Sanders Iowa Visits

>Sen. Bernie Sanders is visiting Iowa on January 27-February 1, 2016.
On January 27 he did a town hall meeting at Music Man Square in Mason City.
On January 28 he spoke at a forum for students, faculty and staff at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines; do a volunteer canvass launch at the campaign's field office at 226 W. Main St. in Ottumwa; hold a volunteer rally with special guest Susan Sarandon at Sondheim Center in Fairfield; and rally at Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington.
On January 29 he is to hold a town meeting in Howe Student Activity Center Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant; do a volunteer canvass launch at Cafe Dodici in Washington; a volunteer canvass launch at the campaign's field office at 106 E. 2nd St. in Muscatine; a rally with special guest Dr. Cornel West at the Danceland Ballroom in Davenport; and a rally with special guest Dr. Cornel West at Grand River Event Center in Dubuque.
On January 30 he is to do a volunteer rally in the community center at Delaware County Fairgrounds in Manchester; a volunteer canvass launch at a private residence in Charles City; a canvass launch in Whitehouse Business Center at Wartburg College in Waverly; a rally with special guest Dr. Cornel West at DoubleTree Convention Center Complex in Cedar Rapids; and a concert and rally with special guest Vampire Weekend at Iowa Field House at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
On January 31 he is to rally at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo; speak at a canvass launch at the campaign's office at 30 W. Main St. in Marshalltown; speak at a canvass launch in Memorial Union South Ballroom at Iowa State University in Ames; and rally with MoveOn.org and other special guests in Sisam Arena at Grand View University in Des Moines.
On the evening of February 1 he spoke at the campaign's Caucus Watch Party at the Holiday Inn Airport in Des Moines.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on January 23-26, 2016. 
On January 23 he attended a volunteer canvass lunch at the campaign's office at 736 Federal St. in Davenport; held a town meeting at the Clinton Masonic Center in Clinton; (did a national house party livestreamed); and held a town meeting at the Centerstone Inn and Suites in Maquoketa.
On January 24 he did a town meeting in the Regents Center at Luther College in Decorah; a town meeting in the Student Center at Upper Iowa University in Fayette; a town meeting at Heartland Acres Agribition Center in Independence; and a town meeting in the West Gym at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
On January 25 he did a town meeting at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls; a town meeting as part of the Presidential Caucus Series at Iowa State University in Ames; a meet and greet in the campaign's field office in Newton; a town meeting in the Charles Benson Bear Recreation and Athletics Center at Grinnell College in Grinnell; and participated in the CNN town hall at Drake University in Des Moines.
On the morning of January 26 he did a meeting with United Steelworkeers Local 310L at 125 NE Broadway Ave. in Des Moines.  ...to Minnesota for rallies in Duluth and St. Paul

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on January 19, 2016.  He held a town meeting at the Museum Opera House in Fort Dodge; a town meeting at Santa Maria Winery in Carroll; a town meeting at UMBA Hall in Underwood; and a town meeting at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on January 8-11, 2016.
On January 8 he held a press conference on paid family leave at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Cedar Rapids; a town meeting at Wartburg College Saemann Student Center in Waverly; a town meeting at Reinig Center in Toledo; and a town meeting at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids.
On January 9 he did a coffee with seniors at the Jasper County Community Center in Newton; participated in the ICCI "Putting Families First" presidential forum at First Christian Church in Des Moines; held a Latino roundtable at American Legion Post 731 in Des Moines; and held a town meeting at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center in Des Moines.
On January 10 he held a forum on veterans issues at the Best Western Regency Inn in Marshalltown; held a forum on climate change at Boone High School in Boone; and held a town meeting at DMACC Ankeny Campus FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny.
On January 11 he held a forum at Hoover High School in Des Moines; a town meeting at the McCreary Community Building in Perry; a forum at Pleasantville High School  in Pleasantville; and participated in the Brown and Black Forum at Drake University in Des Moines.

