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2004: 5 visits, 14 days.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on January 14-17 and 18-19, 2004. "People Powered Road Trip: America's at the Wheel" On the early evening of January 14 he plans to do a tour kick-off rally at Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. On January 15 he plans to hold a "Caucus for Change" pancake breakfast at the Fort Dodge Museum Opera House in Fort Dodge; held a "Caucus for Change" event at Carroll High School in Carroll, where he received the endorsement of Amb. Carol Moseley Braun; make an appearance at Windrow Restaurant in Creston; and attend a house party at a private residence in Chariton. On January 16 he plans a "Caucus for Change" pancake breakfast at Hotel Ottumwa in Ottumwa; a "Caucus for Change" event at William Penn University in Oskaloosa; a "Caucus for Change" event at Aces Teen Club in Newton; and a "Caucus for Change" event at Iowa Valley Community College in Marshalltown. On January 17 he plans a "Caucus for Change" pancake breakfast at Music Man Square in Mason City; a "Caucus for Change" rally at Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School in Council Bluffs; and a "Caucus for Change" rally in the lobby at Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City. [On the morning of January 18 Gov. Dean appeared at church in Plains, Georgia with former President Jimmy Carter]. Returning to Iowa on the afternoon of January 18 he plans a "Caucus for Change" rally at West High School cafeteria in Davenport; a "Caucus for Change" rally at Jefferson High School gymnasium in Cedar Rapids; and a "Caucus for Change" rally at Iowa Memorial Union at University of Iowa in Iowa City. On January 19 he stopped by the Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans' Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial event at the Iowa State Historical Building in Des Moines; planned a "Caucus for Change" rally at the Iowa State University Molecular Biology Building in Ames; and held a People Powered Post Caucus Party at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. Counties: Polk, Webster, Carroll, Union, Lucas. Wapello, Mahaska, Jasper, Marshall. Cerro Gordo, Pottawattamie, Woodbury. Scott, Linn, Johnson. Polk, Story, more Polk. -Gov. Dean visited Iowa on January 10-12, 2004.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on January 6-7,
2004.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on January 3-5, 2004.
The events have the "Caucus for Change" theme.
2003: 39 visits, 72 days.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on December 19-20, 2003,
holding a number of "Caucus for Change" rallies. Early on the afternoon
of December 19 he rallied at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Burlington;
[GAP]; in the early evening he rallied at North High School cafeteria in
Davenport.
On December 20 he held a pancake breakfast at Washington Middle
School gymnasium in Clinton; a rally at Comfort Inn in Maquoketa;
a rally at The Grand River Center in Dubuque; and headlined a fundraiser
for state Senator Joe Bolkcom at the Old Brick Church and Community Center
in Iowa City.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on December 12, 2003.
He held a "Caucus for Change" town hall meeting at Abraham Lincoln High
School in Council Bluffs; held a "Caucus for Change" meeting with
area residents at Madison County Historical Center in Winterset;
held a "Caucus for Change" meeting with area residents at American Legion
Hall in Indianola; met with community members at Creative Visions
Human Development Center in Des Moines, hosted by Men of Vision; and attended
the annual Iowa Democratic Holiday Party at Studio 55 in Des Moines.
-Gov. Dean held an endorsement event with former Vice
President Gore in the Main Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
on December 9, 2003. [This followed directly after Gore's
initial announcement earlier in the day in Harlem, NY].
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on December 5-6, 2003.
On December 5 he held five "Commit for Change" (C4C) rallies, meeting
with area residents at Mason City Public Library; meeting with area
residents at The RSVP Senior Center in Webster City; meeting with
area residents at Des Moines Area Community College in Fort Dodge;
meeting with area residents at Des Moines Area Community College in Boone;
and meeting with area residents at Perry Elementary School in Perry.
On the morning of December 6 in Des Moines he joined Drake
University students for a pancake breakfast at Hubbell Dining Hall.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on December 2, 2003.
He held a discussion at IBEW Union Hall Local 405 in Cedar Rapids;
met with area residents and asked them to "Commit for Change" and caucus,
at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown; met with students
and asked them to "Commit for Change" and caucus, at Veteran's Memorial
Building in Grinnell; and met with area residents and asked them
to "Commit for Change" and caucus, at DMACC-Newton in Newton.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on November 24-25, 2003.
