Hillary for Iowa’s Iowa City office is officially open.

The opening ceremony for the Hillary Clinton’s office, 357 E. College St., brought together local supports as well as county and state officials.

Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, showed her support for the former secretary of State at the opening.

Mascher said she remembers when she first met Clinton 20 years ago in Cedar Rapids. Former President Bill Clinton was speaking, but Mascher said she went to meet his wife.

“I thought then this is a woman who has the potential to be president,” Mascher said, showing off a photo of her and Hillary Clinton from 20 years ago. “For Hillary to win, it means all of us have got to work, and then we all win.”

Johnson County prosecutor Janet Lyness, Rep Sally Stutsman, D-Riverside, and Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville, also attended.

Next weekend, the campaign will begin going door-to-door to help recruit voters to back Clinton, as well as encourage them to fill out commitments-to-caucus cards.

The Iowa caucuses are slated for Feb. 1.

— by Rebecca Morin