>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on December 19-22, 2007.
On December 19 he did a Caucus Countdown event at Biden for President headquarters, 1760 N 16th Street, Suite 102 in Council Bluffs; a Caucus Countdown event at Fort Dodge Public Library in Fort Dodge; a Caucus Countdown event at the Moose Lodge in Carroll; a Caucus Countdown event at Cronk’s Restaurant & Lounge in Denison; and a town hall meeting at Briar Cliff University, Stark Student Center in Sioux City.
On December 20 he spoke at a Java with Joe event with the Woodbury County Truman Club at Pierce Street Coffee Works in Sioux City; [speak at a Caucus Countdown event at Masonic Hall in Mason Citycanceled as his plane could not land due to unsafe conditions]; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at All Cultures Equal Inc. Center in Webster City; and spoke at a Caucus Countdown house party at the home of Mike and Carol Nash in Marion.
On December 21 he spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at The Lion and the Lamb Bed and Breakfast in Vinton; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at Pizza Ranch in Anamosa; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at Potter’s Mill in Bellevue; and spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the home of Carol and Cammie McGuire in Clinton.
On December 22 he spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at Lancer’s Grille in Eldridge; and spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the Tremont Ave home of State Sen. Joe Seng in Davenport.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on December 13-16, 2007.
On December 13 he participated in the Des Moines Register Democratic Presidential Debate in Johnston; and spoke at the Polk County Democrats Central Committee meeting at the IAM District 6 office in Des Moines.
On December 14 he spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the home of City Councilwoman Susan Dunek in Keokuk; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the Iowan Motorlodge in Fort Madison; and spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the Port of Burlington in Burlington; [and speak at the Scott County Democrats' Red, White and Blue fundraiser at the Mississippi Valley Fair, Starlite Ballroom in Davenport.did not make due to inclement weather].
On December 15 he spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the home of Joe and Angela Woodhouse in Muscatine; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at Tony’s Fat Boy Pizza in Wapello; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at Washington Public Library in Washington; and spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the home of the Honorable Ed Malloy in Fairfield.
On December 16 he spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at the Hotel Ottumwa in Ottumwa; spoke at a Caucus Countdown event at Smokey Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa; and held a Caucus Countdown event at Benchwarmers in Ankeny.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on December 7-10, 2007.
On December 7 attended a fundraiser for State Sen. Quirmbach at the Octogon Center for the Arts in Ames; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the home of Susan Herrick in Boone.
On December 8 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Best Western Regency Inn in Marshalltown; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the American Legion in Tama; and attended Congressman Dave Loebsack's Birthday Party at Teamsters Local 238 Union Hall in Cedar Rapids; [and attend State Rep. Davitt's Pasta and Politics fundraiser at Summerset Winery in Indianola.due to inclement weather Biden could not make the Indianola event; his wife Jill substituted].
On December 9 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at 180 Restaurant in Dubuque; attended a fundraiser for Mike Blouin at his home in Dubuque; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Café Mississippi in Guttenberg.
On December 10 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Neighborhood Park in Oelwein; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Two Brothers Restaurant in Independence; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Jameson's Irish Pub in Waterloo.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on December 1-4, 2007.
On the evening of December 1 he participated in the Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum at North High School in Des Moines.
On December 2 in Des Moines he met with retired admirals and generals, hosted by Human Rights First, at the Suites at 800 Locust; participated in a domestic policy forum sponsored by A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy (AMOS) at Central Presbyterian Church; held a town hall meeting with veterans and their families at Beaverdale VFW Hall; and attended a meet and greet at Cooney’s.
On the afternoon and evening of December 3 he delivered a speech on Iran and foreign policy challenges at Iowa City Public Library in Iowa City; participated in a town hall forum with the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) at the University of Iowa, Memorial Union in Iowa City; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Grinnell College, The Forum South Lounge in Grinnell.
On December 4 he participated in the NPR News-Iowa Public Radio Debate at the State of Iowa Historical Building in Des Moines.

