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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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- Walker suspended his campaign on Sept. 21 -
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May 9 - SC: Greenville.
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Aug. 17 - IA: Des Moines, Webster City, Clarion.
Aug. 19-21 - NH: Londonderry, Barrington, Derry.  Hillsboro, Sunapee, Ashland.  Manchester, Derry.
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Sept. 6-7 - NH: Milford, Jaffrey, Washington, Salisbury, New Hampton, Plymouth.  Twin Mountain, Conway, Sanbornville, Rochester, Salem, Amherst.
Sept. 11-13 - IA: Maquoketa, Grand Mound, Tipton.  Grundy Center, Ames.  Cedar Falls, Independence.
Sept. 18 - SC: Spartanburg, Greenville.
Sept. 19-20 - IA: Des Moines.  Amana, Vinton, Delaware Co.
Note: Walker announced a testing the waters committee on June 18, 2015 and announced his candidacy on July 13, 2015.

Iowa: 13 visits, 22 days
2015
>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on September 19-20, 2015.  On the evening of September 19 he spoke at Iowa FFC's Family Banquet and Presidential Forum at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.  On September 20 he did a meet and greet at Serena's Coffee Cafe in Amana; a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Vinton; and spoke at a fundraiser for state Sen. Dan Zumbach at his family farm in Delaware County.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on September 11-13, 2015. 
On September 11 he did a meet and greet at the Decker Hotel in Maquoketa; a meet and greet at Campbell Farms in Grand Mound; a meet and greet at the Tipton Family Restaurant in Tipton; and in the evening he and Tonette made an unannounced stop at a high school football game at Tipton High School.
On September 12 he held a tailgate party at the Grundy Center Community Center in Grundy Center; stopped by the Iowa GOP's Cy-Hawk tailgate at Lot S-7, East of Jack Trice Stadium and, with Tonette, attended the Iowa vs. Iowa State game in Ames.
On September 13 he went to services with Sen. Chuck Grassley at Prairie Lakes Church in Cedar Falls; and did a meet and greet at the Buttermilk Cafe in Independence.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on August 26-27, 2015.
On August 26 he did a meet and greet at Cronk's Cafe in Denison; a campaign stop at Miller's Kitchen in Onawa; a campaign stop at Penny's Diner in Missouri Valley; a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Harlan; and a campaign stop at Darrell's Place in Hamlin.
On August 27 he did a meet and greet at The Corner Coffee Shop in Greenfield; and a meet and greet at Prime Time in Guthrie Center.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on August 17, 2015.  He attended the State Fair in Des Moines, including the Soapbox at 10 a.m., WHO radio interview, and stops at Iowa Pork Producers tent, Iowa Farm Bureau tent, and the Varied Industries building, did a meet and greet at the Maid-Rite in Webster City; and did a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch in Clarion.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on July 31, 2015.  He did a meet and greet at Tom and Tiff's in Glenwood; a stop at Penn Drug (the oldest family-owned drug store) in Sidney; a business tour at the Earl May Nursery and Garden distribution center in Shenandoah; a meet and greet at the Earl May headquarters in Shenandoah; a town hall at Firehouse Restaurant in Red Oak; and did a meet and greet event for state Sen. Tom Shipley at the Masonic Lodge in Atlantic.

>Gov. Scott Walker toured around Iowa in an RV on July 17-19, 2015, his first trip as a declared candidate.
On July 17 he held a rally and meet and greet at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport; a town hall meeting at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art auditorium in Cedar Rapids; and a cookout and meet and greet at his Iowa headquarters in Urbandale.
On July 18 he did a meet and greet at the Hy-Vee in Council Bluffs; a meet and greet at the Western Iowa GOP office in Sioux City; a meet and greet at Carroll Cycle Center in Carroll; spoke at The FAMiLY Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames; and did a cookout at JD Heil Farms Ltd. in Haverhill.
On July 19 he spoke at an event for state Rep. Pat Grassley at Pipac Centre on the Lake in Cedar Falls; visited family friends from his childhood hometown at the Dietz Farm in Plainfield; did a meet and greet at Giese Manufacturing in Dubuque; and made an unannounced stop at DQ in Dubuque (National Ice Cream Day).

