FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 29, 2015 MEDIA CONTACT
Alice Stewart

NEWS RELEASE

Huckabee's Iowa & S.C. teams keep swelling

Team Huck building largest grassroots army in key early states

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's grassroots momentum in critical early states is swelling, with key additions to his army of activists and volunteers. Huckabee is building the largest grassroots operation in the GOP field.

"From Sioux City to Cedar Rapids, Davenport to Des Moines, we are mobilizing a powerful grassroots operation that will carry us through the Iowa Caucuses and beyond. Brick-by-brick, hundreds of commonsense conservatives are joining our team as I campaign hard across Iowa," said Gov. Huckabee. 

Gov. Huckabee now has 229 county leaders and 79 county chairs, including 81 newly-announced leaders in Iowa. Since his announcement, Gov. Huckabee has held 82 events and visited 62 counties across the Hawkeye State.

"We have a fantastic team of conservative grassroots activists across the Palmetto State that's growing from Cherokee County to Charleston. South Carolinians are eager to burn down the corrupt Washington political machine, and I'm excited to work with Americans from coast-to-coast so we can rebuild America and win again!" 

Gov. Huckabee now has 242 leaders in South Carolina in 33 separate counties, including 102 newly-announced leaders.

Below are the full list of newly-announced Iowa and South Carolina grassroots leaders:

IOWA LEADERSHIP TEAM
81 New Leaders
229 County Leaders
79 Total County Chairs
82 Total Events across 62 Iowa Counties 

Allamakee County
John Kittleson - Veterans for Huckabee

Appanoose County
Terry Chapman - Pastors for Huckabee

Boone County
Laura Thomas - County Leadership Team

Bremer County
Jackie Hoggins - County Leadership Team
John Hoggins - County Leadership Team & Veterans for Huckabee

Cass County
Dorothy Peters - County Leadership Team
Jerome Perers - County Leadership Team
John Umbaugh - County Leadership Team
Melinda Umbaugh - County Leadership Team

Clay County
Kathy Anderson Co - Chair.

Dallas County
Tim Ganske - County Leadership Team & Business Leader for Huckabee
Mary Ganske - County Leadership Team

Dubuque County
Titus Arentson - Fair Tax for Huckabee

Emmet County
Craig Kesler - County Chair

Hardin County
Julie Roe - County Leadership Team

Henry County
Trey Hegar - Pastors for Huckabee

Jackson County
Tim Grover - County Leadership Team

Jasper County
Norm Rozendall - County Leadership Team & Veterans for Huckabee

Johnson County
Karolyn Eckles - County Leadership Team
Loxley T. Eckles IV - County Leadership Team & Musician for Huckabee
Tony Ortale - County Leadership Team
Jason Sherman - County Leadership Team
Dr. Andrew Schaeckenbach - County Leadership Team
Teresa Schaeckenbach - County Leadership Team
Carol Vermeer - County Leadership Team & Defender of Israel
Shawn Davidson - County Leadership Team

Lee County
Brian Koelsch - County Leadership Team & Pastors for Huckabee

Linn County
Carl Gonder - Pastors For Huckabee
Peggy Fulmer - County Co-Chair

Louisa County
Dan Doolin - Pastors for Huckabee

Mahaska County
Newman Sundeen - County Leadership Team

Marshall County
Gerald Robinson - Pastors for Huckabee
Mark Kvidera - County Leadership Team
Karen Kvidera - County Leadership Team

Monroe County
Richard Grimes - County Leadership Team

Muscatine County
CJ Ryan - Law Enforcement for Huckabee
Sammy Barger - County Leadership Team
Janice Barger - County Leadership Team

Osceola County
Steve Rosonberg - County Leadership Team

Polk County
James Weaver - Pastors for Huckabee
Cody Crigger - Pastors for Huckabee
Donald Stevenson - County Leadership Team
Dennis Dwing - County Leadership Team
Dany Dwing - County Leadership Team
Sharon Perry - County Leadership Team
Hannah McCabe - Students for Huckabee, Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Malin Thornbrugh - Students for Huckabee, Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Barb Heki - Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Rich Heki - Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Virgil Bunjer - County Leadership Team
Deloras Bunjer - County Leadership Team

Sioux County
Greg Christy - Business Leaders for Huckabee

Story County
Glenda Mathre - County Leadership Team
Dennis Freeman - County Leadership Team

Tama County
Craig Knock - County Leadership Team

Van Buren County
Raymond Morris - Veterans for Huckabee
Mari Sue Blacksmith - County Leadership Team
Dr. Troy Scheuermann - Business Leader, Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Ro Scheuermann - County Leadership Team, Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Kaielyn Scheuermann - Students for Huckabee, Homeschoolers for Huckabee
Teryn Scheuermann - Students for Huckabee, Homeschoolers for Huckabee

Wapello County
Mel Kendall - Pastors for Huckabee
Mari Sue Blacksmith - County Leadership Team
Sharon Adamson - County Leadership Team
Autumn Canny - County Leadership Team
Chris Sutton - County Leadership Team
Tonya Sutton - County Leadership Team
Taylor Holman - County Leadership Team
John Torres - County Leadership Team
Paul Halferty - County Leadership Team
Alan Park - County Leadership Team
Kay Park - County Leadership Team
Lisa Bishop - County Leadership Team
Ray Fort - County Leadership Team
Pat Fort - County Leadership Team
Ramona Griffith - County Leadership Team

Washington County
Larry Rediger - Pastors for Huckabee

Wayne County
David Grimes - Veterans for Huckabee
Ralph Alshouse - Veterans for Huckabee

Winneshiek County
Bernie Hays - Pastors for Huckabee

Woodbury County
Stephen Sheets - County Leadership Team