2015  ...total thus far 20 visits, 46 days  see also Dec. 31, 2015 press release
>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on December 29-31, 2015.
On December 29 he held a town meeting at Muscatine High School in Muscatine; and a town meeting at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport.
On December 30 he did an invitation-only meet and greet with supporters and volunteers at his field office at 1525 Mt. Pleasant St. in Burlington; a town meeting at Keokuk Middle School in Keokuk; and a town meeting at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa.
On December 31 he held a town meeting at Northstar Elementary School gymnasium in Knoxville; and a New Year Eve party at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel in Des Moines.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on December 21-23, 2015.
On the evening of December 21 he held a town meeting at the Boys Club of Sioux Cityvenue changed to Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City.
On December 22 he held a town meeting at Buena Vista University's school of business in Storm Lake; spoke at the opening of the Bernie 2016 field office at 820 West 8th St. in Carroll; held a town meeting at the C.G. Therkildsen Activity Center in Harlan; and held an economic forum at Iowa Western Community College's Kanesville Gym and Arena in Council Bluffs.
On December 23 he held a town meeting at the Red Oak Public Libraryvenue changed to Red Coach Inn and Restaurant in Red Oak; and a meeting with precinct captains at Barley's in Council Bluffs.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on December 12-13, 2015.
On December 12 he held a forum on racial justice and prison reform at Strawberry Hill Elementary School in Anamosa; a town meeting at Clinton Middle School in Clinton; a town meeting at Grand River Center in Dubuque; and a town meeting at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo.
On December 13 he spoke at church service at Mount Carmel Baptist in Waterloo; did a meet and greet with volunteers at the campaign's field office at 217 W. 4th St. in Waterloo; did a roundtable discussion with veterans, and then held a town meeting in the Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center gymnasium at Cornell College in Mount Vernon; and did a meet and greet with volunteers at the campaign's field office in Davenport, followed by a media availability.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on November 14-15, 2015.
On November 14 he participated in the second Democratic debate at Drake University in Des Moines.
On November 15 he held a family caregiver roundtable at Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines; and a town hall meeting at Kent Campus Center at Simpson College in Indianola.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on October 23-24, 2015.  On the evening of October 23 he attended a #RockinTheBern Concert with Bernie’s All-Star Band at the Adler Theatre in Davenport.  On October 24 he rallied and marched from the Argonne Armory Building over the Women of Achievement Bridge and towards the Iowa Events Center; and he addressed the Iowa Democratic Party JJ Dinner  in Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on October 18-19, 2015.  On October 18 he spoke at a house party at the home of Gerhild Krapf and Michael Brau in Iowa City; spoke at the Johnson County Democrats' Fall BBQ at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City; and held a town meeting at Richardson Elementary School in Fort Madison.  On October 19 he held a town meeting at the Musco Technology Center at William Penn University in Oskaloosa.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on September 26-27, 2015.
On September 26 he spoke at the Latino Heritage Festival on the Walnut and Locust Streets bridges in downtown Des Moines; and held a town hall meeting in the Newton High School auditorium  in Newton.
On September 27 he met with Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines at Caspe Terrace in Waukee; spoke at an invite-only youth summit at Creative Visions in Des Moines; spoke at the Webster County Democratic Pork Chop Dinner at the Webster County Fairgrounds in Fort Dodge; and held a town meeting at North Iowa Area Community College auditorium in Mason City.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on September 3-5, 2015. 
On September 3 he met with the Des Moines Register ed. board in Des Moines; held a town meeting at Grinnell Community Center's Voertman Theater in Grinnell; attended the opening of the campaign's Ottumwa headquarters at 105 N. Court St. in Ottumwa; and held a town meeting at the Livestock Arena at the Des Moines County Fairgrounds in West Burlington.
On September 4 he did an invite-only Latino roundtable at the Muscatine County Boxing Club in Muscatine; a Meskwaki Nation town meeting at the Meskwaki Tribal Center in Tama; marched in an informational picket and spoke, sponsored by Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (Local 100G) and the Hawkeye Labor Council, Iowa Federation of Labor at Penford in Cedar Rapids; and held a town meeting in the Sinclair Auditorium at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
On September 5 he participated in an AFSCME presidential townhall at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona; and at campaign headquarters in Des Moines spoke to volunteers getting ready to canvass.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on August 14-16, 2015. 
On the evening of August 14 he spoke at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Historic Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. 
On August 15 he held a town meeting in the Community Building at Boone County Fairgrounds in Boone; attended the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines including speaking at the Des Moines Register Soapbox; and spoke at the opening of his Iowa City field headquarters at 702 S. Gilbert St. (Kennedy Plaza) in Iowa City.
On August 16 he spoke at the opening of his Cedar Rapids field headquarters at 725 11th St. in Marion; spoke at the Scott County Democrats Picnic in the Park at the Scott County Park Whispering Pines Shelter in Long Grove just north of Eldridge; spoke at a labor meeting at IAFF Local 609 Union Hall in Clinton; and held a town meeting at Loras College in Dubuque. 

>Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at the the Iowa Federation of Labor Presidential Forum in Altoona, Iowa on August 6, 2015.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on July 24, 2015.  He participated in an Every Child Matters roundtable at Plumber and Pipefitters Local 33 in Des Moines; and held a town meeting at Valley School in West Des Moines.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 17, 2015.  He held a press conference on veterans' issues at the Veterans Memorial building; and spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner at the Convention Center.