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on June 6-7, 2015.  On June 6 he participated in Sen. Ernst's "Roast and Ride" fundraiser starting at Big Barn Harley Davidson Des Moines in Des Moines and riding a Harley to Iowa Expo in Boone, where he spoke; and in the evening he was the guest speaker a fundraiser for Sen. Grassley at First Citizens National Bank in Mason City.  On June 7 he spoke, did Q&A and met with attendees at the Republican Party of Iowa Office in Hiawatha.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on May 16, 2015.  He attended a Blue Jean Bash hosted by Dallas County Record Chad Airhart at the Stine Party Barn in West Des Moines; attended a fundraiser for state Rep. John Landon at The Pinnacle Club in Ankeny; and in the evening spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on April 24-25, 2015. 
On April 24 he made a stop at the Scott County Republican headquarters in Davenport; did a meet and greet fundraiser for Blum for Congress at the Marriott Hotel in Cedar Rapids; did a private discussion with state Sen. Randy Feenstra and local leaders in Sioux Center; and in the evening he spoke at the North West Iowa Republican Fundraiser (supporting the Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux County parties) at Northwest Iowa Community College's Lifelong Learning & Recreational Center in Sheldon.
On April 25 he spoke to a group at the Our American Revival office in Urbandale; did a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. David Young at the Machine Shed in Urbandale; and spoke at Iowa FFC's presidential candidate forum in Waukee.

>As reported by WisPolitics.com Gov. Scott Walker met with the Republican legislative caucuses at the Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa on April 21, 2015.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Iowa on March 7-8, 2015.  On March 7 he appeared at the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines; and in the evening attended a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Rod Blum at Hotel Julien Dubuque in Dubuque.  On the morning of March 8 he (attended services at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines); had breakfast with Sam Clovis, Brad Zaun, Chad Airhart and others at the Machine Shed in Urbandale; and did a meet and greet at Our American Revival headquarters in Urbandale.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited Des Moines, Iowa on January 24, 2015.  The Des Moines Register reported he planned private meetings; he spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit; and he was to meet with activists afterwards.

2014
(Gov. Scott Walker participated in the 48th annual Midwest U.S.-Japan Association conference at the Des Moines Marriott in Des Moines, Iowa on September 8, 2014.  ...non-political, not included in tally)

2013
 >Gov. Scott Walker keynoted the Polk County Republican Party’s Robb Kelley Club Spring Dinner at Sheraton Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa on May 23, 2013.


New Hampshire: 7 visits, 13 days
2015
>Gov. Scott Walker did a Labor Day Weekend Harley Ride through all ten counties in NH on September 6-7, 2015. 
On September 6 he kicked off the tour at VFW Post 4368 in Milford; did a pit stop at Kimball Farm in Jaffrey; a pit stop at Washington General Store in Washington; a pit stop at Crossroads Country Store in Salisbury; a meet and greet at the 104 Diner in New Hampton; and a meet and greet at the Plymouth Town Common in Plymouth.
On September 7 he made a pit stop at Murnoe's Family Restaurant in Twin Mountain; a pit stop TEE Enterprises in Conway; a meet and greet at Lino's Restaurant in Sanbornville; a meet and greet at Pink Cadillac Diner in Rochester; and to conclude the ride made a pit stop at the Salem GOP Labor Day Picnic at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem; afterwards he attended a house party at the home of Chris and Diana Ager in Amherst.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on August 19-21, 2015. 
On August 19 participated in the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit in Londonderry; did a Strafford County Republican Committee townhall at Turbocam International in Barrington; and did a house party at the home of Chris Wolfe in Derry.
On August 20 he did a meet and greet at Morse Sporting Goods in Hillsboro; a meet and greet at One Mile West in Sunapee; and spoke at a Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee town hall at the American Legion in Ashland.
On August 21 he spoke at Politics & Eggs at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester; and did a meet and greet with veterans at the VFW in Derry.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on August 3, 2015.  He did a meet and greet at Theo's Pizza & Restaurant in Manchester; and participated in the Voters First Forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on July 16, 2015, his first trip as a declared candidate.  He did a meet and greet at Joey's Diner in Amherst; taped a Conversation with the Candidate at WMUR studios in Manchester; and did a meet and greet at Seacoast Harley-Davidson in North Hampton.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on May 29-30, 2015.  On the evening of May 29, he participated in Belknap County Republicans' Lincoln Day First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee (according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he arrived late and the boat returned to the dock to pick him up).  On May 30 he did a house party in Sanbornton; made unannounced stops at a couple of businesses in Franklin, picking up "Circus Peanuts" at Central Sweets and stopping at JJ's Woodfired Pizza; did Politics & Pie at the Snow Shoe Club in Concord; and in the evening he keynoted the Rockingham County GOP's Freedom Founder's Dinner iat the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on April 18-19, 2015.  On April 18 in the evening he was the keynote speaker at the NHGOP's #FITN Republican Leadership Summit dinner in Nashua; and made an unannounced stop at Chick-fil-A in Nashua.  Early afternoon on April 19 he did a meet and greet with local activists and elected officials at Marion Gerrish Community Center in Derry.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited NH on March 13-14, 2015; except for the training and rally on March 14, the trip comprised private meetings.
On March 13 he made an unannounced stop for breakfast at Blake's in Manchester; met with reporters and editors at the Union Leader; met with former governor John H. Sununu; met with a group of about 60-70 businesses leaders at the Pease Development Authority in Portsmouth; did an interview at WMUR-TV; met with former Mass. Sen. Scott Brown at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester; met with a group of liberty Republicans; and met with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas.
On March 14, he met with county GOP chairs, met with state Senate President Chuck Morse, met with local GOP activists at the Continental Hotel in Concord; spoke to members of the NH GOP executive committee, and then delivered the keynote address at the NHGOP Grassroots Training and Rally in the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium at Concord High School in Concord (originally scheduled for the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord but on March 9 announced the change in venue due to "overwhelming interest"). 

