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Visits to Key Early States
Through 3rd Q 2015 (Sept. 30, 2015)
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| Nov. 7, 2012- Sept. 30, 2015 |
13 visits 22 days |
14 visits 24 days |
13 visits 16 days |
Through 3rd Quarter 2015
Iowa: 13 visits, 22 days
2015
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on September 11-12, 2015. On September 11 he did a meet and greet at Sports Page Bar and Grill in Indianola; and rally in Memorial Union at Iowa State University in Ames. On September 12 he did a meet and greet at Fisher Community Center in Marshalltown followed by an unannounced stop at the Tremont; a meet and greet at Gates Memorial Hall in Nevada; and appeared at the Iowa GOP's Cy-Hawk tailgate at Lot S-7, East of Jack Trice Stadium, in Ames.
(Rand Paul and Jim Gilmore were the only major candidates to miss the Iowa State Fair; Paul was on a medical mission in Haiti for much of the time).
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on July 31-August 1, 2015.
On July 31 he did a meet and greet at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo; a meet and greet at the Williamsburg Public Library in Williamsburg; made an OTR stop for lunch at a Casey's in___; did a meet and greet at the Washington Public Library in Washington; a meet and greet at the Cedar County Courthouse meeting room in Tipton; and a rally at River Center in Davenport.
On August 1 he did a Coffee with Rand at the I-80 Truckstop in Walcott; did batting practice with the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport; and presented his flat tax proposal at the inaugural Quad-Cities New Ideas Forum at Modern Woodmen Park, Davenport.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on July 1-2, 2015.
On July 1 he did a meet and greet at the Hilton Garden Inn Omaha East/Council Bluffs in Council Bluffs; in Le Mars did an in-studio interview with Dennis Morris at KLEM, and stopped for a cookies 'n cream ice cream cone from the Blue Bunny parlor; did a meet and greet at Morningside College's U.P.S. Auditorium in Sioux City; a meet and greet at the Sioux Center Public Library in Sioux Center; and a meet and greet at the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji.
On July 2 he flew from Spencer airport to Dubuque, did a meet and greet at Grand River Center in Dubuque; a meet and greet at Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids; a meet and greet at the farm of Craig Lang in Brooklyn; and officially opened his campaign office at 1901 Bell Ave., Suite 21 in Des Moines.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 28, 2015. On his "Taking a Stand" book tour he did three "Stand With Rand" meet and greet/signings: a meet and greet/signing at the Longergan Group in Clinton; he made a quick unannounced stop at Ross' Restaurant in Bettendorf; did a meet and greet/signing at Modern Woodmen Baseball Park in Davenport; and a meet and greet/signing at Elly's Coffee and Tea House in Muscatine; and he attended a roundtable discussion and reception fundraiser for Sen. Chuck Grassley's re-election campaign at The Outing Club in Davenport.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 16, 2015. He did a meet and greet at Comfort Suites in Burlington; a rally at Central Park in Fairfield, followed by a fundraiser for the campaign at Fairfield Arts and Convention Center in Fairfield; a meet and greet at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa; and in the evening spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on April 24-25, 2015. On the evening of April 24 he attended a house party with local physicians in Ames. On April 25 he held a renewable fuels press conference with U.S. Rep. Rod Blum at Bloomsbury Farm in Atkins; did a rally at the American Legion in Vinton; a rally at the Drake Community Library in Grinnell; and spoke at Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa City, Iowa on April 9-10, 2015 as part of his announcement tour. On the evening of April 9 he met with a group of young supporters at the University of Iowa; on the morning of April 10 he rallied in the Student Union Ballroom at the University of Iowa (+).
