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Visits to Key Early States
Through 2nd Q 2015 (June 30, 2015)
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8 visits 12 days |
7 visits 12 days |
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Through 2nd Quarter 2015
Iowa: 8 visits, 12 days
2015
>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 Newton.
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 Paviion 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.].
New Hampshire: 7 visits, 12 days
2015
>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on June 2-3, 2015 as part of his announcement tour. On June 2 he did a drop by at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry; and attended a house party hosted by Beverly Bruce at her home in Tuftonboro. On June 3 he did a drop by at the Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth; and participated in Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security's second New Hampshire national security forum at UNH Manchester in Manchester.
>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on May 15, 2015. He met with Mayor Ted Gatsas at the Mayor's Office in Manchester and did a walking tour on Elm Street; at H.L. Turner Group, Inc. in Concord he met with members of the New Hampshire Clean Tech Council and toured the facility; and he keynoted the Hillsborough County Republican Committee's 2015 Lincoln Reagan Gala at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.
>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on May 2-3, 2015. On the evening of May 2 he attended a house party at the home of former NHGOP chair Fergus Cullen and wife Jenny in Dover. On the morning of May 3 he did a drop-by at the Roundabout Diner and Lounge in Portsmouth.
>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on April 17-18, 2015. On April 17 in his official capacity as a Senator he spoke at a National Guard meeting at the National Guard base in Concord. On the afternoon of April 18 he spoke at NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua.
>Sen. Lindsey Graham visited NH on April 8-9, 2015. On April 8 he taped a "Conversation with the Candidate" at WMUR in Manchester; held a town hall meeting sponsored by the Strafford County Republican Committee at Turbocam in Barrington; and was the guest speaker at a Belknap County Republican Committee meeting at the Top of the Town restaurant in Belmont. On April 9 he joined Sen. Kelly Ayotte at New Hampshire Ball Bearings in Laconia; they toured and spoke at the plant to support legislation reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.
>Sen. Lindsey Graham was one of the speakers at the 24th Annual Wild Irish Breakfast at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, NH on the morning of March 17, 2015.
>Sen. Lindsey Graham is visiting NH on March 8-9, 2015. On the afternoon of March 8 he participated in the inaugural "Pie and Politics," organized by the Concord Republican Committee and RNC Members Steve Duprey and Julian Bergeron, at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord; and in the evening, as reported by RealClearPolitics' Scott Conroy, was the guest of honor at a private dinner with hosted by Sen. Kelly Ayotte at The Copper Door in Bedford. On the morning of March 9 he spoke at a "Politics & Eggs" breakfast at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford; and met with a group of business leaders hosted by Renee Plummer at One New Hampshire Ave. in Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth.
South Carolina: not tracking
[Sen. Lindsey Graham announced his candidacy on Main Street in Central, SC followed by a fundraising lunch at The Madren Conference Center in Clemson on June 1, 2015].
[Sen. Lindsey Graham addressed the South Carolina House Republican Caucus (open press) the South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus (closed press) and met privately with Gov. Nikki Haley, Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster, AG Alan Wilson and Secretary of State Mark Hammod at the Statehouse in Columbia, SC on May 12, 2015].
[Sen. Lindsey Graham participated in events at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC on May 1-2, 2015. He made remarks at the Silver Elephant Dinner on May 1. On May 2 he hosted a Security Through Strength breakfast (+); and speak at the State Convention].
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