-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on July 29-30, 2003.  On July 29 he held a town hall meeting at Council Bluffs Community Hall; held a series of four "Get on Board with Dean" events, meeting with undecided caucus goers at Dunlap Livestock Auction in Dunlap; at Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center in Holstein; at Danny's Sports Spot in Cherokee; and at the Townhouse Restaurant in Sac City; wrapping up the day he attended a Carroll County Democrats fundraiser at the City Park's Southside Shelter House in Carroll. 
On July 30 he held three more "Get on Board with Dean" events, meeting with undecided caucus goers at the Harlan Community Library in Harlan; at Lill's Diner in Audubon; and at Panora Community Center in Panora; he concluded the trip addressing jobs and economic policy at Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 33 in Des Moines. 

-Sen. Kerry visited western Iowa on July 28-29, 2003.  On the evening of July 28 he attended Rep. Roger Wendt's teacher's event at Elks Lodge #112 in Sioux City.  On July 29 he did a Democratic breakfast at Cronks Cafe in Denison; had coffee with Carroll County Democrats at the Carollton Inn in Carroll; lunched with local Democrats at the Tic Toc Restaurant in Boone; and attended a Democratic reception at the home of Rep. Helen Miller in Fort Dodge.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Iowa on July 26-27, 2003.  On the evening of July 26 in Des Moines he met with labor leaders at his Iowa campaign headquarters in Des Moines; attended a house party at the home of Turo Dexter in the East Village area of Des Moines; and spoke at the AFSCME State Convention at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.  On July 27 he breakfasted with the AFSCME Women’s Committee at Four Points Sheraton Hotel; proceeded to Indian Hills Community College-Ottumwa Campus to participate in Sen. Tom Harkin's Heartland Forum; and held a rally with music by David Zollo at the UAW Hall in Ottumwa. 

-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on July 25-26, 2003.  On the afternoon of July 25 he met with downtown business leaders in Ames and had refreshments with Story County Democrats at the American Country Store in Ames; in the evening he attended Rep. Mark Smith's annual barbeque at the Anson Park Shelter in Marshalltown (Smith endorsed Kerry); and attended the AFSCME People Conference Auction at Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Des Moines. On July 26 he breakfasted with Warren County Democrats at the home of Gary and Ann Kendell in Indianola; and hosted a country barbeque at his Iowa campaign headquarters on Locust Street in Des Moines.

-Sen. Edwards visited eastern Iowa on July 25-26, 2003.  On July 25 he continued his "Main Street Tour" stopping at Marion Maid-Rite in Marion; met with Linn County Democrats at Marion City Park and introduced his plan to address the nursing crisis; and met with Democratic activists at the home of Henry Marquard in Muscatine.  On July 26 he visited the Scott County Democrats' breakfast booth at the Quad-City Times Bix 7 race in Davenport; did a "Main Street Tour" stop at Banner Home Furnishings in downtown Clinton; and met with Democratic activists at the Corner Deli & Ice Cream Shoppe in Clinton.

-Gov. Dean did a "Get on Board" bus tour in eastern and southern Iowa on July 24-25, 2003. 
On July 24 he joined a Dean Corps chapter volunteering at the Johnson County Crisis Center food bank in Iowa City; met with undecided caucus goers at the Copper Lantern Restaurant in Sigourney; met with unemployed Iowans, members of the chamber of commerce and Iowa Workforce Development representatives to discuss jobs and the economy at Taso's Restaurant in Oskaloosa; appeared on Vermont Public Radio's "Switchboard," a live call in program, from the Hotel Ottumwa in Ottumwa; and met with undecided caucus goers at the Hotel Ottumwa. 
On July 25 he rode a leg of RAGBRAI, 11.5 miles from Bloomfield to Troy, with supporters; met with undecided caucus goers at the Skean Block Restaurant in Albia; met with undecided caucus goers at the Historical Museum of Chariton; met with undecided caucus goers at Redman's Pizza and Steakhouse in Osceola; officially opened his Iowa campaign office in Des Moines and met with undecided caucus goers there; and addressed delegates at a reception at the AFSCME Council 61 Convention at the Four Points Sheraton in Des Moines.

-Sen. Graham visited Iowa on July 19-20, 2003.  On July 19 in Des Moines he did a meet and greet with the Iowa Democratic Party; did a walking tour of the Farmers Market; and held an economic discussion over coffee at Java Joe's; in the early evening he attended the Knoxville Speedway Races at the Marion County fairgrounds.  On July 20 in Des Moines he taped "Face the Nation;" and attended services at St. Paul AME Church; he then attended the Madison County Fair at the fairgrounds in Winterset.

-Sen. Kerry visited Iowa on July 18-19, 2003.  On July 18 he had coffee with Des Moines County Democrats at UAW Local 807 in Burlington; lunched with Henry County Democrats at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant; and attended a Fort Madison--Lee County Democrats volunteer thank you event at Newberry Senior Center in Fort Madison.  On July 19 he breakfasted with Scott County Democrats and discussed the economy and jobs at United Steel Workers of America Local 105 in Bettendorf; lunched with Jackson County Democrats at the Flapjack Family Restaurant in Maquoketa; had coffee with Jones County Democrats at the National Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame in Anamosa; and attended Dubuque County Democratic reception at Julien Inn in Dubuque.

