>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on August 9-11, 2007.
On August 9 he participated in a Medical Round Table Luncheon with Dr. Anders Milton at The Embassy Club in Des Moines; appeared on The Steve Deace Show from the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines; and did a meet and greet at the Best Western in Ames.
On August 10 he attended the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines including doing the Des Moines Register Soapbox and participating in Divided We Fail's Republican Presidential Candidate Conversation; attended a Marshall County fundraiser at the Marshall County Sheriff's Office in Marshalltown; and in the evening rallied supporters at a Party with Tommy outside Olde Main Brewery in Ames.
On August 11 he did a motorcycle ride from Metro North II Business Park in Ankeny to Ames; and participated in the Iowa Republican Straw Poll on the Iowa State University campus in Ames.  Thompson finished sixth (1,039 votes, 7.3 %), and announced his withdrawal.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited  Iowa on August 7, 2007, but no public events.  ...not counted in tally-ed.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on August 4-5, 2007.  He held an In The Park event at Greenwood Park, The Sylvan Theater in Des Moines late morning on August 4.  On August 5 he participated in the ABC News "This Week" Republican Presidential Debate at Drake University in Des Moines.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson held a Lunch with Tommy at Northwoods Steakhouse in Bettendorf, Iowa on August 2, 2007.

July (3 visits, 16 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson continued his Common Sense Solutions Tour (Part 3) in Iowa on July 28-31, 2007.
On July 28 he did coffee and rolls at Café Dodici in Washington; coffee and rolls at Smokey Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa; lunch at White Buffalo Restaurant in Albia; an ice cream social at City Park in Ottumwa; an ice cream social at Bloomfield City Park in Ottumwa; and attended the Lee County Republicans' annual pork roast fundraiser at Denmark Celebration and Convention Center in Denmark.
On July 29 he did lunch at Wig & Pen in Iowa City; a Presidential Picnic at Noelridge Park Lagoon Pavilion in Cedar Rapids; and Grillin' with the Gov at the home of Bobby Kauffman in Wilton.
On July 30 he did breakfast at Boz's Kitchen in Corning; brunch at Bedford Country Club in Bedford; lunch at Ice House Restaurant in Clarinda; dinner at The Gathering Place in Sidney; and dinner at Red Oak Country Club in Red Oak.
On July 31 he did breakfast at Janz Restaurant in Onawa; brunch at Days in in Missouri Valley; lunch at Harlan Golf & Country Club in Harlan; an ice cream social at Judy's Restaurant in Audubon; and attended an Iowa Christian Alliance house party at the home of Jeff Jochims in Des Moines.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson continued his Common Sense Solutions Tour in Iowa on July 19-22, 2007.
On July 19 he did a breakfast at Nederlanders Grill in Orange City; a roundtable discussion at Four Brothers in Le Mars; and lunch at 4th Street Grill in Sioux City; and flew to Iowa City for a private event and a fundraiser.
On July 20 he did a "Coffee and Common Sense" at Ida Grove Family Rec Center in Ida Grove; brunch at Crossroads in Early; lunch at Danny's Sports Spot in Cherokee; an ice cream social at Spencer Golf & Country Club in Spencer; a town hall meeting at Arrowwood Resort & Minervas in Okoboji; and a dinner at Mother Nature's in Estherville.
On July 21 he did a breakfast at Wild Rose Golf Club in Emmetsburg; coffee and rolls at Chrome Country Inn in Algona; a roundtable discussion at Humboldt Country Golf Club in Humboldt; a lunch at American Espresso Coffee Café in Garner; a meet and greet at Country Inn & Suites in Northwood; a town hall meeting at the American Legion in St. Ansgar; and attended a house party at the Krmpotich home in Clear Lake.
On the afternoon of July 22 he did an ice cream social ("Topics and Toppings") at Inger Park in Strawberry Point; added in a trout fishing expedition in Strawberry Point, with his wife and friends, Dick and Mary Paul; did an ice cream social ("I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Tommy") at Phelps Park in Decorah; and a BBQ at Waukon Country Club in Waukon.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson did a "Common Sense Solutions Tour," traveling around Iowa from July 7-14, 2007 in an Iowa-made Winnebago dubbed "Freedom."  The first leg of the tour had nearly 50 campaign stops. >
Thompson is scheduled to kick off his "Common Sense Solutions Tour" at Prairie Moon Winery in Ames, Iowa on the evening of July 6, 2007.Thompson did not make it to this initial event due to plane difficulties in Denver, Colorado.  Leon Mosely spoke and he arrived late that evening. (Overnight in Ames).
On July 7, traveling with Mrs. Thompson and members of the Thompson family, he did coffee and rolls at 2nd St. Emporium in Webster City; coffee and rolls at Webster County GOP headquarters in Fort Dodge; a Presidential Party at the Pizza Ranch in Pocahontas; an ice cream social at Twin Lakes Golf Club in Rockwell City; an Afternoon with Tommy Thompson at Carrollton Centre in Carroll; and Grillin' with the Governor at Spring Lake Park East Shelter Bldg in Jefferson. (6 events)
On the afternoon of July 8 he did an ice cream social at Estes Park in Iowa Falls; and in the evening a Presidential Picnic at Herman Park Pavilion in Boone.  Overnight in Des Moines.  (2)
On July 9 he started with a live interview with "Today in Iowa" at WHO-TV studios in Des Moines; did a coffee at Coffee Cup Café in Sully; a lunch at Vermeer Global Pavilion in Pella; a meet and greet at Signatures Bar & Grill in Indianola; ice cream and pie at Rudy's Restaurant in Winterset as well as a quick stop at the John Wayne birthplace; and a town hall meeting at River Valley Golf Course Club House in Adel.  Overnight in Grinnell.  (5)
On July 10 he did coffee and rolls at the Depot Crossing Restaurant in Grinnell; coffee and rolls at the Doose Café in Marengo; a house party at the home of Gary and Mary Leopold in Mount Vernon; proceeded to Iowa City to tape a segment with Joe Scarborough; then picked up a bit late with hot dogs and brats at Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg; a town hall meeting at the Uptown Lounge & Supper Club in Gladbrook; and an ice cream social at Kiwanis Park adjacent to Hoglan Elementary School in Marshalltown.  Overnight in Grundy Center.  (6)
On July 11 he did coffee and donuts at Town & Country Golf Club in Grundy Center; coffee and rolls at Main Street Café in Allison; lunch at Hampton Country Club in Hampton; lunch at Chicago Dawg in Mason City; an ice cream social at the home of Jon and Paula Nicholaisen in New Hampton; and a town hall meeting at Beck's in Waterloo (this event originally was scheduled for February but a major ice storm intervened).  Overnight in Waterloo.  (6)
On July 12 he did breakfast at The Sportsmen in Oelwein; coffee at Arieanna's Café in Independence; a Presidential Picnic at the home of Chuck and Jane Northrup in Dubuque; lunch at Flapjacks Family Restaurant in Maquoketa; a town hall meeting at the Best Western Frontier (Georgian Room) in Clinton; and a house party at the home of Steve Grubbs in Davenport.  Overnight in Centerville.  (6)
On July 13 he did coffee and rolls at Betty's Café in Corydon; coffee and muffins at Continental in Centerville; a roundtable discussion at Hotel Manning in Keosaqua; cobbler and coffee at Kokomo's Café in Fairfield; a town hall meeting at Sirloin Stockade in Mount Pleasant; and a town hall meeting at The Drake Restaurant in Burlington.  Overnight in Fairfield.  (6)
On July 14 he did breakfast at Papa Leo's in Chariton; made an impromptu stop in the Chariton town square to talk with bikers attending a biker rally; did breakfast at Redman's Pizza & Steak House in Osceola; lunch at The Windrow in Creston; lunch at The Brick Coffee House in Greenfield; a town hall meeting at The Pines in Atlantic; and a town hall meeting at Mosquito Creek Restaurant in Council Bluffs.  (6)

