-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on September 27, 2003.  He addressed Iowa veterans at the Iowa VFW Statewide Convention at Sheraton Four Points in Des Moines; he and Sen. Edward Kennedy will then spoke on health care at Hoover High School on Saturdays in Des Moines, followed by an Iowans for Kerry Barnstorm meeting; Kerry and Kennedy spoke on health care at Payne Memorial AME Church in Waterloo, followed by an Iowans for Kerry Barnstorm meeting; and Kerry and Kennedy attended the annual Johnson County BBQ at Izaak Walton League in Iowa City.  Note: With this visit Iowans for Kerry kicked off a week during which it hosted barnstorming meetings in all 99 counties. 

-Rep. Gephardt visited Iowa on September 21-23, 2003. 
On September 21 he attended a series of Democratic receptions: a reception hosted by Doug Bishop at UAW Local 997 in Newton; a reception hosted by UAW Local 893 in Marshalltown; a reception hosted by Gary Lamb at Otter Creek Park in Toledo; a reception hosted by Carlton McCord and the Iowa County Democrats at Millstream Brewery in Amana; and a reception hosted by Sen. Bob and Sue Dvorsky at Coralville Public Library. 
On the morning of September 22 he delivered a major agricultural policy speech at Clara Bell's farm in Prole (Warren County); later he had a meeting with Gov. Vilsack. 
On September 23 he attended a reception hosted by Rep. Jim Lykam and Skip McGill at UFCW Local 431 in Davenport; and hosted "Growing America's Rural Economy: National Agricultural Summit" at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

-Sen. Lieberman visited Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 21, 2003.  He participated in the final one of Sen. Tom Harkin's "Hear It From The Heartland" forums at Kirkwood Community College; and attended the opening of the campaign's Cedar Rapids office in The Coventry Gardens Mall.

-Gen. Clark visited Iowa City, Iowa on September 19, 2003.  He did a meet and greet at Hamburg Inn; walked to the Memorial Union at University of Iowa; and delivered a lecture on "The American Leadership Role in a Changing World" to the University of Iowa College of Law (this was a paid speech scheduled before he announced). 

-Sen. Lieberman visited Northwestern Iowa on September 17, 2003.  He met with local activists at Lighthouse Cafe in Le Mars; spoke to students at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake as part of "Joe's Jobs Tour;" and met with Ida County activists at Stubbs Memorial Library in Holstein.

-President Clinton highlighted Sen. Tom Harkin's 26th Annual Steak Fry at the Balloon Field in Indianola, Iowa on September 13, 2003; Gov. Dean, Sen. Edwards, Rep. Gephardt, Sen. Graham, Sen. Kerry, Rep. Kucinich and Amb. Moseley Braun attended.
-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on September 13-15, 2003. 
On September 13 he joined Story County Democrats and Sen. Harkin at Moore Memorial Park in Ames for a pre-game homecoming tailgate pancake breakfast before the Iowa/Iowa State football game; met with Iowa State student leaders at Maple-Willow-Larch Commons; attended the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola; and attended a reception at the home of Bob Whittenburg in Spencer. 
On September 14 he brunched with Democrats and was also interviewed live by CBS' "Face the Nation" at the home of Sen. Jack and Kay Kibbie in Emmetsburg; and lunched with Democrats at the home of Ann and Joe Fitzgibbons in Okoboji.  In the evening he did fundraising in Minnesota, then overnighted in Iowa.
On September 15 he spoke on corporate responsibility at the corner of 3rd Ave. SE and 3rd St. SE in Cedar Rapids (CR being the location of an MCI WorldCom regional office); and met withUniversity of Iowa students at Hubbard Park, University of Iowa in Iowa City.

-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.

-Sen. Edwards attended the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa on September 13, 2003.

-Rep. Kucinich attended the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa on September 13, 2003.  (He arrived from events in Columbus, Ohio earlier in the day; and the next day had events in Houston, TX).

-Amb. Moseley Braun attended the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa on September 13, 2003.  She drove in and drove out the next morning.

-Sen. Graham visited Iowa on September 13, 2003.  He attended the Latin Festival at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines; and attended the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola.

-Rep. Gephardt visited Iowa on September 12-13, 2003.  At noon on September 12, 2003 he spoke  on  the "very real differences" between his record and Howard Dean's record in what was billed as a major policy address at Teamsters Local #90 in Des Moines.  [no information provided for the rest of the day].  On September 13 he appeared at the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola but did not speak.