-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on July 17-18, 2003.  Starting in Cedar Rapids on the afternoon of July 17 he had coffee with unemployed Iowans at Al & Irene's BBQ House; attended a Linn County Democrats reception at Muddy Waters Restaurant; and spoke at the IBEW 11th District Regional Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; proceeding to Coralville he attended a roast in honor of Rep. Dick Myers at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center.  On July 18 he taped "Iowa Press" at the Iowa Public Television studios in Johnston, then held a press conference where he 16 questions about President Bush's leadership in taking the United States to war with Iraq.

-On July 17, 2003 Sen. Lieberman spoke at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa accompanied by Dan Kinney, IWCC president, and attorney general Tom Miller as part of "Joe's Jobs Tour."

-Sen. Edwards started his "John Edwards' Main Street Tour - From Robbins to the Heartland" with a visit to Iowa on July 12-14, 2003. 
Starting late on the afternoon of July 12 he had coffee with Pottawattamie Democratic activists at the home of Senate Minority Leader Mike Gronstal in Council Bluffs; and met with Madison County Democratic activists at the home of Pat and Nancy Corkran in Winterset.
On July 13 he kicked off the Main Street Tour at the gazebo in Triangle Park in Waukee; had coffee with Democratic activists at the home of John Cahill in Marshalltown; met with Story County Democrats at the home of Terry Lowman in Ames; met with Boone County Democrats at the Boone County Historical Society Building in Boone; attended a house party with Greene County Democratic activists at the home of Rachel Sacco in Rippey; and met with Democratic activists at the Villa Restaurant in Carroll.
On the morning of July 14 in Sioux City he had breakfast with Woodbury County Democratic activists at the Holiday Inn.

-Rep. Kucinich visited Iowa on July 12-13, 2003.  On July 12 he did a brunch at the Travel Lodge Hotel and Restaurant in Council Bluffs; and held a public meeting at the Wilbur Alfas Public Library in Sioux City.  On July 13 he attended a gay rights forum at the home of Kathy Ferguson in Des Moines; attended a house party at the home of Melissa Nelson in Des Moines; attended a STAR PAC forum (Stop the Arms Race) at Drake University; spoke to Poweshiek County Democrats at a potluck at Ahrens Park; and attended a house party at the home of Carlie and Gary Tartakov in Ames.

-Rep. Gephardt made a major swing through 17 counties in Iowa, from West to East, on July 9-10 and 12-13, 2003.
On July 9 he discussed health care at the family-owned Lake Manawa Dairy Queen in Council Bluffs; discussed health care with community leaders at the Sanford Center in Sioux City; attended a reception hosted by Ron Stopak, former Plymouth County chair, at Lally's East Side Restaurant in LeMars; and attended a reception at the community center in Sheldon.
On July 10 he attended a breakfast with local activists hosted by Doc Coffey at McNally's Bake Shop in Emmetsburg; discussed health care with community leaders at Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer; lunched with local activists at Sister's Main Street Cafe in Spencer; discussed health care with community leaders at Abner Bell's Coffeehouse in Storm Lake; attended a reception hosted by Brian and Ann Waldstein at The Boat House in Storm Lake; and attended a reception hosted by Democratic Party Vice Chair Gene Polson in the Activities Building at the Cherokee County Fair in Cherokee.
[On July 11 he attended the Machinists convention in Cincinnati and received the union's endorsement]. 
On July 12 he attended a house party hosted by Bill Hickey in Independence; a house party hosted by Richard and Mary Schoonover in Vinton; a reception hosted by Sen. Wally Horn, Rep. Todd Taylor and Connie Clark at Machinists Local 831 in Cedar Rapids; a reception hosted by County Chair Gary Hart at Starlighters Theater in Anamosa; a reception hosted by Jan Boffeli at Maquoketa Public Library; and a reception hosted by Rosemary Gordy, Dick Kuebler and Patt Zamora at Steelworkers Local 105 in Bettendorf.
On July 13 he attended a house party hosted by Bob and Wendy Krajnovich in Clinton; participated in Sen. Tom Harkin's Heartland Forum at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque; and attended a reception hosted by County Chair Mike McMahon at the Glenn Restaurant in Manchester.  =2 visits, 4 days.

-Gov. Dean visited Iowa on July 2-3, 2003.  On July 2 he held a "Restoring Our Community" town hall meeting at Carnegie Stout Public Library in Dubuque; a meeting with Delaware County Democrats at Glen Restaurant in Manchester; and a Meet Up at Iowa Memorial Union, University of Iowa in Iowa City.  On July 3 he breakfasted with Washington County Democrats at Buck's Steak House in Washington; visited the National Youth Sports Program in Davenport; and held a "Restoring Our Community"  town hall meeting at Iowans for Dean Campaign Office on 303 W 3rd St. in Davenport.
 

July S M  T W T  F S 1  2  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 312 313 14 15 016 217 218 219 20 21 022 23 24 325 326 27 28 229 30  31   Dean: July 2-3, 17-18, 24-25, 29-30    - 8 days Edwards: July 12-14, 25-26    - 5 days Gephardt: July 9-10, 12-13    - 4 days Graham: July 19-20    - 2 days Kerry: July 18-19, 25-26, 28-29    - 6 days Kucinich: July 12-13, 26-27    - 4 days Lieberman: July 17    - 1 day total...15 visits, 30 days.

 

Total Visits by '04 Candidates, First Seven Months of 2003

	Dean	Edwards	Gephardt	Graham	Kerry	Kucinich	Lieberman	Moseley Braun	Sharpton	Hart
Visits	18	10	9	6	14	13	6	2	3	2
Days	35	16	16	11	22	27	10	3	4	3