2nd Q 2007 (15 visits 22 days)
June (7 visits: 9 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on June 29-30, 2007.  On the evening of June 29 he appeared live on Iowa Press from IPTV studios in Johnston.  On June 30 he did a breakfast at Tremont on Main in Marshalltown; spoke at the Presidential Candidates Forum hosted by Iowans for Tax Relief (ITR) and the Iowa Christian Alliance (ICA) at the Iowa Events Center at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines; and held a town hall meeting at Valentino's in Council Bluffs.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on June 26-27, 2007.  On June 26 he did a lunch with Tommy at Diamond Dave's in Muscatine; a lunch with Tommy at the Farm Bureau Bldg in Wapello; and a reception with Tommy at the Sheaffer Pen Bldg in Fort Madison.  On June 27 he did a breakfast with Tommy at Mill Restaurant in Iowa City.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on June 23, 2007.  He attended a Linn County GOP fundraiser at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids; and an Old Fashioned Presidential Picnic and Hog Roast at the Town Square in Richland.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa late afternoon/evening of June 19, 2007.  He spoke at a U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy Forum at The Des Moines Embassy Club, Ruan Center in Des Moines; and at a house party at the home of Mark and Julie Rogers in Urbandale.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on the evening of June 15, 2007.  His plane was late so the schedule was adjusted; he spoke at a Benton County GOP fundraiser at Newhall Legion (19 1st Ave) in Newhall; and attended the Sturgis Mississippi River Motorcycle Rally in Davenport.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on the afternoon and evening of June 8, 2007.  He attended a Thompson for President fundraiser at McMarthy-Bush in Davenport; and a Tommy Thompson Cookout at Lyons Train Station in Clinton.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on June 2, 2007.  He held a breakfast at Spencer Golf and Country Club in Spencer; a lunch at West Links Golf in Alta; and a meet and greet at the home of Rick and Julie Staley in Charter Oak.