-Sen. Graham visited Iowa on September 5-7, 2003.  On the evening of September 5 he made a live appearance on Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press."  On September 6 discussed education policy with teachers at Colosimo's Steaks and Chops in Des Moines.  On the evening of September 7 he attended the Dallas County Steak Fry on County Road R-30 in Bouton.

-Sen. Edwards visited western Iowa on September 5-6, 2003.  Starting on the afternoon of September 5 he met with activists at Kiel Diner in Council Bluffs; had coffee with activists at the home of Clarice Rule in Dunlap; met with activists at the home of Michael Mundt in Denison; and met with activists at Abner Bell's Coffee House in Storm Lake.  On September 6 he visited the Clay County Fair with Clay County Supervisor Sylvia Schoer in Spencer; met with activists at the home of Bob and Genie Reed in Spirit Lake; met with activists at Koser Spring Lake Park in Cherokee; attended an ice cream social with activists at Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor in Le Mars; and met with activists at the home of Mac and Connie Smith in Sioux City.

-Sen. Kerry visited Des Moines, Iowa on September 2, 2003 as part of his announcement tour.  He greeted supporters at Des Moines Airport; made a stop at Classic Frozen Custard; delivered his announcement speech at the Temple for the Performing Arts; and attended an announcement after-party at the Hotel Fort Des Moines.  (Kerry stayed overnight, but left early in the morning doing no campaign events).

-Sen. Lieberman visited Iowa on September 1, 2003.  He attended a reception with local activists at the home of Sen. Joe Seng in Davenport; toured, visited with workers and held a press avail at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport; attended a reception with local activists at the Clinton County Democratic headquarters in Clinton; and attended a reception with local activists at the home of Frank Kraus, president of the local AFGE in Dubuque.

-Amb. Moseley Braun visited Des Moines, Iowa on September 1, 2003.  She marched in the Labor Day parade sponsored by the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor and appeared at the festival after the parade at the Iowa State Fair Grounds.

-Sen. Edwards visited Des Moines, Iowa on September 1, 2003.  He marched in the Labor Day parade sponsored by the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor and addressed the post-parade rally in the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

-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. 

[Rep. Kucinich completed a three-day trip to Iowa on September 1-2, 2003. ... On September 1 he marched in the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor Day Parade; spoke at the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor Picnic at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, 4H Building; and held a "Power to the People" Labor Day Rally at Old Brick Church in Iowa City.
On September 2 in Iowa City he walked through the University of Iowa campus and delivered a speech at the Memorial Union; and delivered a lecture "How to Create the Future" at the Memorial Union at Iowa State University in Ames.]

[Sen. Graham wrapped up a four-day trip to Iowa on September 1, 2003 ... He marched in the Labor Day Parade and speak at the post-parade picnic in the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.] 
 
 

-Rep. Kucinich visited Iowa on August 31-September 2, 2003. 
On August 31 he attended the Clinton Labor Congress Labor Day Picnic at Eagle Point Park in Clinton; did a rally on the farm -- picnic and concert fundraiser at Francis and Susan Thicke's Radiance Dairy Farm (organic dairy farm) in Fairfield; and attended a house party at the home of John Tapscott in Indianola.
On September 1 he marched in the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor Day Parade; spoke at the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor Picnic at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, 4H Building; and held a "Power to the People" Labor Day Rally at Old Brick Church in Iowa City.
On September 2 in Iowa City he walked through the University of Iowa campus and delivered a speech at the Memorial Union; and delivered a lecture "How to Create the Future" at the Memorial Union at Iowa State University in Ames.

-Sen. Graham visited Iowa on August 29-September 1, 2003.
At mid-day on August 29 he did lunch and a roundtable discussion with farmers at The Country House Restaurant in Colo.
On August 30 he did a Workday (his 392nd) on the Middleswart Farm in Indianola.
On August 31 he flipped pancakes and met members of the labor community South Central Labor Pancake Breakfast in the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
On September 1 he marched in the Labor Day Parade and speak at the post-parade picnic in the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on August 26, 2003.  He did a veterans event at the Iowa Vietnam War Memorial on the SE side of the Capitol Grounds in Des Moines; and had lunch with Dallas County Democrats at the Law Firm of Hefner and Bergkamp , P.C. in Adel.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Dubuque, Iowa on August 23, 2003.  He held a rally at Five Flags and a post-rally event with volunteers and those interested from the rally at Mississippi Mud Bistro.

