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Graham Iowa Visits

rationale, methodology and limitations  | this page updated on December 21, 2015

Through 4th Quarter 2015
- Graham suspended his campaign on Dec. 21 -
Iowa: 14 visits, 24 days
2015
>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on October 31, 2015.  He spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's "Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines; and did a meet and greet at VFW Post 5510 in Panora.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on September 18-20, 2015.
On September 18 he participated in an Iowans Supporting Israel and Greater Des Moines Jewish Federation roundtable at Strategic America in West Des Moines; spoke at a Bull Moose Club luncheon at the Embassy Club in the Ruan Center in Des Moines; did a meet and greet at Crouse Café in Indianola; did a meet and greet at the North Side Café in Winterset -also OTR visit to the John Wayne Museum in Winterset; and did a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Waukee
On September 19 he did a meet and greet at the Good News Room Coffee Shop in Boone; a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Iowa Falls; a meet and greet at Olde Main Brewing Company in Ames; and spoke at Iowa FFC's Family Banquet and Presidential Forum at the Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
On September 20 he met with his veterans coalition at the Hy-Vee in Johnston.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on August 17-19, 2015
On August 17 he spent the day in Des Moines at the State Fair with his sister Darline. 
On the evening of August 18 he spoke at the Linn County Republican Central Committee meeting at the Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel & Convention Center in Cedar Rapids.
On August 19 he did a meet and greet at the Broadway Cafe in West Burlington; did a meet and greet at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mt. Pleasant; and held a "No Nukes for Iran" discussion at the Republican Party of Iowa office at 711 Church St. in Ottumwa.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on July 31, 2015.  He did an interview with Jan Mickelson on WHO Radio in Des Moines; and held a "No Nukes for Iran" town hall at West Des Moines Marriott in West Des Moines.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on July 17-18, 2015
On July 17 he did a meet and greet at Midtown Family Restaurant 2 on Highway 1 West in Iowa City; participated in an Americans for Peace Prosperity and Security national security forum at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids; did a meet and greet at Clinton Co. GOP headquarters (513 S. 3rd St.) in Clinton; and held a town hall at Scott County GOP headquarters (2322 E. Kimberly Rd.) in Davenport.
On July 18 he did a meet and greet at Elly's Tea & Coffee in Muscatine; a meet and great at the VFW in Knoxville; and spoke at The FAMiLY Leadership Summit 2015 at Stephens Auditorium in Ames.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on July 1-2, 2015.
On July 1 he met with the ed. board of the Des Moines Register (>) in Des Moines; did a meet and greet at Godfather's Pizza in Fort Dodge; and a town hall meeting at Music Man Square in Mason City.
On July 2 he did a breakfast meet and greet at Terrazzo Coffee House in Spencer; a meet and greet at Old Factory Coffee Shop in Orange City; an ice cream meet and greet at Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor party room in Le Mars; and a meet and greet at the Iowa GOP office on 6th Street in Sioux City.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on June 27, 2015.  He did a breakfast meet and greet at Junction 21 in Centralia; made a stop at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville; visited and spoke from the "soap box" at the Linn County Fair in Central City; did a "Politics & Pool" meet and greet at the Tama VFW in Tama; did a meet and greet at Taylor's Maid Rite in Marshalltown; and wrapped up with a closed press fundraiser for Sen. Grassley at a private home in x.[CITY OR TOWN???]
Sen. Lindsey Graham is scheduled to hold a town hall at the Scott County GOP office at Paul Revere Square in Davenport, Iowa on the evening of June 26, 2015.canceled to attend funeral services in Charleston


>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on June 5-6, 2015 as part of his announcement tour.  On June 5 he did a town hall meeting at the Sheraton West Des Moines in West Des Moines; and a meet and greet at VFW Post 1623-Sullivan Brothers Post in Waterloo.  On June 6 he made remarks at the 94th annual VFW State Convention at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Bettendorf; and participated in Joni Ernst's Roast & Ride at Central Iowa Expo in Boone.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on the evening of May 16, 2015.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on April 24-25, 2015.  On April 24 he did a live in-studio interview with Simon Conway at WHO in Des Moines.  On April 25 he awarded medals, greeted participants and made remarks at the Story County Freedom Run at SCORE Pavilion in Nevada (funds go to the Story County Freedom Flight).  Due to a scheduling conflict (Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas) Graham did not address the Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee in person; instead a recorded message from him was to be played.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on March 27-28, 2015.  Early in the evening of March 27 he did a meet and greet at Noah's Ark (banquet room) in Des Moines; also DMR's Jennifer Jacobs reports a dinner with "former Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn, his wife, Erin Strawn, and several state senators."  On March 28 he met with Iowa National Guard officers and members at their state annual conference at the Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines; met with county GOP leaders at a Pizza Ranch in Fairfield; per Jennifer Jacobs "met with some well-known Linn County GOP activists privately;" and did a meet and greet at Mondo's Draft House in Coralville.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on March 7, 2015.  According to the Des Moines Register in the morning for U.S. Rep. Greg Ganske "cooked a breakfast of bacon and eggs for Graham.  Graham later spoke at and did a media avail. at the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines, then headed off to New Hampshire for his inaugural testing the waters trip to that state.

>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Iowa on February 19-20, 2015 (+). On the afternoon of February 19 he held several meetings with Republican legislators at the State Capitol; and in the evening appeared at a meet and greet hosted by Lt. Gen. Ron Dardis (ret.), the former adjutant of the Iowa National Guard, at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston.  On February 20, per USA Today he met with Dave Roederer, director of the Iowa Department of Management; met with members of the Iowa National Guard at Camp Dodge and thanked them; had lunch at Bennigan's in Urbandale; and held a news conference at the Embassy Suites hotel in Des Moines.

2014
>Sen. Lindsey Graham campaigned with U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst in Iowa for a full day on October 23, 2014, traveling with her on her campaign RV.  They appeared at a breakfast forum hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership at the Des Moines Botanical Garden in Des Moines; at the Greater Des Moines Rotary 2014 Candidate Series luncheon at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines; at a meet-and-greet at the Guthrie County Courthouse in Guthrie Center; at a meet and greet at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic [Cass Co.]; at a Joni for Iowa finance event, also in Cass County; and at a meet and greet at Darrell's Place in Hamlin [Audubon Co.].




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