May (4 visits: 7 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on May 26, 2007.  He did a lunch at Farmer's Kitchen in Atlantic; spoke at a home school conference at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs; and held a town hall meeting at Breadeaux Pizza in Glenwood.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on May 17-18, 2007.  Early afternoon on May 17 he did “A Healthy Discussion” Health Care Forum at Des Moines University's Student Education Center Auditorium in Des Moines; and a meeting with Des Moines Register editorial board.  On May 18 he held a lunch at Chaff’s Restaurant in New Hampton; toured several New Hampton businesses, starting at Soy Basics LLC, then Precision of New Hampton, Inc., Trimark Corp, Croell Redi-Mix, and Progress Casting; and finally did dinner and a fundraiser hosted by Jon Nicholaisen at Chaff's Restaurant.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on May 9-10, 2007.  On May 9 he did a breakfast at The Oaks Restaurant in Decorah; a lunch at the Anamosa Pizza Ranch in Anamosa; made an unannounced stop at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, and did a town hall meeting at Tavern II in West Des Moines.  On May 10 he did a breakfast at the Village Inn in Sioux City; a lunch at the Family Table of Le Mars in Le Mars; a lunch at the Family Table Restaurant in Sioux Center; and a town hall meeting at Pizza Ranch in Rock Rapids.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on May 4-5, 2007. On May 4 he did a lunch at Winifreds in Cedar Rapids; held a town hall meeting at Stoppy's All Star Restaurant in Grundy Center; was the keynote speaker at a Butler-Bremer County GOP fundraiser at Clarksville Amvet Hall in Clarksville; and made a live appearance on the Bill Maher show from a studio in Cedar Falls.  On May 5 he held a breakfast at Aroma's Coffee House in Charles City; a lunch at Chicago Dawg in Mason City; a lunch at Bill's Family Foods in Forest City; a town hall meeting at Mabe's Pizza in Cresco; and a town hall meeting at Mulligan's Grill Pub in Waukon.

April (4 visits: 6 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on April 25-26, 2007.  Late afternoon on April 25 he held a town hall meeting at Park Farm Winery in Bankston.  On the morning of April 26 he did a breakfast at Johnson's Family Restaurant in Elkader.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on April 18-19, 2007.  On the evening of April 18 he  addressed the Quad Cities Home Builders Association of Iowa's 2nd Quarter general membership meeting at The Lodge in Bettendorf.  On the morning of April 19 he did a breakfast at the University of Iowa's Conservative Week in the Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on April 14, 2007.  He spoke at a Warren County GOP Pancake Breakfast at Christian Union Church in Indianola; appeared at the Iowa Federation of Republican Women District IV Spring Conference at the Madison County Historical Society in Winterset; did a Webster County meet and greet at Hickory House Restaurant in Fort Dodge; and attended and made remarks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Unity Dinner at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson formally announced his candidacy at 7 Flags Event Center in Clive, Iowa on April 4, 2007.

2007 1st Q (14 visits: 14 days)
March (6 visits: 6 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on March 31, 2007.  He had breakfast with Washington County GOP activists at Breadeaux Pizza in Washington; did meet and greet with Muscatine County GOP activists at The Button Factory in Muscatine; and did meet and greet with Scott County GOP activists at Kelly's Irish Pub & Eatery in Davenport.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on March 24, 2007.  He did breakfast with Boone County Republicans at the Iris Tea Room & Iron Horse Antique Mall in Boone; coffee with Greene County Republicans at Greene County Community Center in Jefferson; lunch with Carroll County Republicans at Family Table Restaurant in Carroll; and meet and greet with Crawford County Republicans at Cronk's in Denison.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson was the guest speaker at a Delaware County Republicans' breakfast fundraiser at the Pizza Ranch in Manchester; did meet and greet with Buchanan County Republicans at Bill’s Pizza and Smokehouse in Independence; and had lunch with Black Hawk County Republicans at The Brown Bottle in Waterloo, during his March 17, 2007 visit to Iowa.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on March 14, 2007.  He addressed the House Republican Caucus at the State Capitol in Des Moines; had lunch with Linn County Republicans at Konstantino's in Cedar Rapids; and delivered the keynote speech at a Clinton County GOP fundraising dinner at the Vista Grande in Clinton.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on March 10, 2007.  He did a Belgian waffle breakfast with Warren County Republicans at the American Legion in Indianola; had lunch with Marion County Republicans at Happy Joe's in Pella; had lunch with Mahaska County Republicans at Smoky Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa; and did a meet and greet with Jasper County Republicans at Okoboji Grill in Newton.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on March 3, 2007.  Arriving at Cedar Rapids in the wee hours of March 3 he found his luggage had been lost, necessitating a night trip to the Wal-Mart in Coralville.  He carried on, doing a breakfast with Wapello County Republicans at the Hotel Ottumwa in Ottumwa; a Jefferson County meet and greet at the Best Western in Fairfield; lunch with Henry County Republicans at the Iris Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant; and lunch with Lee County Republicans at Big Muddy's in Burlington.