-Sen. Lieberman visited the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa on August 15, 2003.  With Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller he visited the 85-foot Iowa Watershed Model in the Natural Resources Building, spoke and answered questions at the Des Moines Register Soapbox, and visited fairgoers at the Varied Industries Building. 

-Amb. Moseley Braun visited Iowa on August 14, 2003.  She visited the Iowa State Fair, greeting attendees at the Democrats' booth and enjoying some butter pecan ice cream; and participated in the Governor's Conference on Public Heath at Drake University.  Because of the power blackout she and a couple of aides decided to drive to Chicago, and they stopped at the Country Kitchen in Davenport on the way there.

-Sen. Edwards did a "Real Solutions Tour," a six-day, 21-county family bus trip in eastern Iowa from August 13-18, 2003.  Mrs. Edwards and their children Cate, 21, Emma Claire, 5, and Jack, 3, joined Sen. Edwards at some of the events. 
Aug. 13: Waterloo, Waverly, Charles City.  -  Aug. 14: Mason City, Iowa Falls, Webster City, Des Moines.  -  Aug. 15: Des Moines, Toledo, Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City.  -  Aug. 16: Cedar Rapids, Independence, Oelwein, Dubuque, Maquoketa.  -  Aug. 17: Davenport, Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Ottumwa.  -  Aug. 18: Ottumwa, Des Moines.
On August 13 he opened his campaign headquarters at 626 Sycamore Street in Waterloo; participated in the presidential candidate forum at Iowa Federation of Labor convention in Waterloo; met with Democratic activists at the home of Peg Dunbar in Waverly; stopped in at the Iowa Federation of Labor reception in Waterloo; was the featured guest at a fundraiser for state Rep. Deborah Berry at the Waterloo Center for the Arts; and met with Floyd County Democratic activists at 101 North Main in Charles City.
On August 14 he and his family had breakfast with Democratic activists at the Elks Lodge in Mason City; visited the downtown area; had coffee with Democratic activists at Camp David Restaurant in Iowa Falls; met with Democratic activists at Fuller Hall Recreation Center in Webster City; and Edwards participated in the Governor's Conference on Public Heath at Drake University in Des Moines.
On August 15 he and his family visited the Iowa State Fair; met with Democratic activists at Sophie's Tea Room in Toledo; continued his Main Street Tour in Vinton from Cameron's Clothing and met with Democratic activists at 4th Street Coffee Company; Edwards spoke at the Hawkeye Labor Council/Linn County Democratic Presidential Forum at Teamsters Hall in Cedar Rapids; and he and his family met with Democratic activists at the home of David Redlawsk and Aletia Morgan in Iowa City.
On August 16 he and his family had breakfast with local Democratic leaders at Perkins Restaurant and Bakery in Cedar Rapids; had coffee with Democratic activists at Two Brothers Restaurant in Independence; met with Democratic activists at the home of Peg Sherret in Oelwein; continued his Main Street Tour in Dubuque at Shamrock Imports; attended a community gathering at the May Law Firm in Dubuque; and met with Jackson County Democrats at the home of Rep. Bob Osterhaus in Maquoketa. 
On August 17 he and his family attended the Scott County Democratic Party's Folk Fest at the Outdoor Pavilion at Carpenters' Local #4 in Davenport; attended a community gathering at Starr's Cave Nature Center in Burlington; met with Democratic activists at the Art Gallery on Main in Mount Pleasant; met with Democratic activists at the Carrington Point Party Room in Fairfield; and attended a community gathering at Hotel Ottumwa in Ottumwa. 
On August 18 he and his family had coffee with Democratic activists at Second Street Cafe in Ottumwa; and they wrapped up the tour with a BBQ at Water Works Park in Des Moines.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Iowa on August 13-19, 2003.  Aug. 13: Waverly, Waterloo.  -  Aug. 14: Des Moines.  - Aug. 15: Cedar Rapids.  -  Aug. 16: Clinton, (St. Paul, Minn.).  -  Aug. 17: Davenport, Muscatine, Burlington.  -  Aug. 18:  Ft. Madison, Bloomfield, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Indianola, Greenfield, Atlantic.  -  Aug. 19: Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Storm Lake.
On August 13 he held a public forum with Bremer County Democrats and peace community activists at Godfather's in Waverly; and participated in the Iowa Federation of Labor's presidential forum and the subsequent reception at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo.
On August 14 in Des Moines he attended the Iowa State Fair; held a forum with childcare leaders at King Elementary School; participated in the Governor's Conference on Public Heath at Drake University; attended a SEIU/Iowans for Health Care reception at Drake University; had dinner with the vegetarian community at A Dong Restaurant; and attended a house party.
On August 15 in Cedar Rapids he participated in a pre-forum fundraiser with special guest Ed Asner at IBEW Hall; and participated in the Hawkeye Labor Conference event at Teamsters Hall in Cedar Rapids.
On August 16 he, accompanied by Asner, had lunch with labor leaders and Democrats at Riverside Restaurant in Clinton; that evening he did events in St. Paul, Minnesota (a reception at Macalester College and a rally at Central High School).
On the afternoon of August 17 he, accompanied by Asner, spoke and threw the first pitch at the Quad Cities River Bandits baseball game in Davenport; with Asner attended the Scott County Democratic Picnic/Folk Fest at Carpenter's Local #4 Outdoor Pavilion; attended an ice cream social/meet and greet at Weed Park in Muscatine; and held a rally at the Port of Burlington in Burlington.
On August 18 he held a public meeting at the Ivy Bake Shoppe in Ft. Madison; held a public meeting at R Place Café in Bloomfield; held a public meeting at Country Kitchen in Ottumwa; held a public meeting at Tasco's in Oskaloosa; held a press conference and rally at the courthouse in Indianola; held a press conference at Tiger Drive In in Greenfield; and held a farm rally at the home of Denise O'Brien in Atlantic.
On August 19 he had breakfast with labor leaders and Democrats at Travel Lodge in Council Bluffs; stoped at Cronk's Café in Denison; and held a public meeting at the public library in Storm Lake.
  =counted as two visits. 