2013-14
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South Carolina: 8 visits, 10 days
2015
>Gov. Scott Walker visited SC on September 18, 2015.  He did a meet and greet at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg; and participated in Heritage America's Take Back America Forum in Greenville.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited SC on August 28, 2015.  He delivered a foreign policy speech in Buyer Auditorium at The Citadel in Charleston at mid-day (+); did a meet and greet at the Blackstone’s Café in Beaufort; and after the meet and greet he filed his paperwork to appear on the Republican primary ballot, also at Blackstone's Café.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited SC on August 24, 2015.  He did a meet and greet at the Pavilion at Sun City Carolina Lakes in Fort Mill; did a meet and greet at the Carolina Pregnancy Center in Spartanburg; and in the evening spoke at the Faith & Freedom BBQ fundraiser at Anderson Civic Center in Anderson.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited SC on August 8-9, 2015. 
On the evening of August 8 he attended a gathering of GOP grassroots hosted by state Rep. Josh Putnam in Anderson. 
On August 9 he attended service at First Baptist North Spartanburg; made a campaign stop at Wade's in Spartanburg; did a meet and greet at FATZ Cafe and the Peach in Gaffney; and a meet and greet at American Legion Frank Roach Post 34 in Rock Hill.

>On his announcement tour Gov. Scott Walker visited SC on July 15, 2015.  After just missing a connection due to weather, he made an early morning drive from Atlanta in a rental car, arriving in time for a coffee and donuts meet and greet at Low Country Harley Davidson in North Charleston; followed by a meet and greet at Hudson's Smokehouse in Lexington; and a meet and greet at Mutt's BBQ in Mauldin.

>Gov. Scott Walker spoke at the Freedom Summit at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC on May 9, 2015; he then did interviews and "participated in a roundtable discussion with upstate conservative activists, and he met with Greenville Mayor Knox White and other elected officials."   ...in the afternoon he started off on his trip to Israel.

>Gov. Scott Walker visited SC on March 19-20, 2015, including speaking at four fundraisers for the South Carolina Republican Party 
On March 19 he headlined a fundraising lunch for the SCGOP at the Marriott Hotel in Columbia; met with Gov. Haley at the Governor's Mansion in Columbia; met with state reps and senators in Columbia; made an OTR stop at the Harley Davidson shop in Greenville; and headlined a barbeque dinner fundraiser for the SCGOP at TD Convention Center in Greenville. 
On March 20 he spoke at a fundraising breakfast for the SCGOP at Holiday Inn Rock Hill in Rock Hill; spoke at a fundraising lunch for the SCGOP at Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston; made an OTR stop at the National Guard Association of South Carolina conference at the Marriott in Charleston; and in the evening he was the special guest at an NRA Voice of Freedom reception at Planters Inn & Peninsula Grill in Charleston. 

2014
no visits.

2013
>Gov. Scott Walker and Govs. Bobby Jindal and Gov. Rick Perry attended a fundraiser for Gov. Nikki Haley at the home of developer Bob Hughes in Greenville, SC on August 26, 2013.


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