February (3 visits: 3 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on February 23 (-24), 2007; the trip was disrupted by bad weather.  On the evening of February 23 he keynoted a Drake University College Republicans' fundraiser at the West Des Moines Marriott in West Des Moines.  He then drove to Waterloo in an attempt to "get ahead" of the weather, an ice storm, arriving there at 1 a.m..  However the ice storm, snow and wind forced cancellation of the February 24 schedule; he had planned to host a breakfast for College Republicans at Java Joe’s in Des Moines; do a meet and greet at Beck's Sports Brewery in Waterloo; do a meet and greet at The Pizza Ranch in Dubuque; do a meet and greet at Kelly’s Irish Pub & Eatery in Davenport; and speak at a Clinton County GOP fundraising dinner at the Best Western Frontier Hotel in Clinton. ed.-this trip counted as one day, although one could make a fair case for two days.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Sioux City, Iowa on February 19, 2007.  He did a live in-studio interview Open Line w/ Randy Renshaw on KSCJ Radio; did an interview with the Sioux City Journal; and did a meet and greet at Victorian Opera Company.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on February 10, 2007.  He did a meet and greet at the Best Western in Marshalltown; a meet and greet at the Comfort Suites in Ames; and did a meet and greet at Pagliai’s Pizza in Johnston.

January (5 visits: 5 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on January 28, 2007.  After arriving in Cedar Rapids, he attended the Wisconsin vs. Iowa Big Ten basketball game at Carver Hawkey Arena in Iowa City; did an interview with the Press Citizen; called supporters; and did a meet and greet at Wig & Penn Pizza Pub in Iowa City, before leaving for Madison.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Des Moines, Iowa on the morning of January 26, 2007 for interviews and private meetings.  He did an interview at KCCI; an interview at WHO-TV; a private breakfast meeting; an interview at WHO Radio; and a couple more private meetings before leaving for Milwaukee.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on January 20, 2007.  Arriving from Nebraska in the morning, he did a Guthrie County meet and greet at the B-Hive in Panora; spoke at a statewide Republican women's meeting at Republican Party of Iowa headquarters in Des Moines; had pizza with College Republicans at the Pizza Hut in Altoona; and spoke at a fundraiser for Dan Abolins, special election candidate for Linn County Auditor, at the home of Arlette Quinn in Cedar Rapids.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited eastern Iowa on January 13, 2007, holding meetings with supporters and potential supporters in Davenport and Muscatine and wrapping up with a private dinner in Davenport.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson did private meetings and press interviews in Des Moines, Iowa on January 3, 2007.
 

2006  (7 visits: 7 days)
>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Davenport, Iowa on December 15, 2006 for an annual Christmas party in Davenport hosted by Steve Grubbs.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson spoke to health care leaders, policymakers, seniors and other community members at an event sponsored by Iowans for Wellness & Prevention in Des Moines, Iowa on November 15, 2006.  (This was not a political trip; his appearance was sponsored by Pfizer, Inc.)

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson attended the University of Wisconsin Badgers-University of Iowa Hawkeyes football game in Iowa City, Iowa on November 11, 2006.  Badgers won 24 to 21.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson spoke at a rally for state senate candidate Julian Garrett at his headquarters in Norwalk, Iowa on November 3, 2006.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson appeared at a Nussle fundraiser at the home of Jon Nicolaisen in New Hampton, Iowa on October 24, 2006.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Iowa on October 1, 2006, attending the Muscatine County GOP's Second Annual Fall Affair fundraiser at the Rendezvous in Muscatine; and a Blackhawk County GOP fundraiser at a private residence in Cedar Falls.

>Former Gov. Tommy Thompson visited Sioux City, Iowa on September 9, 2006.  He attended a a Boys and Girls Club event at a private residence; and a fundraiser for Barbara Blanchard at Luciano's Restaurant.
 
 

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