On November 24 before the debate he rallied with Rob Reiner and
supporters who collected food items to donate to the Food Bank of Iowa
at the campaign's headquarters in Des Moines; participated in the
presidential debate sponsored by the DNC and MSNBC/WHO-TV at the Polk County
Convention Center in Des Moines; attended a reception with local Democrats
hosted by Ned Chiodo at the Club House at Blank Golf Course in Des Moines;
and attended a reception with Governor Tom Vilsack and Senator Tom Harkin
at Club Aura in West Des Moines. On the morning of November
25, joined by Rob Reiner, he rolled out his early childhood development
policy at the Des Moines Area Community College Early Childhood Center
in Ankeny. County: Polk.
-Gov. Dean met with teachers and supporters at Adams Elementary
School???Sudlow Intermediary School in Davenport, Iowa to
discuss education on the afternoon of November 19, 2003. County:
Scott.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on November 14-16, 2003.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa
on
November
10-11, 2003. On November 10 he held a press conference
in Des Moines; [big gap in public schedule]; in the evening he was
the featured guest at a Linn Phoenix Club fundraiser at a private home
in Cedar Rapids. On November 11 he delivered a foreign
policy address before the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council at Iowa Memorial
Union in Iowa City; met with veterans at VFW Hall in Ottumwa;
met with Democrats who will pledge their support at UAW Local 74 Hall in
Ottumwa; and met with Democrats who pledged their support at SE Entrepreneurial
Center in Burlington.
-Gov.
Dean visited Iowa on the morning of November 3, 2003.
He delivered an address on nursing and health care at Grand View College
in Des Moines; and met with students at Johnston High School. County:
Polk.
-Gov. Dean received the formal endorsement of the International
Union of Painters and Allied Trades at IUPAT District Council 81 in Ankeny,
Iowa
late on the morning of October 27, 2003. County:
Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on October 20-22, 2003.
-Gov. Dean visited
Iowa
on October 17-18, 2003. On the evening of October 17
he attended the Polk County Democrats Fall Harvest Dinner and Auction at
Isaac Walton League in Des Moines; and appeared live on "Iowa Press"
from the Iowa Public Television studios. On the morning of October
18 he met with nurses at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines. County:
Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
October
14-15, 2003.
-Gov. Dean held a rally at the University
of Iowa's Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa on October
5, 2003 part of his "Raise the Roots" tour of college campuses, to
kick off Generation Dean Week. County:
Johnson.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
September 27-28,
2003. Starting late on the afternoon of September 27 he
spoke at the annual Johnson County BBQ at Izaak Walton League in Iowa
City; headlined a fundraiser for Rep. Winckler, a supporter, at Union
Station in Davenport; then rallied with supporters there.
On September 28 he began the day with a meeting of African-American
activists in Davenport; appeared on CBS' Face the Nation; delivered a speech
on elderly care (billed as a major policy address) at Dubuque Area
Lifetime Center; met with Jackson County Democrats at the Tabor Farm in
Baldwin;
addressed the Immigrant Worker's Freedom Ride at St Ambrose University
in Davenport; and headlined a fundraiser for Rep. Bukta, a supporter,
at The Red Tomato Restaurant in Clinton. Counties:
Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Jackson, Clinton.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on September
13-14, 2003. On September 13 he traveled with undecided caucus
goers from Des Moines headquarters to Indianola; he addressed
supporters at Pickard Park in Indianola as they arrived for the Harkin
Steak Fry; and he attended the Harkin Steak Fry. On September 14
he met with Crawford County Democrats at Yellow Smoke Park in Denison;
attended the Clay County Fair in Spencer; headlined a fundraiser
for supporter and State Senator Daryl Beall at the Moor Century Farm in
Somers;
and held a "Restoring Our Community" town hall meeting at Sanford Center
in Sioux City.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on September 1, 2003.
He marched in the Labor Day parade in Des Moines; spoke at a Labor
Day picnic at City Park Upper Shelter #6 in Iowa City; met with
Louisa County Democrats in a reception at Briggs Civic Center in Wapello;
and met with Muscatine County Democrats in a reception at the home of supporters
Anne and Scott Lesnet in Muscatine.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on August 13-15, 2003.
Aug. 13: Dike, Waterloo, New Hartford. - Aug. 14: Newton, Des
Moines, Nevada. - Aug. 15: Nevada, Eldora, Marshalltown, Chelsea,
Cedar Rapids.