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on February 6-7, 2015. On February 6 he spoke at an "Audit the Fed" rally at Jasper Winery in Des Moines, one of a several Audit the Fed events sponsored by Liberty Iowa. On February 7 he did a meet and greet with U.S. Rep. Rod Blum at Legends American Grill in Marshalltown; as reported by the Des Moines Register (which was given exclusive access) he attended a private fundraiser organized for Paul by Steve Sukup at Hunziker House at Reiman Gardens in Ames; he attended the Iowa State-Texas Tech basketball game at Hilton Coliseum in Ames; and appeared an Iowa State watch-party rally with Young Americans for Liberty and College Republicans in the Scheman Building at Iowa State University in Ames.
2014: 3 visits, 5 days
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on October 22, 2014. He appeared with 1st CD Republican congressional nominee Rod Blum at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls; toured and held a small business roundtable at MobileDemand in Hiawatha; appeared at the Kaufmann Family Barbecue (a fundraiser for state Rep. Bobby Kaufmann) at the Wilton Community Center in Wilton; and spoke at a Joni Ernst for Senate rally outside the University of Iowa's Gilmore Hall in Iowa City.
>Sen.
Rand
Paul visited Iowa on August 4-6, 2014, doing a
total of ten events including helping to open Republican Party of Iowa
Victory offices in five cities (-).
On August 4 he spoke at the GOP Victory office at 231 South Main St. in Council Bluffs; spoke at the GOP Victory office at 2526 Glen Ave. in Sioux City; and in the evening he appeared at a fundraiser for Congressman Steve King at the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji (-).
On August 5 he headlined a Cerro Gordo GOP breakfast fundraiser at Mason City Municipal Airport Restaurant in Clear Lake; spoke at the GOP Victory office at 1340 Blairs Ferry Rd. in Hiawatha (Cedar Rapids); spoke at a Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Congress fundraiser at the University Club in Iowa City; toured and made a speech at Von Maur department store corporate headquarters in Davenport; and spoke at the GOP Victory office at 311 W. Kimberly Rd. in Davenport.
On the morning of August 6 he spoke to the Westside Conservative Club at the Iowa Machine Shed in Urbandale; and spoke at the GOP Victory office at 2775 86th St. in Urbandale.
>On June 14, 2014 Sen. Rand Paul spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa state convention at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa. Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Sen. Rick Santorum also spoke.
2013: 2 visits, 3 days
>Sen. Rand Paul spoke at the American Renewal Project's "Pastors and Pews" (closed event) in Des Moines, Iowa, held a news conference, and hosted a meeting with black and evangelical leaders and Republican leaders including Reince Priebus on July 19, 2013.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 10-11, 2013. On May 10 in Cedar Rapids he held a press conference, did coffee at the home Dan and Belinda Gee sponsored by Five Seasons Republican Women; and headlined the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Lincoln Dinner at The Hotel at Kirkwood. On May 11 he keynoted the Johnson County GOP's "Breakfast of Champions" fundraiser at North Liberty Communty Center in North Liberty.
On August 4 he spoke at the GOP Victory office at 231 South Main St. in Council Bluffs; spoke at the GOP Victory office at 2526 Glen Ave. in Sioux City; and in the evening he appeared at a fundraiser for Congressman Steve King at the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji (-).
On August 5 he headlined a Cerro Gordo GOP breakfast fundraiser at Mason City Municipal Airport Restaurant in Clear Lake; spoke at the GOP Victory office at 1340 Blairs Ferry Rd. in Hiawatha (Cedar Rapids); spoke at a Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Congress fundraiser at the University Club in Iowa City; toured and made a speech at Von Maur department store corporate headquarters in Davenport; and spoke at the GOP Victory office at 311 W. Kimberly Rd. in Davenport.
On the morning of August 6 he spoke to the Westside Conservative Club at the Iowa Machine Shed in Urbandale; and spoke at the GOP Victory office at 2775 86th St. in Urbandale.
>On June 14, 2014 Sen. Rand Paul spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa state convention at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa. Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Sen. Rick Santorum also spoke.