November (3 visits, 17 days)
>Sen. Joe Biden did an 11-day campaign swing in Iowa on November 18-28, 2007.
On November 18 he attended the Women for Biden kick-off with Gov. Ruth Ann Minner at The Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center in Des Moines.
On the evening of November 19 he attended a house party at the home of Mark Moen and Bobby Jett in Iowa City.
On the morning of November 20 he held an energy and climate security press conference at campaign headquarters in Clive (initially scheduled for the Kum and Go at 62nd and 86th Street in Johnston but moved due to weather); and later in the day he met with the Iowa City Press Citizen editorial board.
On the morning of November 21 he attended a meet and greet and canned food drive with area Democrats at the Sugar Shack in Altoona; and in the late afternoon attended a South Side house party and canned food drive at the home of Rep. Bruce and Betty Hunter in Des Moines.
On November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Biden and his family volunteered at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale, and then had dinner with campaign staff.
Late afternoon on November 23 he attended a house party at the home of Randy and Lori Mordini in West Des Moines.
On November 24 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at The Get-ToGather in Bloomfield; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at The Continental in Centerville; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the White Buffalo in Albia; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at CB&Q Freight House in Chariton.
On November 25 he attended a meet and greet at Barley's in Council Bluffs; attended a house party and meet and greet at the home of Chris and Kelly Johnson in Glenwood; attended a meet and greet at Giggles Coffee House in Red Oak; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the John James Audubon Tea Room in Audubon.
On November 26 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Family Table in Humboldt; a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Heartland Museum in Clarion; a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Waldorf College faculty lounge in Forest City; and a meet and greet with area Democrats at North Iowa Area Community College, Activity Center in Mason City.
On November 27 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Allison Public Library in Allison; participated in the "Back to School: Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities in American Education" presidential forum at the University of Northern Iowa, Lang Auditorium in Cedar Falls; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Waverly Civic Center in Waverly.
On the morning of November 28 he addressed the Iowa Association of Counties at the Des Moines Marriott in Des Moines; and taped "Iowa Press" at Iowa Public Television studios in Johnston.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on November 10-12, 2007.
On November 10 in Des Moines he spoke at the Iowa Farmers Union 2007 Food and Family Farm Presidential Summit at the Des Moines Downtown Marriott; spoke at a pre-JJ BBQ and rally across the street from the Veterans Memorial Auditorium; and spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Jefferson Jackson Dinner at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
On November 11 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Shelby County Historical Museum in Harlan; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Janz Restaurant in Onawa; spoke at the Five-County Democratic Rally at the Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Emmetsburg; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Maple Inn in Osage.
On November 12 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the home of Thomas and Nancy Riley in Lansing; and spoke at the United Automotive Workers conference at the Grand Harbor Resort in Dubuque.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on November 4-6, 2007.
On November 4 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the home of U.J. and Linda Booth in Osceola; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Tasos’ Steakhouse in Oskaloosa; and attended a meet and greet with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and others in the conference room at the entrance to Blank Park Zoo.
On November 5 he discussed the need for rural acces to high speed internet and guaranteeing a 21st century education for all Americans at the Iowa Valley Continuing Education Conference Center in Marshalltown; hosted a lunch with veterans at Lucullan’s Italian Grill in Ames; attended a meet and greet with Rep. Lisa Heddens at the home of Robert and Jenna McCarley in Ames; and participated in the Biobased Industry Outlook Conference presidential forum at Iowa State Center Hilton Coliseum in Ames.
On November 6 he toured the Alcoa Davenport Works in Riverdale (recently selected to produce an aluminum armor plate for use in the U.S. Army’s new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles); and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at The Hat in Davenport.

