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Visits to Key Early States Through 3rd Q 2015 (Sept. 30, 2015)

 

Iowa

New Hampshire

South Carolina

Nov. 7, 2012-
Sept.. 30, 2015

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Jun. 12-14 - IA: Des Moines.  Des Moines, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids.  Waterloo, Iowa Falls, Indianola.
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Sept. 7 - NH: Manchester, Milford, Amherst, Concord.
Sept. 12 - SC: Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill.

Sept. 19-20 - NH: Manchester.  Seabrook, Exeter, Portsmouth, Durham.
Sept. 25 - NH: Portsmouth.

Sept. 26-27 - IA: Des Moines, Newton.  Waukee, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Mason City.


Iowa: 14 visits, 32 days
2015
>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 iheld 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 Millenium 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.


New Hampshire:
19 visits, 23 days
2015
>Sen. Bernie Sanders was the keynote speaker at the Portsmouth Democratic Committee's annual banquet at the Portsmouth Harbor Events and Conference Center in Portsmouth, NH on the evening of September 25, 2015.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on September 19-20, 2015
On September 19 he addressed the NHDP Convention at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester; did an OTR roundtable on drug addiction treatment at the Hope Center in Manchester; spoke at the opening of his office at 835 Hanover St. in Manchester; and held a town meeting at NHIOP at at. Anselm College in Manchester.
On September 20 he held a town meeting at Seabrook Middle School in Seabrook; made an unannounced stop at Riverwoods Retirement Community in Exeter, where he spoke on rising drug prices and increased poverty among seniors; spoke at the opening of his office at 235 West Rd., Suite 10 in Portsmouth; and held a town meeting at at the Field House at UNH in Durham.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on September 7, 2015.  He addressed the NH AFL-CIO Labor Day breakfast at the St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester; walked in the Milford Labor Day Parade in Milford; spoke at the Amherst Democrats' Labor Day BBQ at Amherst Country Club in Amherst; and spoke at the opening of his Concord office at 117 Manchester St. in Concord.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on August 23-24, 2015.
On August 23 he held a town hall at Woodbury School gymnasium in Salem.
On August 24 he held a town hall at Kennett Middle School cafeteria in Conway; a town hall at the White Mountain Chalet in Berlin; and a town hall at Littleton Opera House in Littleton.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on August 1-2, 2015
On August 1 he received the endorsement of Friends of the Earth Action at press conference at Kiwanis Riverfront Park, behind the Everett Arena in Concord; held a town meeting at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester; and held a town meeting at Old Town Hall in Exeter.
On August 2 he held a town meeting at American Legion Post 47 in Rollinsford; a town meeting at the Bessie Rowel Community Center in Franklin; and a town meeting at The Common Man Inn & Restaurant in Claremont.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on June 27-28, 2015
On June 27 he held a town meeting at Nashua Community College in Nashua; a house party at the home of Ron and Meredith Abramson in Bow; attended the Hillsborough County Democratic Party's Blue BBQ fundraiser at the Fire Department Picnic Grounds in Hillsborough; and held a town meeting at New England College's Simon Center in Henniker.
On June 28 he held a town meeting at the Governor's Inn in Rochester; a town meeting at Oyster River High School in Durham; and a town meeting at Lake Opechee Inn in Laconia.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders held a town meeting at the Keene Recreation Center in Keene, NH early on the afternoon of June 6, 2015.

>After his campaign kickoff on May 26 in Burlington, Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on May 27, 2015.  He held a town meeting at the Concord campus of New England College; a house party at the home of Kathryn Williams and Brant Hardy in Epping; and a town meeting at the South Church in Portsmouth ...he then headed to Iowa

>Sen. Bernie Sanders, making his first trip since his April 30 announcement, visited NH on May 2, 2015.  He attended a "Brunch with Bernie" house party at the home of Elizabeth Ropp in Manchester; and spoke at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Convention at the White Mountain Hotel and Resort in North Conway.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders held a house party at the home of Jon Fox and Darrell Hotchkiss in Hanover, NH on the afternoon of April 18, 2015.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on the afternoon of March 16, 2015.  He did a "Pints and Politics" interview for WKCI-AM/FM at the Barley House in Concord; and taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR-TV in Manchester.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared at a house party at the home of Arnie Arnesen in Concord, NH on the afternoon of January 31, 2015.