2013: 2 visits, 3 days
>Sen. Rand Paul spoke at the American Renewal Project's "Pastors and Pews" (closed event) in Des Moines, Iowa, held a news conference, and hosted a meeting with black and evangelical leaders and Republican leaders including Reince Priebus on July 19, 2013.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Iowa on May 10-11, 2013. On May 10 in Cedar Rapids he held a press conference, did coffee at the home Dan and Belinda Gee sponsored by Five Seasons Republican Women; and headlined the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Lincoln Dinner at The Hotel at Kirkwood. On May 11 he keynoted the Johnson County GOP's "Breakfast of Champions" fundraiser at North Liberty Communty Center in North Liberty.
New Hampshire: 14 visits, 24 days
2015
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on September 25, 2015. He did a meet and greet at Chez Vachon in Manchester; a meet and greet at the Granite State Indoor Range and Gun Shop in Hudson; OTR stop at Salem Town Forest; a Salem Chamber of Commerce town hall at Tuscan Kitchen in Salem; a Students for Rand rally at New England College's Simon Center in Henniker; and a town hall meeting sponsored by Brookline-Mason Republican Committee at Brookline Event Center in Brookline.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on September 1-2, 2015.
[August 31 in VT] On September 1 he did a meet and greet at Water Wheel Breakfast & Gift Shop in Jefferson; a meet and greet at Northland Restaurant and Dairy Bar in Berlin; a meet and greet at Zeb's Country Store in North Conway; [and a rally at Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern in Freeport, ME].
On September 2 he did a meet and greet at the Freedom Village Store in Freedom; a meet and greet at Jo Greens Garden Cafe in Wolfeboro; a meet and greet at Gilford Mobil Mart in Laconia; and a meet and greet at the Airport Diner in Manchester.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on August 11-13, 2015.
On August 11 he spoke at a Politics & Eggs breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, St. Anselm College in Manchester; did a meet and greet at Riley's Gun Shop in Hooksett; did a meet and greet at Corner View Restaurant in Concord; did a walking tour of Franklin with Mayor Ken Merrifield; and did a town hall at the City of Claremont Community Center in Claremont.
On August 12 he did a Coffee with Rand Paul at the Dinner Table Restaurant in Swanzey; a meet and greet at Lindy's Diner in Keene; a meet and greet at the Peterborough Diner in Peterborough; and a town hall at the Hunt Memorial Building in Nashua.
On August 13 he did a Coffee with Rand Paul at the Wooden Spoon Restaurant in Somersworth; and a meet and greet at Popovers on the Square in Portsmouth.
Sen. Rand Paul (along with Sen. Cruz and Sen. Rubio) had been scheduled to participate in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on August 3, 2015. The three stayied in Washington for a procedural vote on a bill to defund Planned Parenthood.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on July 25-26, 2015.
On July 25 he held a town hall in the community room at Kilton Library in West Lebanon; did a meet and greet at Moose Scoops Ice Cream in Warren, and signed the Thompson pledge; made a stop at the North Haverhill Fair in North Haverhill; held a town hall at the Littleton Opera House in Littleton; and attended a house party at the home of Belknap County Commissioner David Devoy in Tilton.
On July 26 he did a meet and greet at MaryAnn's Diner in Windham; and a meet and greet at Maddie's Bagel & Eatery in Salem.canceled
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on June 5-7, 2015.
On the evening of June 5 he celebrated the grand opening of his campaign office at 50 Bridge St. in Manchester.
On June 6 he was the guest speaker at the Amherst Republican Committee's bi-annual organizational meeting at Joey's Diner in Amherst; did a meet and greet at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; spoke at the Concord GOP's "Politics and Pie" at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord; and did a Strafford County GOP townhall at Turbocam International in Barrington.
On June 7 he did a meet and greet at Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on May 11, 2015. At mid-day he held a town hall at the Lions Club in Londonderry, where he also announced endorsements of 20 state Representatives (+).
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on April 18, 2015. He did a brief retail stop with Town Councilor Bill Boyd at DW Diner in Merrimack; and spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.