-Gov. Dean visited in Iowa on
August
6-7, 2003, continuing his "Get on Board" Tour.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
July
29-30, 2003. On July 29 he held a town hall meeting at
Council
Bluffs Community Hall; held a series of four "Get on Board with Dean"
events, meeting with undecided caucus goers at Dunlap Livestock Auction
in Dunlap; at Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center in
Holstein;
at Danny's Sports Spot in Cherokee; and at the Townhouse Restaurant
in Sac City; wrapping up the day he attended a Carroll County Democrats
fundraiser at the City Park's Southside Shelter House in Carroll.
-Gov. Dean did a "Get on Board" bus tour in eastern and
southern Iowa on July 24-25, 2003.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
July
17-18, 2003. Starting in Cedar Rapids on the afternoon
of July 17 he had coffee with unemployed Iowans at Al & Irene's BBQ
House; attended a Linn County Democrats reception at Muddy Waters Restaurant;
and spoke at the IBEW 11th District Regional Dinner at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel; proceeding to Coralville he attended a roast in honor of
Rep. Dick Myers at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center.
On July 18 he taped "Iowa Press" at the Iowa Public Television studios
in Johnston, then held a press conference where he posed his 16
questions about President Bush's leadership in taking the United States
to war with Iraq. Counties: Linn,
Johnson, Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited
Iowa
on July 2-3, 2003. On July 2 he held a "Restoring Our Community"
town hall meeting at Carnegie Stout Public Library in Dubuque; a
meeting with Delaware County Democrats at Glen Restaurant in Manchester;
and a Meet Up at Iowa Memorial Union, University of Iowa in Iowa City.
On July 3 he breakfasted with Washington County Democrats at Buck's Steak
House in Washington; visited the National Youth Sports Program in
Davenport;
and held a "Restoring Our Community" town hall meeting at Iowans
for Dean Campaign Office on 303 W 3rd St. in Davenport. Counties:
Dubuque, Delaware, Johnson, Washington, Scott.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on the afternoon of June
17, 2003. He did a Health Care Town Hall Meeting at Firefighters
Local 15 Union Hall in Council Bluffs; a town hall meeting in the
city council chamber in Atlantic; and a house party at the home
of Harold Wells in Des Moines.
-Gov.
Dean visited Iowa on the afternoon and evening
June 14, 2003.
In Waterloo he attended the Juneteenth Celebration in the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Center at Hawkeye Community College; did his first Iowa
"House Call" (discussing his Healthy America initiative) at the home of
Dennis Harbaugh and Juanita Williams; and spoke at a Flag Day fundraiser
for state Rep. Don Shoultz at the Shoultzs' home. Proceeding to
Iowa Falls, he met with Hardin County Democrats at the home of Mary
Rose Brown. He concluded the trip as Dr. Julie Thomas' guest at the
Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner in Des Moines. Counties:
Black Hawk, Hardin, Polk.
-Gov. Dean flew into Moline and attended the the
4th Annual Vilsack/Pederson Family Picnic at the Old Threshers Grounds
in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa on June 8, 2003. Counties:
Henry.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
May
23-24, 2003. On May 23 he met with leaders from Iowa Building
and Construction Trades at IBEW Local 347 Hall in Des Moines; participated
in a health care roundtable at Mason City Public Library in Mason City;
and attended a reception with North Iowa Democrats at the home of Ed and
Estelle Gabel in Mason City. On the morning of May 24 he joined Story
County Democrats for coffee at Café Diem in Ames. Counties:
Polk, Cerro Gordo, Story.
-Gov. Dean visited
Iowa
on May 16-18, 2003. On May 16 he met with Cornell College
students on the campus at Mt. Vernon and attended a health care
community roundtable at the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic in Iowa City.
On May 17 he participated the AFSCME town hall meeting in Des Moines.
On May 18 he participated in Sen. Tom Harkin's "Hear it from the Heartland"
forum at River Center in Davenport, then greeted supporters at Mac's
restaurant. Counties: Linn, Johnson,
Polk, Scott.
-Gov. Dean visited
Iowa
on May 9-10, 2003. Starting late afternoon on May 9 he attended
a reception with Hamilton County Democrats at The Country Kitchen in Webster
City; and then attended a reception with Webster County Democrats at
Marvin Gardens in Fort Dodge. On May 10 he breakfasted with Greene
County Democrats at Uptown Café in Jefferson; spoke at the
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council meeting
in Ankeny; and appeared at the Polk County Democrats fundraiser
at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Counties:
Hamilton, Webster, Greene, Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
April
25-27, 2003.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on April 11-12,
2003.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on March 27-28, 2003.