October (4 visits, 14 days)
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on October 17-23, 2007.
On October 17 he honored Domestic Violence Month and unveiled new initiatives at Creative Visions in Des Moines; and attended a house party at the home of Thomas Beauvais in Sioux City.
On October 18 he had coffee with area Democrats at the home of Mary Campbell in Sheldon; met with area Democrats at the home of Danny’s Sports Spot in Cherokee; attended a house party with area Democrats at the home of Nadine Brewer in Storm Lake, and afterwards walked over for a brief stop at the Storm Lake Times >; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the home of Lois and Karlis Jirgens in Laurens; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at J.J. Hand’s Library in Lohrville.
On October 19 he had coffee with area Democrats at Mars Cafe in Des Moines; met with seniors at South Side Senior Center in Des Moines; and was a special guest at the Annual Polk County Democrats Fall Dinner and Auction at the Walnut Center, State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
On October 20 he had coffee with area Democrats at Prairie Blue Deli and Coffee House in Jefferson; met with area Democrats at Guthrie Center Public Library in Guthrie Center; met with area Democrats at The Brick Coffeehouse and Deli in Greenfield; met with area Democrats at Corning Public Library in Corning; and spoke at the annual Muscatine County Democrats fundraiser at Muscatine Community College in Muscatine.
On October 21 he did a house party at the home of Mike and Carol Nash in Cedar Rapids; hosted a town meeting with Rep. Dick Taylor at Teamsters Local 238 in Cedar Rapids; and attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Sprint Car Hall of Fame Museum in Knoxville.
On October 22 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Leon Public Library in Leon; attended a Taylor County Women's Democrats meeting at Junction Cafe in Bedford; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Depot Deli and Lounge in Shenandoah, and attended a house party with area Democrats at the home of Robin Read in Shenandoah.
On October 23 he announced his health care plan at Des Moines University's Student Education Center Auditorium in Des Moines.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on October 12-13, 2007.  On October 12 he joined with Sen. Sam Brownback to discuss the the Biden-Brownback-Boxer amendment (Iraq plan) at a lunch hosted by the Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations at the Wakonda Country Club; and participated in the Black Hawk County Democrats' Presidential Forum at West High School in Waterloo.  On October 13 he held a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Grundy Center Community Center in Grundy Center; held a coffee with area Democrats at The Book Cellar-Coffee Attic in Iowa Falls;and accompanied by Dr. Jill Biden and Hunter Biden, spoke at the Sisters on Target Banquet at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Des Moines.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on October 7-8(9), 2007.  On October 7 he spoke at an Octoberfest fundraiser for State Rep. Nate Reichert at Strawberry Farm Bed and Breakfast in Muscatine; and attended a fall picnic with area Democrats at the home of Rick and Rae Ann Dickinson in Sabula.  On October 8 he held a meet and greet with area Democrats at Darrell’s Restaurant in Monticello; held a meet and greet with area Democrats at Windsor Manor in Vinton; held a meet and greet with area Democrats at Marengo Public Library in Marengo; held a meet and greet with area Democrats at Tipton Family Restaurant in Tipton; and attended a house party with Speaker Pro Tem Polly Bukta at the home of Patrick Johnson in Clinton.  On October 9 he held a private meeting in Davenport in the morning and did some media by phone (local radio, MSNBC, etc.) before leaving the state.  (no public events; counted as two days-ed.)

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on October 3-5, 2007.
On the evening of October 3 he held a town hall with area Democrats at Uncle Nancy’s Coffee House and Eatery in Newton.
On October 4 he held a press conference at East High School in Des Moines; did a lunch event with area Democrats at Pizza Ranch in Sigourney; did meet and greet with area Democrats at UAW, Local 74 in Ottumwa; and did a town hall meeting with area Democrats at the Port of Burlington meeting room in Burlington.
On October 5 he did a breakfast event with area Democrats at the Ivy Bake Shoppe in Fort Madison; did a coffee with area Democrats at Cups 'N Cakes in Keosauqua; and held a town hall with area Democrats in Chadwick Library at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant.