[Kelley
Paul
did
a
NH
Federation
of
Republican
Women
"Tax Day Tea & Book Signing" at Ann Marie
Banfield's residence in Bedford, NH on the afternoon of April 15, 2015].
>Sen.
Rand
Paul visited NH on April 7-8, 2015. On
the night of April 7
he made a brief stop at Murphy's Taproom on Elm Street in Manchester
for the Liberty Karaoke event. On April 8 he rallied at
Milford Town Hall in
Milford as part of his
announcement tour. >Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on March 20-21, 2015.
On March 20 he spoke at the internet services firm Dyn (Dynamic Network Services Inc.) in Manchester; taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR-TV studios in Manchester; and was the featured guest at Carroll County Republican Committee's "An Evening with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul" at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway.
On March 21 he did a meet and greet at Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; did a meet and greet hosted by 2014 state Senate candidate Phil Nazzaro at Epoch Restaurant in Exeter; did a meet and greet hosted by state Sen. Regina Birdsell at BeanTowne Coffee House in Hampstead Commons; and appeared at a meet and greet hosted by state Sen. Kevin Avard at Fulchino Vineyard in Hollis.
>Sen. Rand Paul spent a full day in NH on January 14, 2015. He addressed a legislative leader meeting and breakfast at Murphy's Dinner in Manchester; met with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas in the Mayor's Office in City Hall in Manchester; spoke at a Second Amendment supporter event at the Londonderry Fish and Game Club in Litchfield; toured and held an education Q&A session on Common Core at Founders Academy, a public charter school at 5 Perimeter Road in Manchester; and spoke at a business leaders and activists meeting at The Draft in Concord.
2014: 3 visits, 5 days
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on October 16, 2014, attending three get out the vote rallies and a pizza party. He did a get out the vote rally at NHGOP field office in Manchester; a get out the vote rally at NHGOP headquarters in Concord; a pizza party with Plymouth State University College Republicans at the Hartman Union Building in Plymouth; and a get out the vote rally at the NHGOP field office in Salem.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on September 11-12, 2014. On the evening of September 11 he spoke at Generation Opportunity's "First in the Nation Freedom Event" at World Sports Grille in Manchester. On September 12 he joined Sen. Ayotte at the NHGOP Unity Breakfast at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester; was the guest of state Sen. Andy Sanborn at a business roundtable fundraiser in Bedford; and he endorsed Scott Brown for U.S. Senate at Huddleston Hall, UNH in Durham.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited NH on April 11-12, 2014. On the evening of April 11 he spoke at a "Rally with Rand" grassroots rally/casual reception (general admission $50) at Cottage by the Bay in Dover. On April 12 he addressed the Freedom Summit at The Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester. Seq. unclear: On April 12 he also spoke at a fundraiser for Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire at Legacy Financial Solutions on Elm St. in Manchester.
2013: 1
visit, 1 day
>Sen. Rand Paul and RNC chair Reince Priebus did a listening session with activists followed by a press conference, and they spoke at the NHGOP's first annual Liberty Dinner (also described as a unity event) at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH on May 20, 2013.
>Sen. Rand Paul and RNC chair Reince Priebus did a listening session with activists followed by a press conference, and they spoke at the NHGOP's first annual Liberty Dinner (also described as a unity event) at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH on May 20, 2013.
South Carolina: 13 visits, 16 days
[Kelley
Paul visited SC on September 28,
2015. She filed
paperwork
for Sen. Rand Paul to
appear
on
the
Republican
primary
ballot
at
South Carolina GOP headquarters in Columbia; and addressed a meeting of
the Richland County GOP at
Doc's BBQ in Columbia].