-Rep. Gephardt visited Iowa on August 13-17, 2003, making stops in 20 counties.   Aug. 13: Waterloo, Iowa Falls.  -  Aug. 14: Fort Dodge, Boone, Des Moines, Indianola.  -  Aug. 15: Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Washington, Cedar Rapids.  -  Aug. 16: Carroll, Denison, Council Bluffs, Read Oak, Clarinda.  -  Aug. 17: Creston, Chariton, Centerville, Bloomfield, Mt. Pleasant.
On August 13 he participated in the Iowa Federation of Labor's presidential forum and the subsequent reception at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo; and attended a Hardin County Democratic reception hosted by Connie Surls in the cafeteria at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.
On August 14 he spoke at a Webster County Democratic reception hosted by Shirlee Trent at the Fort Dodge Public Library; a Boone County Democratic reception hosted by Donovan Olson and Linda Lind at Tic Toc Restaurant in Boone; participated in the Governor's Conference on Public Health at Drake University in Des Moines; visited the Iowa State Fair; and spoke at a Warren County Democratic reception hosted by Rep. Mark Davitt, Lynn and Marianne Lester, Don Van Ryswyk and Leslie Place at 611 W. Ashland in Indianola.
On August 15 he spoke at Mahaska County Democratic reception hosted by the Mahaska County Democrats at Tasos Steakhouse in Oskaloosa; a Wapello County Democratic reception hosted by Rick Callen, president of UAW Local 74 and Rep. Mary Gaskill at the Hotel Ottumwa's 2nd Street Café; a Washington County Democratic reception hosted by former Sen. Mark Shearer and Beth Laws at Buck's Steak House in Washington; and he participated in the Hawkeye Labor Conference event at Teamsters Hall in Cedar Rapids.
On August 16 he spoke at a Carroll County Democratic reception hosted by Delores and Norbert Hagemann at the Family Table in Carroll; a Crawford County Democratic reception hosted by Crawford County Democrats at Cronk's Café in Denison; held a rally with supporters hosted by Sen. Mike Gronstal, Emil Pavich, Bill Biede and Rich Price at the Travel Lodge in Council Bluffs; spoke at a Montgomery County Democratic reception at the Red Oak Fire Station in Red Oak; and at a Page County Democratic reception hosted by Tom Fine and Bob Williams at the Lied Center in Clarinda.
On August 17 he spoke at a Union County Democratic reception hosted by Lori Hayes at Moxie Java in Creston; a Lucas County Democratic reception hosted by Jerry and Joann Narber at Donna's Place in Chariton; an Appanoose County Democratic reception hosted by Rep. Kurt Swaim ant the Appanoose County Democrats at VFW Hall 526 in Centerville; a Davis County Democratic reception hosted by Ralph Johnson and the Davis County Democrats at Get To Gather Room in Bloomfield; and a Henry County Democratic reception hosted by Henry County Democrats at the Student Union Hall at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant.

