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Rubio Iowa Visits

rationale, methodology and limitations  | this page updated on October 9, 2015

Through 3rd Quarter 2015
Iowa: 12 visits, 18 days
2015
>Sen. Marco Rubio held a town hall in Champions Club at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa on the evening of September 24, 2015.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on September 11-12, 2015.  On September 11 he did a pre-game meet and greet at Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny; and (not on the schedule) met with attendees at a high school football game in Ankeny.  On the morning of September 12 he appeared at the Iowa GOP's Cy-Hawk tailgate at Lot S-7, East of Jack Trice Stadium, in Ames.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on August 17-18, 2015
On August 17 he hosted a family picnic at Dean Park in Ankeny (this was the event where he hit four-year old Brody Dill in the head with a football).  He, Jeanette and their children also made an OTR visit to the State Fair.
On August 18 in the morning he attended the State Fair in Des Moines including speaking at the Soapbox at 10:30 in the rain; he did a lunch at West End Architectural Salvage in Des Moines; headlined the Dallas County GOP's annual Steak Fry and Pie Auction at Van Meter Legion Post 403 in Van Meter; and did a meet and greet at Wellman's Rooftop Pub in West Des Moines.
On August 19 he is to celebrate the grand opening of his Iowa campaign headquarters at 207 N.E. Delaware Ave. in Ankeny; and hold a town hall meeting at Cemen Tech in Indianola.events to be rescheduled for a future trip due to a personal scheduling conflict

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on July 17-18, 2015.
On July 17 he did a lunch at Uncle Buck’s Grill at Bass Pro Shops in Council Bluffs; a town hall at McCarthy & Bailey in Sioux City; and an ice cream meet and greet at Decker Truck Line, Inc. in Fort Dodge.
On July 18 he spoke at The FAMiLY Leadership Summit 2015 at Stephens Auditorium in Ames.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on July 7-9, 2015
On July 7 he did an in studio interview with Simon Conway at WHO-AM in Des Moines; attended the Bull Moose Young Professionals happy hour at Exile Brewing Company in Des Moines; and was the special guest at state Rep. Chris Hagenow's second annual Summer Cookout at Windsor Heights Community Center in Windsor Heights
On July 8 he spoke at the Westside Conservative Breakfast at the Iowa Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale; made an unannounced stop and talked to patrons at the Hy-Vee dining area in Grinnell; spoke at a Linn Eagles lunch at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids; attended a poolside happy hour fundraiser for Jack Whitver and Iowa Senate Republicans at the home of Taylor and Gwen Parker in Coralville; and spoke at Rep. Bobby Kaufmann's annual summer event at the Wilton Community Center in Wilton (Kaufmann endorsed him at the event).
On the morning of July 9 he did a meet and greet at the Scott County Republican office at Paul Revere Square in Davenport.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on June 6, 2015.  He did a rsvpd meet and greet at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Ames; and participated in Sen. Ernst's "Roast and Ride" fundraiser in Boone.

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on April 25, 2015.  He did a private business roundable with Sen. Jack Whitver in Des Moines; was the special guest at an ice cream social hosted by Sen. Jack and Rachel Whitver at the Whitvers' home in Ankeny; and spoke at Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee.

Sen. Marco Rubio had been scheduled to attend the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines, Iowa on March 7, 2015, but on March 4 the Des Moines Register reported that he had cancelled due to a family wedding.

>Sen. Marco Rubio did interviews in Des Moines including in-studio on WHO Radio's "Mickelson in the Morning" (>) and taping of "Insiders" with WHO-TV's Dave Price; and signed copies of his book American Dreams at the Barnes & Noble at 4550 University Ave. (The Shoppes at Three Fountains) in West Des Moines, Iowa on February 13, 2015.

2014

>Sen. Marco Rubio visited Iowa on October 28-29, 2014.  On October 28 he joined U.S. Senate nominee Joni Ernst on her "Iowa Knows Best" tour, making retail appearances at the Pizza Ranch in Pella; at the Smokey Row in Oskaloosa; and at the Java Lounge in Williamsburg; and in the evening he keynoted Scott County Republicans' Ronald Reagan Dinner at the QC Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf.  On the morning of October 29 he hosted a fundraiser for 1st CD Republican congressional nominee Rod Blum in Dubuque; and joined Blum for a GOTV rally at Blum's headquarters at 40 Main St. in Dubuque.

>Sen. Marco Rubio appeared at a fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst and at the annual summer party at Iowa Board of Regents president and agricultural entrepreneur Bruce Rastetter's property in Hubbard (Hardin County), Iowa on August 2, 2014.  (Sens. Cruz, Rubio and Johnson-WI also appeared).

>Sen. Marco Rubio made a brief visit to Iowa on June 2, 2014, the eve of the primary, mingling with attendees and speaking at a cookout for U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst in the parking lot at her campaign headquarters in Urbandale.  (Rubio's Reclaim America PAC has run an ad supporting Ernst starting May 24 in Des Moines and around the state the week of May 26).

2012
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Sen. Marco Rubio headlined Gov. Terry Branstad's annual birthday party fundraiser at Adventureland in AltoonaIowa on November 18, 2012.



and, surrogate visits include
(not in the tally above)
Rick Harrison, star of Pawn Stars on the History Channel, visited Iowa on August 28-29, 2015.  On the evening of August 28 he headlined the grand opening of Marco Rubio's Iowa office on N.E. Delaware Ave. in Ankeny.  On August 29 he and Jack Whitver made an appearance at the Bridgehouse Coffee Co. in Newton.

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