>Sen. Rand Paul visited SC on September 23, 2015. He did an event and received the endorsement of Congressman Mick Mulvaney at the American Legion Hall in Rock Hill; rallied at the University of South Carolina's Russell House Ballroom in Columbia; and he and Mulvaney did an event at the RJ Rockers Brewing Company in Spartanburg.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Greenville, SC on September 18, 2015. He met with the campaign's grassroots leaders at the Hampton Inn; and participated in Heritage America's Take Back America Forum.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited SC on August 7-8, 2015. On August 7 he did an event at Physicians Choice Laboratory Services in Rock Hill; participated in a Palladian View Bridging the Gap quarterly leadership series event at Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg; did a Stand with Rand event at the Clock of Laurens in Laurens; and a Pints for Liberty at River Rat Brewery in Columbia. On August 8 he did a Breakfast with Rand at American Legion Post 166 in Goose Creek.
>Sen. Rand Paul participated in a Concerned Veterans for America Defend & Reform town hall at Omar Shrine Temple in Mount Pleasant, SC at mid-day on July 27, 2015.
[Kelley
Paul
visited
SC
on
June
15-17,
2015,
doing
signings for her book True and Constant
Friends at a number of events.
On the evening of June 15
she appeared at a Berkeley County GOP meeting at the Berkeley County
Government Office in Moncks Corner. On June 16 she toured and
read at the Carolina Youth Development Center's Freedom School in North
Charleston; spoke at a Rotary Club of Charleston luncheon at The
Citadel's Holliday Hall in Charleston; and spoke/signed books at at
Dorchester
Republican Women meeting at Coastal Coffee Roasters, Inc. in
Summerville. On June 17 she spoke at a lunch at Mi Tierrita
Okatie, Inc. in Bluffton].
>Sen. Rand Paul did a lunchtime meet and greet at VFW Post 8738 in Lexington, SC on June 15, 2015.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited SC on May 29, 2015, doing signings for his new book Taking a Stand. He started with a lunch with the York County Republican Party in the Palmetto Room at Historic Old Town in Rock Hill; did a meet and greet at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg; pizza with the Greenville County GOP at their headquarters on Wade Hampton Blvd. in Greenville; and a Pints for Liberty event at Connolly's Irish Pub in Greenville.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited the Charleston, SC area on April 8-9, 2015 as part of his announcement tour. On the evening of April 8 he appeared at a Rand Paul Victory Commiittee dinner fundraiser at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston. On April 9 he rallied at the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mount Pleasant.
2014: 2 visits, 2 days
>Sen. Rand Paul visited SC on September 30, 2014. He did a college tour with SC GOP chairman Matt Moore, holding events in the Gressette Room at Harper College at University of South Carolina in Columbia; and in Alumni Memorial Hall at Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston; and appeared at a Victory ice cream social fundraiser for the Horry County Republican Party at their headquarters on Rodeo Drive in Myrtle Beach.
>Sen. Rand Paul appeared with U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney at a Liberty BBQ at the Magnolia Room in Rock Hill, SC on August 25, 2014.
2013: 4 visits, 5 days
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Charleston, SC on November 11-12, 2013. On November 11, Veteran's Day, he did a roundtable with area Republicans; spoke at a South Carolina Republican Party fundraising luncheon at the Harbour Club; did a roundtable/fundraiser for Rand Paul for Senate with local physicians at Thomas Bennett House; and addressed "The Charleston Meeting" at the Harbour Club. On November 12 he spoke to cadets in McAlister Field House at The Citadel as part of the Greater Issues Series.
>Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Tim Scott were featured speakers at Rep. Jeff Duncan's 3rd annual Faith and Freedom BBQ in at the Anderson Civic Center in Anderson, SC on the evening of August 26, 2013.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited SC on June 28, 2013. He was the featured speaker at at South Carolina Republican Party luncheon in Greenville; and at the South Carolina Republican Party barbecue dinner at the State Farmers' Market in Columbia.
>Sen. Rand Paul visited Charleston, SC on January 21, 2013. He held a press conference; and addressed "The Charleston Meeting" at the Harbour Club.
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2015
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