September (2.5 visits, 8 days)
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on September 20, 2007. On the evening of September 18 he plans a book signing.  On September 19 he plans to hold a press conference at Polk County Senior Center in Des Moines; do a meet and greet with area Democrats at Smokey Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa; meet and greet at Jerry’s Family Restaurant in Mount Pleasant; and meet and greet with area Democrats at the Port of Burlington in Burlington.  On September 20 he plans a meet and greet with area Democrats at Johnny B’s in Wapello. On the evening of September 20 he participated in the AARP Forum at Adler Theatre in Davenport. On September 21 he plans a meet and greet with area Democrats at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse and Eatery in Newton; and a meet and greet with area Democrats at Swamp Fox in Knoxville.  (Note: Senate votes kept Biden in DC prompting cancelation of the first part of the schedule; Senate votes also caused cancelation of the latter part of the trip).

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on September 13-16, 2007.
On September 13 he accepted the endorsement of House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy on the main steps on the West side of the Capitol in Des Moines; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at the Family Table Restaurant in Atlantic; (held a media availability at the University of Nebraska's Thompson Alumni Center in Omaha, NE to offer prebuttal remarks to President Bush's Iraq speech); and attended a house party with Rep. Paul Shomshor at the home of Senate Majority Leader Mike and Connie Gronstal in Council Bluffs.
On September 14 he met with area Democrats at the Schaben Family Dunlap Livestock Auction in Dunlap.  (The rest of the day was a meeting, media and travel: On the morning of the 14th, he had a private meeting with some labor leaders in Omaha.  After the Dunlap event, he returned to Omaha to tape a response to Bush’s speech, clips of which were aired on ABC Nightly News and several network affiliates that evening.  He also did news conference with several reporters by phone to rebut Bush’s contentions about the “surge” then traveled to Sioux City).
On September 15 he and Dr. Jill Biden hosted a breakfast at Biden for President Sioux City headquarters; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Lally’s East Side Restaurant in Le Mars; attended the 5th Congressional District Democrats' meeting at Cronk’s Restaurant and Lounge in Denison; he and Dr. Jill Biden attended the Clay County Fair in Spencer; and they attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Okoboji Community High School in Milford.
On September 16 he and Dr. Jill Biden attended the 30th Harkin Steak Fry at the Indianola Balloon Field in Indianola (the campaign canceled a planned pre-Fry rally at the Cottage Inn in Indianola in favor of getting good positions at the Fry).

...Sen. Joe Biden's visit continued from August.
On September 1 he attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Charles City Public Library in Charles City; attended a meet and greet with State Rep. Brian Quirk and area Democrats at New Hampton Community Center in New Hampton; and attended a house party with area Democrats at the home of Doug Burks and Susan McKone Burks in Decorah.
On September 2 he did "Face the Nation" from Dubuque and was down for the rest of the day.
On September 3 he plans to marched in the annual Dubuque Labor Day parade in Dubuque; and attended a Labor Day picnic at Riverside Park in Sioux City.