2014: 7 visits, 7 days

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Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on October 23, 2014; he spoke at a GOTV rally at the Top of the Hop at Dartmouth College in Hanover; and held a town meeting in Hyde Academic Building at Plymouth State University in Plymouth.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Keene, NH on October 21, 2014.  He spoke at a GOTV rally at the LP Young Student Center at Keene State College; and held a free dinner and town meeting in Alumni Center-Centennial Hall.

(Sen. Bernie Sanders and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald appeared at at recruiting presentation at Dartmouth-Hichcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH on the afternoon of October 13, 2014. ...non-political, not included in tally)

>Sen. Bernie Sanders held a student town meeting hosted by the UNH Peace and Justice League in the Memorial Union Building at UNH in Durham, NH on October 10, 2014.  WMUR's James Pindell reported "he will also have a number of private meetings with Democratic and labor activists." 

>Speaking on "the Fight for Economic Justice," Sen. Bernie Sanders headlined Strafford County Democrats' Annual Strafford County Celebration at the Martel-Roberge American Legion Hall in Rollinsford, NH on September 27, 2014.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO 2014 Labor Day Breakfast at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester, NH on the morning of September 1, 2014.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited NH on June 28, 2014.  He held a discussion on "Rebuilding our Economy and Restoring our Democracy at MainStreet BookEnds in Warner; and was the keynote speaker discussing "The Fight to Save the Middle Class" at the Hillsborough County Democratic Committee's Grassroots dinner at the Hampshire Hills Function Center inMilford.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke on "What We Can Do to Save the Middle Class" at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics; afterwards he met with a group of 18-20 NH AFL-CIO leaders and activists, also at NHIOP, in ManchesterNH on April 12, 2014


South Carolina: 6 visits, 9 days
 
2015
>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on September 12, 2015.
He held a town hall meeting in the HRC Arena Benedict College gymnasium at Benedict College in Columbia; held an OTR leadership meeting in Florence, did a town hall meeting at the Civic Center Arena in Florence; and rallied in The West Center at Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University in Rock Hill.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on August 21-22, 2015.
On August 21 he rallied at TD Convention Center in Greenville; met privately with about 40 elected officials and ministers at Springfield Baptist Church in Greenville; met privately with about 50 pastors and community leaders at Macedonia Baptist Church in Spartanburg; and held a town hall meeting at the Medallion Center in Columbia.
On August 22 he held a town hall meeting at the Sumter County Civic Center in Sumter; met privately with elected officials and community leaders at the Fairfield Inn in Orangeburg; and a rallied at the Charleston Convention Center in North Charleston (originally scheduled for Burke High School gymnasium, but venue changed to acommodate larger crowd). 

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Columbia, SC on April 24-25, 2015.  On April 24 he held a free lunch and town meeting at the Lourie Center; attended the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at the Metropolitan Convention Center; and attended Rep. James Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry at the Cannon Parking Garage.  On April 25 at the Metropolitan Convention Center he attended the South Carolina Democratic Mayors breakfast; the Democratic Women's Council breakfast, and addressed the South Carolina Democratic Convention.

2014

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Sen. Bernie Sanders held a town hall meeting at The Lourie Center in ColumbiaSC on the evening of August 28, 2014.

>Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Charleston, SC on April 25, 2014.  He spoke at the College of Charleston's Wachovia Auditorium hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center and #FightForCofC; and campaigned for 7th CD congressional candidate Gloria Bromell Tinubu at a rally at the meeting hall of International Longshoremen's Association Local 1422; and at a fundraising reception at the home of chef and author Nathalie Dupree.

2013
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Sen. Bernie Sanders visited SC on October 18-19, 2013.  On the evening of October 18 he spoke at a "Fight for Economic Justice" town hall meeting sponsored by South Forward at the Eau Claire Print Building in Columbia.  On October 19 he spoke at the S.C. Progressive Network fall retreat at Penn Center on St. Helena Island.



  
   this page last revised Oct. 31 2015

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