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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 |
7 visits 11 days |
14 visits 22 days |
9 visits 12 days |
Through 3rd Quarter 2015
Iowa: 7 visits, 11 days
2015
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited Iowa on September 21-22, 2015. On the evening of September 21 he held a town hall at the Music Man Square in Mason City. On the morning of September 22 he did a meet and greet at Gravy's Diner in Cedar Falls; he did a regulatory reform roundtable at John Putney's farm in Gladbrook; at midday he spoke at a Linn Eagles luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids; and he spoke at a reception for State Rep. Ken Rizer at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited Iowa on August 13-14, 2015. On August 13 he participated in an Americans for Peace Prosperity and Security national security forum at the Beehive Student Union at St. Ambrose University in Davenport; and in the evening headlined Polk County GOP's Annual Summer Sizzle at Dennis Albaugh's Classic Car Barn in Ankeny. On August 14 he visited the State Fair in Des Moines for about four hours, starting with a press gaggle with Sens. Grassley and Ernst at the main entrance; speaking at the Des Moines Register Soapbox; and grilling at the Iowa Pork Producers Association tent with Gov. Branstad; he also had a deep-fried Snickers bar.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush attended Bruce Rastetter's annual summer party in Hubbard, Iowa on August 1, 2015.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited Iowa on July 13-14, 2015. On July 13 he did a meet and greet at the UPS Auditorium at Morningside College in Sioux City; per the DMR flew to his next event, keynoting Story County Republicans' fifth annual Judge Joseph Story Dinner at Prairie Moon Winery in Ames; and per the DMR overnighted at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines. On July 14 he did a meet and greet at Barley's Pub in Council Bluffs.
>As part of his announcement tour, former Gov. Jeb Bush visited Iowa on June 17, 2015. In the morning he did a backyard meet and greet at the Mangold residence on West 17th Street in Washington; and in the early evening he did a town hall event at Molengracht Plaza in Pella.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited Iowa on May 16, 2015. In the morning he did a town hall meeting hosted by Loras College Republicans in the Alumni Campus Center at Loras College in Dubuque; he joined Sen. Chuck Grassley at a fundraiser for Grassley's 2016 campaign at the University Club in Iowa City; and in the evening he spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited Iowa on March 6-7, 2015. On the evening of March 6 he was the special guest at a reception for David Young's congressional campaign at Living History Farms in Urbandale. On March 7 he made an unannounced stop for breakfast at the Hy-Vee in Pleasant Hill; spoke at the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines; met privately with activists at Jethro's BBQ 'n Jambalaya in Waukee; as initially reported by the Des Moines Register, appeared at an invitation-only gathering at the home of David and Dorie Fisher in the Glen Oaks neighborhood of West Des Moines; and did a public meet-and-greet at the Pizza Ranch in Cedar Rapids.
New Hampshire: 14 visits, 22 days
2015
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on September 29-30, 2015. Renee and Dan Plummer hosted Bush for dinner at their home in Portsmouth on the night of September 29. On September 30 he participated in a drug recovery community leader roundtable at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester; made a stop at Blake's in Manchester; and in the evening he held a town hall meeting at SERESC Conference Center in Bedford.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on September 10-11, 2015. On September 10 in the afternoon he did a tax policy event at R.E. Prescott in Exeter; and in the evening he held a town hall at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School in Salem. On the morning of September 11 he made brief remarks and read names of victims at the September 11th observance at the Town Commons in Londonderry. He was to tour and attend a town hall at DYN in Manchester on September 11, but that is postponed to October.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush (overnighted September 2 and) visited NH on September 3-4, 2015.. On September 3 he toured and did an employee town hall at Foss Manufacturing in Hampton; and did a town hall at VFW Post 1670 in Laconia. On the morning of September 4 he made a surprise visit to the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton, where he had breakfast with police chief Bob Cormier and greeted diners.
>Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on August 19-20, 2015. On August 19 he participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry; ??Puritan Backroom in Manchester??; and did a town hall at VFW Post 8641 in Merrimack. ??Hope for NH Recovery in Manchester?? On August 20 he did a retail stop/impromptu town hall meeting at MacKenna's Restaurant in New London; and held a town hall meeting at the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene. ed. verifying OTRs, sequence
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on August 7, 2015. He made an unannounced stop and sat down for some lobster rolls at Brown's Lobster Pound in Seabrook; made an unannounced stop at Geno's Chowder Shop in Portsmouth; and held a town hall meeting hosted by the Strafford County GOP at Turbocam International in Barrington.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on August 3, 2015.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on July 22-23, 2015. On the evening of July 22 he spoke at an AFP New Hampshire "Road to Reform" discussion at the Radisson Hotel Manchester in Manchester. On July 23 he visited Chutters ("home of the World's Longest Candy Counter") in Littleton, where he bought some candy for his grandkids; he did a meet and greet at John W Weeks VFW Post 3041 in Lancaster; and a "Taking on Mt. Washington" town hall meeting at the Medallion Opera House in Gorham.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on July 8, 2015. He made an unannounced stop at Harvey's Bakery in Dover; did an interview with Bret Baier at Robie's in Hooksett; met with the New Hampshire Union Leader ed. board (>); and in the evening held a town hall at the VFW Hall in Hudson.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on July 4, 2015, marching in the Amherst and Merrimack parades.