August (2.5 visits, 13 days)
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 28-September 3, 2007.
On the afternoon of August 28 he did a press conference to respond President Bush’s Iraq speech at River Center, Iowa Room in Davenport; attended a town hall meeting with State Rep. Phil Wise at Southeastern Community College cafeteria in Keokuk.
On August 29 he attended a meet and greet with State Rep. Doris Kelley at Jeorgi's Restaurant in Waterloo; did a book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Waterloo; and in the evening did a book signing at the Barnes & Noble on Collins Road NE in Cedar Rapids.
On August 30 he did a book signing at University of Iowa-Student Union in Iowa City; participated in SEIU's Walk A Day in My Shoes day with SEIU member Marshall Clemmons, who works as a custodian at the Harding Middle School in Cedar Rapids, followed by a press availability at the school; and in the evening did a book signing at the Prairie Lights bookstore in Iowa City.
On August 31 he did a meet and greet with State Rep. McKinley Bailey at Country Kitchen in Webster City; met with area Democrats at Hickory House Restaurant in Fort Dodge; attended a meet and greet with area Democrats at Sister Sarah’s Restaurant in Algona; and met with area Democrats at Hanford Inn in Mason City.
...continues in September.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 15-21, 2007.
On August 15 he attended the Iowa State Fair, including speaking from the Des Moines Register “Soapbox;” spoke at the Iowa AFL-CIO’s Convention Forum at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo; and spoke at the Bremer County Democrats’ summer fundraiser at the Bremer County Civic Center in Waverly.
On the morning of August 16 he met with Buchanan County Democrats at Two Brothers Restaurant in Independence; and met with Delaware County Democrats at the Cedar Lodge Steak House in Manchester.
On the afternoon of August 17 he did a book signing at Border's Books and Music at Kennedy Mall in Dubuque.
On August 18 he did a book signing at Border’s in Davenport; spoke at the Scott County Democrats’ Summer Picnic at State Senator Joe Seng’s Tremont mansion in Davenport; met with Clinton County Democrats at Polly Bukta’s Old-Fashioned Corn Boil at Alliant Energy–Lumber Kings Baseball Field in Clinton; and addressed labor leaders at the Hawkeye Labor Council Forum at Hawkeye Downs Expo Hall in Cedar Rapids.
On August 19 he participated in the ABC News/Iowa Democratic Party Debate at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium in Des Moines; attended an after-party at Harmon Fine Arts Center at Drake University; Warren County Democrats' 3rd Annual Pork Loin Bar-B-Q at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola; attended an ice cream social with Rep. John Whitaker at Chautauqua Park, Shelter House No. 2 in Fairfield; and attended a barbecue with Rep. Mary Gaskill at the Elks Club in Ottumwa.
On the morning of August 20 he did a meet and greet at Hamburg Inn #2 in Iowa City; remained in Iowa City during the day; and in the evening attended a house party at the home of former Republican State Senator Tom Riley in Marion.  He then flew to Des Moines and overnighted there.
On the morning of August 21 he breakfast at B’nai Jeshurun Temple in Des Moines.  He then had some private meetings and later left for Las Vegas.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 11-12, 2007.  On August 11 he met with Democrats at the Bluegrass Cafe in Tama; met with Democrats at Market Place in Marshalltown; and met with Democrats at Highland Elk Coffee House and Bistro in Perry.  On August 12 he held a town hall at the Madison County Historical Society in Winterset; and spoke at the grand opening of the Iowa Biden for President headquarters on University Blvd. in Clive.

July (3 visits, 6 days)
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on July 20, 2007.  He spoke to area Democrats at the Davenport Skybridge in Davenport; held a press conference to unveil a 10-point plan to defeat Al Qaeda and the terrorist threat, at the Davenport Skybridge; met with area Democrats at Sunset Park in Washington; and, with wife Jill, attended a fundraiser for Muscatine County Supervisor Kas Kelly at Strawberry Farm Bed and Breakfast in Muscatine.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on July 13-14, 2007.  On July 13 he was the featured guest at the IowaPolitics.com-Drake University "Cookies and Conversations with the Candidate" at the State Historical Building in Des Moines; Dr. Jill Biden joined him for the rest of the trip as he attended a reception with State Rep. Roger Thomas at Staw Center for Culture and Commerce in Elkader; and attended a house party at the home of John and Teri Goodman in Dubuque.  On the morning of July 14 he spoke at the First District Democratic Workshop at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on July 2-4, 2007.
On July 2 he attended a house party at the home of Bob and Maggie Elliott in Iowa City; and held a conversation with the gay community at Givanni’s Restaurant in Iowa City.
On July 3 he did a breakfast with Linn County Democrats at the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in Cedar Rapids; a luncheon with Poweshiek County Democrats hosted by State Rep. Eric Palmer at the Phoenix Café in Grinnell; a press conference at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines where he received the endorsements of Reps. Mike Reasoner, Lisa Heddens and Dick Taylor; attended a house party and barbeque with Union County Democrats hosted by State Rep. Mike Reasoner at the home of Karl and Jan Knock in Creston; and appeared at a fundraiser for State Rep. Lisa Heddens at the home of Robert and Donna Cipolloni in Ames.
On July 4 he walked in the Urbandale Independence Day Parade (starting at Old City Hall); addressed the 4th of July Picnic at Marshalltown Veterans Home in Marshalltown; attended a 4th of July house party and barbeque at the home of Nate and Meg Boulton in Des Moines; and was featured speaker at a Woodbury County Democrats' Truman Club fundraiser at the home of Carl and Ann James in Sioux City.

