.
Ani DeGroot, Regional Director
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Ani DeGroot is a native of Iowa City and is currently enrolled at the
University of Iowa majoring in economics and political
science. Miss
DeGroot is a member of the College Republicans at the University of
Iowa and has served as the Iowa State Chair for Young Americans for
Liberty, the continuation of "Students for Ron Paul." The group is
committed to recruit, educate, train and mobilize students on the
ideals of liberty and the Constitution. Last year Miss DeGroot spent
her spring break working on the winning Senate Campaign of Rand
Paul. Miss DeGroot has served as a Republican delegate and Central
Committee member for the Johnson County Republican Party since 2008.
Rachel Kania, Regional Director -
Rachel
Kania graduated from the University of South Florida with a
degree in political science and formerly served as Outreach Director
for Young Americans for Liberty. She led the groups efforts to
collaborate with Young Republican and College Republican groups and was
instrumental in bringing hundreds of students to attend CPAC and
support Ron Paul. Miss Kania recently completed a fellowship with the
Bill of Rights Institute, furthering their grassroots mobilization
throughout the country. The Institute promotes education on the
Constitution in K-12 classrooms nationwide.
Rocco Moffa, Regional Director
- During
Ron Paul's 2008 Presidential campaign, Mr. Moffa organized one of the
largest grassroots organizations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
helped to bring a record 5,000 Ron Paul supporters to Independence
Hall. In 2010 Mr. Moffa worked for a number of candidates in the
mid-term elections, including U.S. Senator Rand Paul in Kentucky and
many Republicans in the state of Iowa. Most Recently he worked
throughout the state helping conservative candidates win election as
part of the Right to Work Committee in Iowa.
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