On March 27 he did lunch with Woodbury County Democrats Truman Club at
the Best Western in Sioux City; met with Monona County Democrats
at Janz Restaurant in Onawa; and attended a Pottawattamie County
fundraising dinner at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.
On March 28 he did a meet and greet with Adair County Democrats at Bon's
Bake House in Greenfield; a meet and greet with Warren County Democrats
at The Cottage Inn in Indianola; and spoke at the Common Ground
Conference at Central College in Pella. Counties:
Woodbury, Monona, Pottawattamie, Adair, Warren, Marion.
-Gov. Dean visited Des Moines, Iowa on March
23-24, 2003. On March 23 he spoke at the UAW Legislative Conference
at the Starlite Inn in Des Moines. On March 24 he toured the Central
Iowa Center for Independent Living; met with employees of the Parent Training
and Information Center and Legal Center for Special Eucation; did a meet
and greet in the Iowa State Capitol; and spoke at the House and Senate
Democratic Caucuses, also in the State Capitol. Counties:
Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on March 7-8, 2003.
On March 7 he taped "Iowa
Press" at the Iowa Public Television Studios in Johnston; did
a meet and greet luncheon with Iowa County Democrats at Ox Yoke Inn in
Amana;
and a meet and greet coffee with Benton County Democrats at 218 Café
in Vinton. On March 8, he toured the Osterhaus Pharmacy in Maquoketa,
did a meet and greet with Jackson County Democrats at Decker House in Maquoketa;
did a meet and greet with Dubuque County Democrats at Bricktown Restaurant
in Dubuque; and attended the 1st District Central Committee meeting
at the Country Junction Restaurant in Dyersville. Counties:
Polk, Iowa, Benton, Jackson, Dubuque.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on February
17, 2003. He made a foreign policy speech at Drake University's
Olmsted Center in Des Moines; spoke at the Iowa Federation of Labor's
Annual Legislative Conference at Adventureland Inn in Altoona; and
attended the Warren County Off-Year Caucus at Indianola Masonic
Temple. Counties: Polk, Warren.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on February 8-10, 2003.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
January 18-19, 2003.
In the morning he appeared at events in Des Moines: the Iowa Pharmacy
Association's political breakfast at the Marriott Hotel; a Democratic Women
Activists Network (DAWN) meeting at the home of DAWN president Marty Anderson;
the Iowa Democratic Party state committee meeting at the Iowa Democratic
Party offices; and he met with members of education community at Noah's
Ark. Early in the afternoon he met with Democrats at Midtown Café
in Newton. In the evening he spoke at the Linn County Democratic
Sustaining Club Banquet at the Prairie Hill Pavilion in Marion.
On January 19 he met with Linn County Democrats at Gwen's Restaurant
in Lisbon and met with Mt. Vernon Democrats at Lincoln Café
in Mt. Vernon. Counties: Polk,
Jasper, Linn.
2002: 11 visits, 24 days
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
December 16-18,
2002. On the evening of December 16 he attended a reception at
the home of Dan and Marcia Rogers in Cedar Rapids. On
December 17 he met with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register
in Des Moines (he announced his selection of Jeani Murray as state
director) and late in the afternoon he attended a reception at The Homestead
Building in Des Moines. On December 18 he did an interview with the
Ames
Tribune in Ames. Counties:
Linn, Polk, Story.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on October 9-10,
2002. (In the morning of October 9 he did a healthcare roundtable
with Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Stormy Dean in Omaha, NE).
In the early afternoon, he, along with Mike Reasoner, candidate for Iowa
House (District 95), spoke to an American politics class at Graceland College
in Lamoni; he then did a meet and greet/reception at the College
with students, faculty and community members. Later in the afternoon
Dean, along with Howard Hart, candidate for Iowa House (District 97) and
Paul Shomshor, candidate for Congress, did meet and greets with local activists
at Lied Center Community Center in Calinda. He then did another
meet and greet with activists at Shenandoah Elementary School in Shenandoah.
