Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar to visit Iowa City this week
From left, Democratic presidential candidates New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland congressman John Delaney take part in the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)
August 5, 2019
Iowa City will have two presidential hopefuls visit this week — former Vice President Joe Biden and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar — before they visit to the Iowa State Fair.
Biden’s stop Aug. 7 coincides with a presidential campaign office opening in Iowa City. Also on Aug. 7, Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, will attend office openings in Dubuque and Davenport. Joe Biden’s Iowa City stop is one of nine events on his schedule across Iowa between Aug. 7 and Aug. 10, including a stop by the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 8.
On Aug. 8, Klobuchar will stop by Grow: Johnson County, an Iowa City farm that donates food and provides gardening education. According to a press release, she will visit 19 other counties in Iowa culminating likewise in a trip to the Iowa State Fair.
Here are the details:
Joe Biden
Office opening
When: Aug. 7, doors open at 6 p.m. and event starts at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Biden for President Field Office, 702 S. Gilbert St., Suite 104, Iowa City, 52240
Amy Klobuchar
Grow: Johnson County tour and conversation with beginning farmers
When: Aug. 8 at 3 p.m.
Where: Grow: Johnson County 4811 Melrose Ave., Iowa City, 52246