-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.
On August 13 he set out his rural development policy at Grundy County Lake in Dike; participated in the Iowa Federation of Labor's presidential forum and the subsequent reception at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo; and met with Butler County Democrats at the New Hartford Public Library.
On August 14 he met with Jasper County Democrats at Uncle Nancy's Coffeehouse & Eatery in Newton; visited the Iowa State Fair; and participated in the Governor's Conference on Public Health at Drake University in Des Moines; held a jam session with Michael "Hawkeye" Herman at Blues on Grand in Des Moines; and appeared at Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald's fundraiser at the Score Pavilion in Nevada.
On August 15 he toured the BECON (Biomass Energy Conversion) facility in Nevada; met with community members and people involved in developing the new farmer-owned Pine Lake ethanol plant at the Eldora Public Library; held a reception with Marshall County Democrats at the VFW Hall in Marshalltown; met with Tama County Democrats at the home of former Iowa Farmers Union President Gary Lamb in Chelsea; and participated in the Hawkeye Labor Conference event at Teamsters Hall in Cedar Rapids.

-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on August 12-15, 2003.   Aug. 12: Mason City, Klemme area, Algona, Webster City.  -  Aug. 13: Des Moines, Waterloo, Independence.  -  Aug. 14: Des Moines, Knoxville, Newton.  Aug. 15: Vinton, Cedar Rapids.
On August 12 he spoke to Cerro Gordo County Democrats at the Rose Bowl Restaurant on Hwy 65 in Mason City; accompanied by farmers and environmental activists Kerry focused on hog lots, also known as confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), stopping at Gloria Goll's home in the Klemme area and speaking in front of a closed CAFO near Goll's house; he attended a reception with Kossuth County Democrats at the Chrome Country Inn at Hwy 18 and Hwy 169 in Algona; drove by more CAFOs; and attended a Hamilton County Democratic Reception at Webster City Convention Center in Webster City.
On August 13 he attended the Iowa Head Start Conference at First Baptist Church in Johnston; visited the Iowa State Fair; participated in the Iowa Federation of Labor's presidential forum and returned for the subsequent reception at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo ; and attended a reception at the Two Brothers Restaurant in Independence.
On August 14 in Des Moines he attended a 21st Century Forum breakfast at the Hotel Fort Des Moines; had lunch with African American leaders, hosted by former State Rep. Willie Glanton, at Corinthian Baptist Church; and participated in the Governor's Conference on Public Health at Drake University; he attended a Marion County Democratic reception at the home of Maureen Nichols in Knoxville; and had coffee with Jasper County Democrats at Uncle Nancy's Coffee Shop in Newton.
On August 15 he had breakfast with Benton County Democrats at the Lickety Split Restaurant in Vinton; he had meetings with local Democrats in the Linn County and Johnson County throughout the afternoon; and in the evening participated in the Hawkeye Labor Conference presidential forum at Teamsters Hall in Cedar Rapids.

-Rep. Gephardt received the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at a rally with Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and rank and file members at the Teamsters Hall on Delaware Ave in Des Moines, Iowa on August 9, 2003.   This was the second stop on a three-city tour: Detroit, MI, Des Moines, IA, and  Manchester, NH. 

