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Fiorina Iowa Visits

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Through 2nd Quarter 2015
Iowa: 8 visits, 16 days
2015
>Former HP Carly Fiorina visited Iowa on June 6, 2015.  She marched in the parade at the Scandinavian Days Festival in Story City; and participated in Sen. Ernst's "Roast and Ride" fundraiser in Boone.

>After speaking at a Weekly Standard conference in Colorado earlier in the day, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on the evening of May 16, 2015.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited Iowa on May 7, 2015, her first trip to the state following her announcement on May 4.  She did a morning meet and greet at The Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in Cedar Rapids; met with the ed. board of the Des Moines Register in Des Moines (>); [GAP]; and keynoted the final event of Dallas County GOP Spring Speaker Series at the West Des Moines Marriott in West Des Moines.

>Carly Fiorina visited Iowa on April 21-25, 2015
On April 21 she did a meet and greet at the Council Bluffs Library in Council Bluffs; a town hall in the UPS auditorium at Morningside College in Sioux City; and a meet and greet at Cronk's Café in Denison.
On April 22 she spoke to the Westside Conservative Breakfast Club at the Machine Shed in Urbandale; spoke at and signed advance copies of her book at an Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC) event at the Doubletree Hotel in Cedar Rapids; and did a Republican Meet and Greet at Legends American Grill in Marshalltown.
On April 23 she spoke at a Story County Republican breakfast at the Pizza Ranch in Ames; a meet and greet at Wapello County Republicans' office on Church Street in Ottumwa; and addressed Clinton County Republicans' Spring Dinner at the Clinton County Agricultural Society in DeWitt.
On April 24 as reported by the Quad-City Times Ed Tibbetts she did a private breakfast at the Outing Club in Davenport arranged by Scott County Supervisor Carol Earnhardt and her husband Brock; participated in a Coralville Chamber roundtable at Vest at Iowa River Landing in Coralville; and spoke at a Johnson County Republican Chili Supper at Clear Creek Amana High School in Tiffin
On April 25 she spoke at a Webster County Republican Women event at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge; tweeted a photo of a stop at Casey's General Store "to fuel up on an Iowa favorite, Casey's pizza," and spoke at Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited West Des Moines, Iowa on March 13-14, 2015.  On the evening of March 13 she appeared at a Republican Party of Polk County meet and greet at the home of Katie Roth and Mark Clark.  On March 14 she keynoted a Republican Party of Polk County/Polk County Republican Women E3 Women's Conference at the West Des Moines Marriott.

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited Iowa on January 22-24, 2015
On January 22 she held a private appreciation dinner to thank Unlocking Potential volunteers at the Ruan Center in Des Moines
On January 23 she spoke on "Leadership in the Workplace" at the Iowa chapter of the National Contract Management Association's January luncheon at the Marriott in Cedar Rapids
On the afternoon of January 24 she spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines.

2014: 2 visits, 2 days
>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina visited Iowa on October 30-31, 2014.  On October 30 she campaigned for 1st CD congressional candidate Rod Blum at three events, doing a meet and greet at the home of Dan and Belinda Gee in Cedar Rapids; a tour of Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids; and a GOTV rally and meet and greet at the GOP Victory office at 2829 University Ave. in Waterloo.  On October 31, she and Sen. Chuck Grassley campaigned with 2nd CD congressional candidate Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at four events, doing a meet and greet at Happy Joe's in Pella; a meet and greet at the Dixie Gebhardt house in Knoxville; a meet and greet at Bridgehouse Coffee in Newton; and a meet and greet at the Hamburg Inn in Iowa City (Grassley and Miller-Meeks went on to do several more events).

>Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer held an Unlocking Potential Project (UPP) event at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa on September 27, 2014 (+).





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