first six months of 2007 (9 visits, 20 days)
June
Sen. Joe Biden was among five candidates speaking at the Iowa Democratic Party's 2007 Hall of Fame Awards Dinner at the Five Seasons Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 2, 2007.

May
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa for six days from May 26-31, 2007.  Jill Biden accompanied him on the trip and their daughter, Ashley, traveled with them the first two days.
On May 26 he held an Iraq Town Hall at the National Guard Armory in Council Bluffs; met with area Democrats at Sam’s Sodas and Sandwiches in Carroll; and met with area Democrats at Boone County Historical Center in Boone.
On May 27 he started with a live interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition;" held an Iraq Town Hall at Iowa State University's Campanile Room in Ames; delivered the keynote address at the Johnson County Democrats' Family Picnic at Upper City Park, Shelter 2 in Iowa City; and held an Iraq Town Hall at the Lion Train Depot in Clinton.
On May 28 he attended a Memorial Day breakfast with war veterans and their families at Amvets Post 49 Hall in Cedar Falls; marched in the Waterloo Memorial Day parade starting on Commercial Street and attended the ceremony at Veterans Memorial Hall; attended a house party at the home of former Rep. and Mrs. Bob Osterhaus in Maquoketa; attended a house party at the home of Ms. Ann Heinz in Dubuque; and attended a house party at the home of Rep. Mark Davitt and Amy Duncan in Indianola.
On May 29 [he plans to deliver the keynote address at a National Security Network luncheon at The Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moinescanceled at the start of the trip due to concern about voice after three days of campaigning]; met with the Des Moines Register editorial board; and attended a house party at the home of Sen. and Mrs. Jack Kibbie in Emmetsburg.
On May 30 he flew from Emmetsburg to Fort Dodge where he did debate prep in the morning for the June 3 debate in NH; he attended a luncheon with area Democrats at Marvin Gardens in Fort Dodge; and delivered the keynote at a Black Hawk County Democrats' fundraiser at Olsen's Boat House in Cedar Falls.
On the morning of May 31 he had coffee and pastries with area Democrats at Kirkwood Community College in Vinton; then flew out of Cedar Rapids.

>Sen. Joe Biden spoke at the Dubuque Democrats Hall of Fame Dinner at Happy's Place in Dubuque, Iowa on the evening of May 17, 2007 (just the one event; in and out).

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on May 5-7, 2007.
On May 5 he held an Iraq town hall meeting at the Ankeny Area Historical Society in Ankeny; attended a house party at the home of Mildred and Ben van Hove in Hampton; addressed the Iowa Broadcast News Association's spring convention at the Best Western Holiday Lodge in Clear Lake; and held an Iraq town hall meeting at the Borealis Gourmet Ice Cream Palace in Mason City.
On May 6 he attended a house party fundraiser with State Sen. Jeff Danielson at the home of Nick Powers in Waterloo; hold an Iraq town hall meeting with State Sen. Brian Schoenjahn at Dancing Lions Dance Hall in Oelwein; and hold an Iraq town hall meeting at the Longbranch Hotel in Cedar Rapids.
On May 7 he met with the editorial board of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; then proceeded to Davenport where he met with members of Working Families Win, a grassroots organizing campaign of Americans for Democratic Action, to discuss the struggles of working families at Mojo Coffee House in Davenport; and in the evening he attended a BBQ dinner hosted by State Sen. Joe Seng at his home in Davenport.