-Sen. Graham and his family made a nine-day "Graham Family Vacation" RV tour around eastern Iowa from August 6-14, 2003.  Aug. 6: Des Moines.  -  Aug. 7: Des Moines.  -  Aug. 8: Indianola, Lucas, Chariton, Lake Rathbun.  -  Aug. 9: Ottumwa, West Point, Ft. Madison, Burlington.  -  Aug. 10: Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, Eldridge.  -  Aug. 11: Quad Cities, Solon area.  -  Aug. 12: Calmar, Dyersville, Dubuque.  -  Aug. 13: Independence, Waterloo.  - Aug. 14: Des Moines.  Two RVs were used on the tour.  In some instances, family members in the second RV followed a different itinerary.
On August 6 Graham marched in the Iowa State Fair Parade along Grand Avenue in Des Moines.
On August 7 Graham visited the Iowa State Fair; did a grand opening of his headquarters in Des Moines; and held a Grillin' with the Grahams event on the Terrace at Gray's Lake in Des Moines.
On August 8 Graham went to the National Balloon Classic in Indianola, where he went up in a tethered balloon; had lunch with Warren County Democrats at the Cottage Inn in Indianola; toured the John L. Lewis Labor Museum in Lucas; attended an ice cream social at the Lucas County Historical Museum in Chariton; and did a Grillin' with the Grahams event at Buck Creek on Lake Rathbun. 
On August 9 Graham did meet and greet with Ottumwa Democrats at the Country Junction Restaurant in Ottumwa; attended the Sweet Corn Festival at the Town Square in West Point; visited the Maize Maze in the Ft. Madison area; and attended the Des Moines County Democrats Steak Fry at the Port of Burlington in Burlington.
On August 10 Graham attended church services in Burlington; visited the Midwest Old Time Threshers' Heritage Museum in Mt. Pleasant; and did a Grillin' with the Grahams event at Scott County Park in Eldridge.
On August 11 Graham held an economic roundtable with activists in the Quad Cities area; and did Grillin' with the Grahams event at Lake McBride State Park four miles west of Solon.
On August 12 Graham toured the Dairy Center at Calmar; had lunch with Democratic activists at the Train Station in Calmar; participated in a family baseball game at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville; and did a Grillin' with the Grahams event at the campgrounds at Dubuque Yacht Basin.
On August 13 Graham went trout fishing; addressed the Iowa Federation of Labor at their convention at the Four Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo and attended the subsequent reception; and did a Grillin' with the Grahams event at George Wythe State Park on Hwy 218 north of Waterloo.
On August 14 in Des Moines, Graham particpated in the Governor's Conference on Public Health at Drake University; and he attended an Iowa Cubs baseball game with Fergie Jenkins at Sec Taylor Stadium.

-Sen. Lieberman campaigned in Iowa on August 6-7, 2003, continuing his "Joe's Jobs Tour."  On August 6 he attended a reception with Warren County Democratic activists at the home of state Rep. Mark Davitt in Indianola; attended a roundtable discussion with Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (IMEP) leaders in Ankeny; and attended a reception with Polk County Democrats at the home of Attorney General Tom Miller in Des Moines.  On the morning of August 7 he met with local residents for a "Cup of Joe with Joe" stop at the Cedar Rapids Coffee Company in Cedar Rapids; and spoke at Kirkwood Community College in Marion.

-Gov. Dean campaigned in Iowa on August 6-7, 2003, continuing his "Get on Board" Tour. 
On August 6 he did five "Get on Board with Dean" events, meeting with undecided caucus goers at Knuckolls Street Diner in Glenwood; at the Firehouse Brewery in Red Oak; at L & J's Kitchen in Corning; at The Restored Depot in Creston; and at Winterset City Park in Winterset; he then attended the MeetUp.com event at the Court Avenue Brewing Company in Des Moines. 
On August 7 he did more "Get on Board with Dean" events, meeting with undecided caucus goers at 7 Star Restaurant in Hampton; at Pizza Ranch in Clarion; at the Cedar Room Restaurant Art Gallery in Humboldt; at Arlington Place Senior Living in Pocahontas; at Lake Shore Cafe in Storm Lake; he collected the endorsement of State Rep. Greg Stevens at the Stevens' home in Milford; and participated in the Dickinson County Democrats' presidential forum at Arnolds Park Pavilion in Arnolds Park.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Des Moines, Iowa on August 6, 2003.  Arriving at about 2:30, he held a press conference at the Plumbers and Steamfitters; taped some video for Channel 13; and marched in the State Fair Parade and afterwards held a rally at Nollen Plaza in downtown.

-Rev. Sharpton participated in Sen. Harkin's Hear It From the Heartland Forum at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa on August 6, 2003.  He did an local TV interview and met with local Democratic leaders before the event.

-On August 3, 2003 Amb. Moseley Braun flew to Waterloo, Iowa, where she participated in Sen. Harkin's Hear It From The Heartland Forum at the Waterloo Center for the Arts.  After the forum she did a brief profile interview with Charlotte Eby of the Waterloo Courier.  Braun and interim campaign director Pat Botterman then traveled to Olwein, where she attended the Fayette County Democrats Hog Roast Fundraiser.  They then drove to Chicago.

-Sen. Graham visited Iowa on August 1-3, 2003.  On August 1 in Sioux City he held an economic roundtable at The Daily Grind; appeared live on the 6 p.m. news on KTIV Channel; 4 and attended a dessert reception with the Truman Club at the home of Beth and David Noyse. 
On August 2 he did a workday at Little Sioux Ethanol Plant on Hwy. 3 between Cleghorn and Marcus; and had dinner with beef producers and county leaders at the Kossuth County Fair, followed by meet and greet at the Kossuth County Democrats booth. 
On August 3 he attended services at the First Congregational Church and then had coffee there; lunched with activists at Chandler's Restaurant in Mason City; met and greeted activists at Estelle and Ed Gabel's home at Mason City; and met and greeted activists at Bloomer's Cafe and Coffeehouse in Fort Dodge.