In the evening he attended an AFSCME- and labor-sponsored reception for
Doug Struyk and Steve Gorman, candidates for Iowa House (Districts 99 and
98), at Firefighter's Hall in Council Bluffs. On the morning
of October 10 he campaigned with Shomshor, then headed back to Omaha, NE.
Counties:
Decatur, Page, Pottawattamie.
-Gov. Dean started out his October 5, 2002
visit to Des Moines, Iowa doing lunch with Democratic women
at the Racoon River Restaurant in downtown Des Moines followed by a reception
with Bradley supporters at 800 Locust. He spoke at the Iowa Democratic
Party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner and attended related events that preceded
it (Host Committee reception; Humphrey Club reception; Majority Club reception)
at the Polk County Convention Complex. Sens. Kerry and Edwards
also spoke at this event. Counties:
Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
September 23-24,
2002. On the afternoon of September 23 he started in Cedar
Rapids: campaigning with John Hedgecoth, candidate for state representative
(District 37) and Renee Sneitzer, candidate for state Senate (District
19)--working a downtown lunch spot and a senior center, and doing some
fundraising calls for Hedgecoth; and holding a press conference with 2nd
district congressional candidate Julie Thomas at Johnson Elementary School.
In the evening, he did three events in Iowa City: attending a fundraising
reception for Thomas at a private home; attending a fundraising reception
for University of Iowa Young Democrats at the University of Iowa; and addressing
students in the 2nd Floor Ballroom of the Memorial Union at the University
of Iowa. On September 24 he started the day with a breakfast for
Mark Shear, candidate for state Senate, at Kolonial Town House in Kalona;
campaigned with Keith Kreiman, candidate for state Senate at Hotel Ottumwa
in Ottumwa; did a lunch for Julie Thomas at Regina's Restaurant
in Fairfield; interviewed at the Hawk Eye newspaper in Burlington;
did a press conference with Pat Deluhery, candidate for State Auditor,
and John Reissan, candidate for state representative, in Burlington; met
with the co-chairs of Muscatine County; and concluded with a dinner for
Deluhery in Davenport. Counties:
Linn, Johnson, Washington, Wapello, Jefferson, Des Moines, Scott.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on September 4-7, 2002.
His schedule included: September 4 in Des Moines private
meetings with ISEA president John Hieronymus, with people from AFSCME,
and with Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge; he attended anearly evening
fundraiser for Vilsack-Pederson hosted by Planned Parenthood in Des Moines.
September
5 breakfast for Jeanette Randall, candidate for Iowa House (District
23), and Buchanan County Democrats at the Independence Senior Center in
Independence;
lunch for Roger Thomas, candidate for Iowa House (District 24), at Guttenburg
River Cafe in Guttenburg, followed by visit to Clayton Ridge High
School; dinner for Pat Tyler, candidate for Iowa Senate, at the Red Fox
Inn in Waverly; reception for Ann Hutchinson, 1st district congressional
candidate, in Waterloo. September 6 breakfast for John Norris,
4th district congressional candidate, at Fisher Community Center in Marshalltown,
followed by a press event there; brunch for Rep. Mark Smith at the Otts'
home in Marshalltown; speak at the United Auto Workers convention at the
Starlight Hotel in Des Moines; reception for Jo Oldson, candidate
for House (District 61), at N Haus Foto in Des Moines; event with Norris
on keeping drug companies accountable at Ames Public Library; reception
for Norris in Boone; reception for Norris in Ft. Dodge. September
7 brunch for Sen. Amanda Ragan in Mason City. Counties:
Polk, Buchanan, Clayton, Bremer, Black Hawk, Marshall, Story, Boone, Webster,
Cerro Gordo.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on July 15-16,
2002. On July 15 he began in Omaha, NE. (breakfast with state
Democratic party leaders, activists and labor leaders) and then did events
in Sioux City, Iowa: met with Iowa State Education Association,
did a press conference with 5th district congressional candidate Paul Shomshor,
followed by a meet and greet with county chair Al Sturgeon Jr. and Democratic
candidates and activists from Woodbury County, and concluded with a press
availability and reception with Shomshor. On July 16 he began with
a live radio interview with Mark Stubbs on KMNS, News Talk 620 AM in Sioux
City, then headed to Council Bluffs, where he and Shomshor toured
Alegent Health Systems (hospital), held a press conference there and then
did a fundraiser for Shomshor. Counties:
Woodbury, Pottawattamie.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on
June 24-26, 2002.