April
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on April 20-21, 2007.  On April 20 he toured Pioneer Hi-Bred International and met with employees in Johnston; and spoke at the Polk County Democrats' 2007 Spring Fundraiser with Congressman Leonard Boswell in Walnut Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.  On the morning of April 21 he held an Iraq town hall meeting at The Galleria at Fountain Park Event Center in Dubuque.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on April 2-3 (4), 2007.  He attended a house party at the home of Rick and Cathie Elkin in Cumming on the evening of April 2.  On April 3 he did some private meetings and in the afternoon he delivered a policy speech at Drake University Law School in Des Moines.  Biden was in state but had no public events on April 4.

March
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on March 9-10, 2007.  He held an Iraq town hall meeting, the first of the Forum on International Relations events, at the Des Moines Club in Des Moines late on the afternoon of March 9.  On March 10 he addressed a Women for a Stronger America breakfast at ADong Restaurant in Des Moines; and in the afternoon attended a house party at the home of Stacey and Dave O’Brien in Cedar Rapids.

February
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on February 16 and 17-18, 2007.
On February 16 [he had planned to speak about national security at a town hall meeting at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown but this was canceled after weather caused his flight to be rerouted]; he was the keynote speaker at the Story County Democrats Soup Supper at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames.
On February 17 [he returned to Washington early in the morning for the vote in the Senate on the nonbinding resolution on Iraq, cancelng plans to be the keynote speaker at “Women For a Stronger America” breakfast at ADong Restaurant in Des Moines; speak at the Hawkeye Labor Council, AFL-CIO’s United Labor Alliance luncheon at RWDSU Local 110 Hall in Cedar Rapids; attend and speak at a lunch reception with the Linn County Phoenix Club at the History Center in Cedar Rapids; and]spoke at the Scott County Democrats Red, White and Blue Dinner at the Starlite Ballroom, Mississippi Fairgrounds in Davenport.
On February 18 he did a "Breakfast with Senator Biden" at Beck’s Restaurant in Waterloo; keynoted a “First in the Nation Series” event at Wartburg College in Waverly; and met with Butler County Democrats at A Matter of Taste Cafe in Allison;[and speak to Franklin County Democrats at the home of Mildred and Ben Van Hove in Hampton].ed. note: This trip was chopped up by the need to return to DC.  It is counted as: 2 trips, 3 days; a more conservative approach would tally it as just 1 trip.

January
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2006 (6 visits: 17 days)
>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on October 30-31, 2006.  Starting late afternoon on October 30 he plans three events in Fort Dodge: a press availability with State Senator Daryl Beall at the Fort Dodge Messenger; a meet and greet with Webster County Democrats at the Webster County Democratic headquarters at 14 North 11th Street; and in the evening he will participate in a domestic violence vigil at St. Paul's Lutheran Church.  On October 31 he plans a breakfast meet and greet with congressional candidate Dave Loebsack at the Wilson Avenue Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids; a breakfast meet and greet with Loebsack at the Oakland Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids; spoke at a Scott County Democrats luncheon with several candidates at The Hat Eatery and Pub in Davenport; and delivered the Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science at Iowa State University.  -this trip definitely happened but not all details verified. ed