-Sen. Kerry visited western Iowa on July 28-29, 2003.  On the evening of July 28 he attended Rep. Roger Wendt's teacher's event at Elks Lodge #112 in Sioux City.  On July 29 he did a Democratic breakfast at Cronks Cafe in Denison; had coffee with Carroll County Democrats at the Carollton Inn in Carroll; lunched with local Democrats at the Tic Toc Restaurant in Boone; and attended a Democratic reception at the home of Rep. Helen Miller in Fort Dodge.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Iowa on July 26-27, 2003.  On the evening of July 26 in Des Moines he met with labor leaders at his Iowa campaign headquarters in Des Moines; attended a house party at the home of Turo Dexter in the East Village area of Des Moines; and spoke at the AFSCME State Convention at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.  On July 27 he breakfasted with the AFSCME Women’s Committee at Four Points Sheraton Hotel; proceeded to Indian Hills Community College-Ottumwa Campus to participate in Sen. Tom Harkin's Heartland Forum; and held a rally with music by David Zollo at the UAW Hall in Ottumwa. 

-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on July 25-26, 2003.  On the afternoon of July 25 he met with downtown business leaders in Ames and had refreshments with Story County Democrats at the American Country Store in Ames; in the evening he attended Rep. Mark Smith's annual barbeque at the Anson Park Shelter in Marshalltown (Smith endorsed Kerry); and attended the AFSCME People Conference Auction at Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Des Moines. On July 26 he breakfasted with Warren County Democrats at the home of Gary and Ann Kendell in Indianola; and hosted a country barbeque at his Iowa campaign headquarters on Locust Street in Des Moines.

-Sen. Edwards visited eastern Iowa on July 25-26, 2003.  On July 25 he continued his "Main Street Tour" stopping at Marion Maid-Rite in Marion; met with Linn County Democrats at Marion City Park and introduced his plan to address the nursing crisis; and met with Democratic activists at the home of Henry Marquard in Muscatine.  On July 26 he visited the Scott County Democrats' breakfast booth at the Quad-City Times Bix 7 race in Davenport; did a "Main Street Tour" stop at Banner Home Furnishings in downtown Clinton; and met with Democratic activists at the Corner Deli & Ice Cream Shoppe in Clinton.

-Gov. Dean did a "Get on Board" bus tour in eastern and southern Iowa on July 24-25, 2003. 
On July 24 he joined a Dean Corps chapter volunteering at the Johnson County Crisis Center food bank in Iowa City; met with undecided caucus goers at the Copper Lantern Restaurant in Sigourney; met with unemployed Iowans, members of the chamber of commerce and Iowa Workforce Development representatives to discuss jobs and the economy at Taso's Restaurant in Oskaloosa; appeared on Vermont Public Radio's "Switchboard," a live call in program, from the Hotel Ottumwa in Ottumwa; and met with undecided caucus goers at the Hotel Ottumwa. 
On July 25 he rode a leg of RAGBRAI, 11.5 miles from Bloomfield to Troy, with supporters; met with undecided caucus goers at the Skean Block Restaurant in Albia; met with undecided caucus goers at the Historical Museum of Chariton; met with undecided caucus goers at Redman's Pizza and Steakhouse in Osceola; officially opened his Iowa campaign office in Des Moines and met with undecided caucus goers there; and addressed delegates at a reception at the AFSCME Council 61 Convention at the Four Points Sheraton in Des Moines.

-Sen. Graham visited Iowa on July 19-20, 2003.  On July 19 in Des Moines he did a meet and greet with the Iowa Democratic Party; did a walking tour of the Farmers Market; and held an economic discussion over coffee at Java Joe's; in the early evening he attended the Knoxville Speedway Races at the Marion County fairgrounds.  On July 20 in Des Moines he taped "Face the Nation;" and attended services at St. Paul AME Church; he then attended the Madison County Fair at the fairgrounds in Winterset.