>Sen Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on July 2-4, 2015.
On July 2 he held a town meeting at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge; and a town meeting at Morningside College in Sioux City.
On July 3 he did a breakfast meet and greet with SOLO County Democrats at Sheldon Community Building in Sheldon; did a town meeting at Better Day Cafe in Storm Lake; marched in the Independence Day Parade in Denison; and did a town meeting at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs.
On July 4 he did the Independence Day Parade in Creston; and the Independence Day Parade in Waukee.

>Former Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on June 12-14, 2015.  
On the evening of June 12 he held a town hall meeting at Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium in Des Moines. 
On June 13 he hosted an open house and hold a news conference at his new Iowa headquarters at 3839 Merle Hay Rd., Suite  259 in Des Moines; held a town hall meeting at UAW Local 893 in Marshalltown; and in the evening he spoke at the Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO Steak Fry at IBEW Local 405 Hall in Cedar Rapids.
On June 14 he held a town hall meeting at Waterloo Center for the Arts' Hope Martin Theatre in Waterloo; held a Flag Day town hall meeting at Bill Riley Bandshell Estes Park in Iowa Falls; and spoke at the Warren County Democrats' 12th Annual Summer Picnic at Veterans Memorial Park in Indianola.

>After his campaign kickoff in Vermont on May 26 and stops in NH on May 27, Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on May 28-30, 2015. 
On the evening of May 28 he held a town meeting in Rogalski Center at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.
On the afternoon of May 29 he did a Muscatine County Democrats' town meeting at Muscatine Community College in Muscatine, and in the evening a house party at the home of David Johnson and Jennie Embree in West Branch. 
On May 30 he did a town meeting at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center in Iowa City; spoke at an Ames Grassroots for Bernie Celebration at Torrent Brewing Company in Ames; and in the late afternoon did a Tri-County Democrats town meeting at Kensett Community Center in Kensett.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on February 19-21, 2015. 
On February 19 in Iowa City he did a book reading from "The Speech" at Prairie Lights Bookstore; visited the 18th Annual Domestic Violence Intervention Project Souper Bowl at the Clarion Hotel and Highlander Convention Center; and spoke at a town meeting sponsored by the U.S. Student Association at the University of Iowa (+). 
On February 20 he did a town meeting sponsored by the U.S. Student Association at Drake University in Des Moines; and in the evening delivered the keynote address at the Iowa Citizen Action Network's 35th anniversary celebration at the Johnston Lion's Club in Johnston. 
On February 21 he spoke to the Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO and Cedar Rapids Building Trades AFL-CIO at RDSU-UFCW Local 110 in Cedar Rapids; met with the Linn Phoenix Club at the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids; met with community members organized by the Cedar County Democratic Party at the Cedar County Court House in Tipton; and delivered the keynote address at the Story County Democrats' 2015 Soup Supper at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames.

2014: 4 visits, 9 days
>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on December 16-17, 2014.  On December 16 he started in Des Moines with a breakfast meeting with local residents at Drake Diner; held a town hall meeting hosted by the United States Student Association and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames; and was the keynote speaker at Progress Iowa's 2014 Holiday Party at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona.  Also on Tuesday he met "with groups of Iowans including labor unions, environmentalists, women’s rights groups, immigration reform activists, grassroots progressive groups and other organizations."  On December 17 he taped "Iowa Press" at Iowa Public Television in Johnston. 

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on October 4-5, 2014.  On the evening of October 4 he was the keynote speaker at a town meeting on the economy sponsored by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund at the Adler Health Education Center in Davenport.  On October 5 he along with Sen. Debbie Stabenow spoke at the Johnson County Democrats' Annual Fall BBQ at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City; and he spoke at a Popcorn and Politics meeting of the Iowa Citizen Action Network at the North Ridge Pavilion in Coralville.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on September 13-14, 2014 for three town hall meetings sponsored by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund.  On the evening of September 13 he held a town hall at Clarke University in Dubuque.  On September 14 after a morning appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press," he held a town hall at the Center for the Arts in Waterloo; and a town hall at Grace United Methodist Church in Des Moines.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Iowa on May 17-19, 2014.  The publicized event was the keynote address to Clinton County Democrats at their Hall of Fame Dinner at the Millennium Ballroom in Goose Lake on the evening of May 17.  As reported by DMR's Jason Noble via Sen. Sanders' office on May 18 he met with activists at a private home in Iowa City in an event sponsored by the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund.  On May 19 in Des Moines he met with AFL-CIO labor leaders; talked with students at Hoover High School; and toured a Primary Health Care Inc. clinic.