>As part of his announcement tour, former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on June 16, 2015. He made an unannounced stop at Airport Diner in Manchester; and did a town hall at the Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush made an unannounced visit to Portsmouth, NH on June 7, 2015, between a visit to Kennebunkport and a trip to Europe. He attended Mass at Immaculate Conception, and stopped for coffee at Breaking New Grounds at Market Square.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on May 20-21, 2015.
On May 20 at midday he attended a business roundtable hosted by Renee Plummer at 1 New Hampshire Avenue in Portsmouth; and in the evening attended a house party at the home of Rich and Lori Ashooh in Bedford.
On the morning of May 21 he spoke at the third of the New Hampshire House Business Caucus's presidential candidate series roundtables, co-hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, at the Barley House in Concord; taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; and did a business meet and greet hosted by the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce at Tuscan Kitchen-Wine Cellar in Salem.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited NH on April 16-17, 2015. On the evening of April 16 he spoke at the Concord City and Merrimack County GOP's "Politics and Pie" at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord. On April 17 he spoke at a New Hampshire Institute of Politics "Politics and Eggs" breakfast at Saint Anselm College in Manchester; and in the afternoon spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush made his first visit to NH since 2000 on March 13-14, 2015. On March 13 he toured and held a business roundtable with members of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce at Integra Biosciences in Hudson; made an unannounced stop at a Dunkin' Donuts in Hudson; appeared at a fundraising reception for U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta at the Manchester Country Club in Manchester; and did a meet and greet at the home of former NHGOP chair Fergus Cullen in Dover. On March 14 he met with former governor John H. Sununu in Hampton Falls; visited Manchester City Hall and met with Mayor Ted Gatsas; with Gatsas stopped in at Portland Pie Co. in Elm Street in Manchester; and spoke at a fundraiser for Sen. Kelly Ayotte at The Copper Door in Bedford.
South Carolina: 9 visits, 12 days
2015
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush spoke at the East Cooper Republican Women’s Club Annual Shrimp Dinner in Mount Pleasant, SC on the evening of September 24, 2015.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush participated in Heritage America's Take Back America Forum in Greenville, SC on the afternoon of September 18, 2015.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited SC on August 17-18, 2015. On August 17 he did a closed event with veterans followed by a media avail at the Hilton Garden Inn in Charleston; and participated in a Concerned Veterans of America "Veterans & Military Town Hall" at Seawell's at the Fairgrounds in Columbia. On August 18 he participated in an APPS National Security Forum at Winthrop University's DiGiorgio Campus Center in Rock Hill.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited SC on July 21-22, 2015. On July 21 he made a stop and talked with voters at Wade's Restaurant in Spartanburg; and participated in a Palladian View Bridging the Gap Quarterly Leadership Series event at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg. On July 22 he visited the Carolina Pregnancy Center in Spartanburg; and held a "Taking on Mt. Washington" town hall at Newberry Hall in Aiken.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited SC on June 29, 2015. He met privately with about 60 religious leaders at the DoubleTree Hilton in North Charleston; and toured and spoke with employees at Nephron Pharmaceutical Company in West Columbia.
>As part of his announcement tour, former Gov. Jeb Bush is scheduled to do a veterans town hall at the Charleston Maritime Center in Charleston, SC on the morning of June 18, 2015.postponed following the shootings at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston on the night of June 17.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited SC on May 2, 2015. He did a private breakfast with pastors and faith leaders at Tommy's in Greenville; and addressed the State Convention at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited SC on March 17-18, 2015.
On March 17 he spoke at a President Series breakfast hosted by the Upstate Chamber Coalition at Embassy Suites Golf Resort & Conference Center in Greenville; visited Hidden Treasure Christian School in Taylors; and in the afternoon he and Gov. Nikki Haley visited Sistercare, a Midlands organization that provides services to and support for domestic violence survivors and their children, in Cayce; they then did a media availability; and finally he attended a South Carolina House Republican Caucus fundraiser at Hilton Columbia Center in Columbia.
On March 18 in the morning he attended a breakfast with the Horry County Republican Party at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach; he also did "a private fundraising event in Charleston" and tweeted a photo of himself in front of Ashley Hall (the high school his mother graduated from) in Charleston. [then to Atlanta, GA...]
2014
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush met with Gov. Nikki Haley at the Governor's Mansion, then spoke to graduates at the University of South Carolina winter commencement and received an honorary degree at USC's Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC on the afternoon of December 15, 2014.
>Former Gov. Jeb Bush visited SC on October 23, 2014 to campaign with Gov. Nikki Haley. They did a meet and greet with supporters at the Greenville County Republican Party's Victory campaign office at 850 Wade Hampton Blvd. in Greenville; a meet and greet with supporters at Hudson's Smokehouse in Lexington; and he headlined a high-dollar fundraiser for Haley and the SC GOP at the Capital City Club in Columbia.
2013
(As reported by WCBD News, former Gov. Jeb Bush was one of a number of prominent people to attend a conference led by Microsoft CEO Bill Gates at the Sanctuary Hotel on Kiawah Island, SC in May 2013; non-political, no public events). not counting in tally...no public events noted
this page last revised Oct. 31,
2015
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