On June 24 he did a private lunch with a small group of Democratic activists
at the Raddison Hotel in Davenport; met with Ed Tibbetts of the
Quad-City
Times; met with Clinton County Democratic activists at the Democratic
headquarters in Clinton and attended a reception hosted by La Metta
K. Wynn, Mayor of Clinton, at City Hall. On June 25 he was
in Des Moines for various private meetings-breakfast with Dave Neil,
UAW president; meeting with JoAnn Zimmerman, first female lt. gov. of Iowa;
meeting with the editorial board of the
Des Moines Register; lunch
with First Lady Christie Vilsack; meeting with Attorney General Tom Miller.
He attended a Stonewall meet and greet event at the Plaza and was guest
speaker at a reception for Angela Connolly, candidate for Polk County Supervisor,
at the home of Mary Tabor and Phil Roeder in Des Moines. On
June 26 he did a breakfast event with Maggie Stewart and Black Hawk County
Democrats at Country Kitchen in Waterloo; was special guest at a
reception for Jeff Danielson, candidate for Iowa House of Representatives,
District 20 (Waterloo); did an interview with Charlotte Eby, managing editor
of the Courier; proceeded to Cedar Rapids and was special
guest at at Linn County Phoenix Club fundraiser at the home of Bob Rush;
and special guest at a Linn County Democrats Central Committee meeting
at UAW 104 Hall. Counties: Scott, Clinton,
Polk, Black Hawk, Linn.
-On May 21-22, 2002, Gov. Dean visited Des Moines,
Iowa.
On the evening of May 21 he spoke at a fundraiser for the Senate Truman
Fund at Salisbury House in Des Moines. The trip was mostly private
meetings: May 21-lunch at veteran Dem. activist Phil Roeder's office; Mike
Blouin, president of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and Richard "Red"
Brennan, a consultant; Marti Anderson and Barbara Boatwright, activists
for DAWN; Mike Tackett; Debbie Katterhorn and Leslie Place, co-presidents
of Iowa Young Democrats; Eric Tabor, chief of staff to AG Tom Miller.
May 22 breakfast with Dave Neil, UAW president; Secretary of State Chet
Culver; lunch with Howard Hagen and attorneys in his firm. Counties:
Polk.
-On May 6-7, 2002 Gov. Dean visited Iowa.
Dean met privately with Sen. Pat Deluhery at the airport and then had lunch
with him at the Rusty Nail in Davenport. He met with the editorial
board of the Quad-City Times. Dean met privately with Mary
Ellen Chamberlin, president of the Riverboat Development Authority.
Proceeding to Iowa City he met with the Gazette's James
Lynch. He met with Univ. of Iowa law professor Josie Gittler.
He spoke at the First Annual Nurses' Speak Out, sponsored by the Iowa City
Nurse Coalition, at the Iowa City Public Library. Dean finished the
day at a fundraiser for Iowa Democrats' Truman Fund (House Democratic Caucus)
at the home of Rep. Dick Myers. On May 7 Dean had breakfast with
Pat McCabe. He spent the morning in Fairfield, holding meetings
at Ernie Robson's office, touring town hall and downtown with Mayor Ed
Malloy, meeting Mayor Bob Wynne and city council members at Vedic City
(two
miles north of Fairfield), and doing a lunch reception at Regina's Restaurant.
[The Nurses' Speak Out and the Truman Fund fundraiser were the major highlighted
events on this trip]. Counties: Scott,
Johnson, Jefferson.
-Gov. Dean visited Des Moines, Iowa on March
27-28, 2002 to campaign for 4th district congressional candidate John
Norris. On the evening of March 27 he did a fundraiser for Norris
at a private home; the next morning the two met with health care professionals
at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. On both days he held private
meetings with Democratic activists, including a March 27 stop at Dubuque
Night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. He also meet privately
with Gov. Vilsack during this trip. Counties:
Polk.
-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on February 22, 2002, campaigning for 2nd district congressional candidate Julie Thomas in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. The two began with a lunch with Johnson County business owners and attorneys at a downtown restaurant in Iowa City. In the afternoon they met with law school professors; toured University of Iowa children's hospital with Dr. Frank Morris, hospital director; and met with UI president Mary Sue Coleman. In the evening Dean and Thomas did fundraisers for her campaign at a private home in Iowa City and at a private home in Cedar Rapids. Counties: Johnson, Linn. |
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