-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on July 18-19, 2003.  On July 18 he had coffee with Des Moines County Democrats at UAW Local 807 in Burlington; lunched with Henry County Democrats at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant; and attended a Fort Madison--Lee County Democrats volunteer thank you event at Newberry Senior Center in Fort Madison.  On July 19 he breakfasted with Scott County Democrats and discussed the economy and jobs at United Steel Workers of America Local 105 in Bettendorf; lunched with Jackson County Democrats at the Flapjack Family Restaurant in Maquoketa; had coffee with Jones County Democrats at the National Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame in Anamosa; and attended Dubuque County Democratic reception at Julien Inn in Dubuque.

-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 16 questions about President Bush's leadership in taking the United States to war with Iraq.

-On July 17, 2003 Sen. Lieberman spoke at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa accompanied by Dan Kinney, IWCC president, and attorney general Tom Miller as part of "Joe's Jobs Tour."

-Sen. Edwards started his "John Edwards' Main Street Tour - From Robbins to the Heartland" with a visit to Iowa on July 12-14, 2003. 
Starting late on the afternoon of July 12 he had coffee with Pottawattamie Democratic activists at the home of Senate Minority Leader Mike Gronstal in Council Bluffs; and met with Madison County Democratic activists at the home of Pat and Nancy Corkran in Winterset.
On July 13 he kicked off the Main Street Tour at the gazebo in Triangle Park in Waukee; had coffee with Democratic activists at the home of John Cahill in Marshalltown; met with Story County Democrats at the home of Terry Lowman in Ames; met with Boone County Democrats at the Boone County Historical Society Building in Boone; attended a house party with Greene County Democratic activists at the home of Rachel Sacco in Rippey; and met with Democratic activists at the Villa Restaurant in Carroll.
On the morning of July 14 in Sioux City he had breakfast with Woodbury County Democratic activists at the Holiday Inn.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Iowa on July 12-13, 2003.  On July 12 he did a brunch at the Travel Lodge Hotel and Restaurant in Council Bluffs; and held a public meeting at the Wilbur Alfas Public Library in Sioux City.  On July 13 he attended a gay rights forum at the home of Kathy Ferguson in Des Moines; attended a house party at the home of Melissa Nelson in Des Moines; attended a STAR PAC forum (Stop the Arms Race) at Drake University; spoke to Poweshiek County Democrats at a potluck at Ahrens Park; and attended a house party at the home of Carlie and Gary Tartakov in Ames.

-Rep. Gephardt made a major swing through 17 counties in Iowa, from West to East, on July 9-10 and 12-13, 2003.
On July 9 he discussed health care at the family-owned Lake Manawa Dairy Queen in Council Bluffs; discussed health care with community leaders at the Sanford Center in Sioux City; attended a reception hosted by Ron Stopak, former Plymouth County chair, at Lally's East Side Restaurant in LeMars; and attended a reception at the community center in Sheldon.
On July 10 he attended a breakfast with local activists hosted by Doc Coffey at McNally's Bake Shop in Emmetsburg; discussed health care with community leaders at Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer; lunched with local activists at Sister's Main Street Cafe in Spencer; discussed health care with community leaders at Abner Bell's Coffeehouse in Storm Lake; attended a reception hosted by Brian and Ann Waldstein at The Boat House in Storm Lake; and attended a reception hosted by Democratic Party Vice Chair Gene Polson in the Activities Building at the Cherokee County Fair in Cherokee.
[On July 11 he attended the Machinists convention in Cincinnati and received the union's endorsement]. 
On July 12 he attended a house party hosted by Bill Hickey in Independence; a house party hosted by Richard and Mary Schoonover in Vinton; a reception hosted by Sen. Wally Horn, Rep. Todd Taylor and Connie Clark at Machinists Local 831 in Cedar Rapids; a reception hosted by County Chair Gary Hart at Starlighters Theater in Anamosa; a reception hosted by Jan Boffeli at Maquoketa Public Library; and a reception hosted by Rosemary Gordy, Dick Kuebler and Patt Zamora at Steelworkers Local 105 in Bettendorf.
On July 13 he attended a house party hosted by Bob and Wendy Krajnovich in Clinton; participated in Sen. Tom Harkin's Heartland Forum at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque; and attended a reception hosted by County Chair Mike McMahon at the Glenn Restaurant in Manchester.  =2 visits, 4 days.

-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.
 
 

Total Visits by '04 Candidates, First Six Months of 2003

	Dean	Edwards	Gephardt	Graham	Kerry	Kucinich	Lieberman	Moseley Braun	Sharpton	Hart
Visits	14	8	7	5	11	11	5	2	3	2
Days	27	11	12	9	16	23	9	3	4	3

Nine candidates and one prospective candidates (Hart) made a total of 68 visits totaling 117 days.