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on September 23-24, 2006.  On September 23 he attended a reception with congressional candidate Dave Loebsack at the home of Dave and Stacey O’Brien in Cedar Rapids; and a reception for State Rep. candidate Doris Kelley (District 20) at the Sunnyside Country Club in Waterloo.  On September 24 he appeared at the Dubuque County Democratic Party's Fall Lunch with congressional candidate Bruce Braley at the Park Farm Winery in Bankston;
and spoke at a Polk County Democrats' GOTV fundraising dinner at UAW Union Hall Local #450 in Des Moines.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 28-30, 2006.
On August 28 in Des Moines he joined Congressman Leonard Boswell for a press conference on the criminal records upgrade program in the Capitol Rotunda; participated in a town hall discussion on Social Security with Congressman Boswell at Scottish Rite Park; and participated in a town hall discussion on college affordability with Congressman Boswell in the Lower Olmstead Center at Drake University.
August 29 was a low-key day in Des Moines.  He met with people from the Iowa Democratic Party; met with Iowa Drug Policy Control director Marvin Van Haaften; had lunch with the Des Moines Register's David Yepsen; met with law enforcement representatives; and met privately with Ed Fallon.
On August 30 he participated in a roundtable discussion on domestic violence with advocates and providers from the Des Moines area at the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence center in Des Moines, followed by a media availability.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 22-24, 2006.
Late afternoon on August 22 he attended a reception with 2nd District congressional candidate Dave Loebsack in honor of local labor leaders at Union Station Bar and Grill in Cedar Rapids.
On August 23 he attended a breakfast with the Quad City Labor Federation at Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel in Davenport; crossed the river for a reception and fundraiser for Illinois 17th CD congressional candidate Phil Hare in Rock Island; attended a reception and fundraiser for State Rep. Jim Lykam at 2015 Schricker Street in Davenport; and attended a reception for State Rep. Nate Reichert at Strawberry Farm B&B in Muscatine.
On August 24 he visited/toured Radiance Dairy Farm with State Rep. John Whitaker (District 90) and farm owners Francis and Susan Thicke in Fairfield; visited/toured the Tri-City Energy Biodiesel Plant with State Rep. Phil Wise (District 92) in Keokuk; attended a reception for Rep. Wise at the home of Elaine Eschman in Fort Madison; and attended a Lee County Democratic Party activist reception at Iowan Motor Lodge in Fort Madison.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 15-16, 2006.  On the evening of August 15 he did a meet and greet with State Sen. Steve Warnstadt and Woodbury County Democratic Party Activists at the home of Bob Sheehan and Trish Currans-Sheehan in Sioux City; and visited the Woodbury County Democratic Party headquarters on West Eighth Street in Sioux City with Sen. Warnstadt.  On August 16 in Des Moines he participated in a press conference with Wake Up Wal-Mart on the third floor terrace at the Iowa State Historical building; and attended a reception for State Rep. Kevin McCarthy at his home.  On August 17 he did media (interviews, radio...) in Des Moines.

>Sen. Joe Biden visited Iowa on August 10-13, 2006.
Starting late on the afternoon of August 10 he was the special guest at a House Truman Fund Reception at Noah's Ark in Des Moines; and attended an Iowa Trial Lawyers fundraiser for Chet Culver at the Wakonda Country Club in West Des Moines.
On August 11 he participated in a roundtable discussion on domestic violence with state Rep. Pam Jochum at Teresa Shelter in Dubuque, then did a media availability; and attended a BBQ for Democratic activists at the home of Terri Goodman in Dubuque.
On August 12 he attended a reception and fundraiser for congressional candidate Bruce Braley at CJ May Law Offices in Dubuque; attended an activists event for Braley at Grand River Center in Dubuque; visited Mount Carmel Motherhouse in Dubuque; attended a reception and fundraiser for District 35 Iowa House candidate Jan Kvach at Linn County Democrats' campaign headquarters on Second Ave, Southeast in Cedar Rapids; and attended a reception and fundraiser for Rep. Don Shoultz at Shoultz's home in Waterloo.
On August 13 he attended a brunch with Democratic activists at the home of Judy McCoy Davis in Des Moines; and visited the Iowa State Fair.
 
 

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