State Fair Soapbox Social
Name:
State Fair Soapbox Social
Date:
August 10, 2019
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Registration:
Register Now
Event Description:
The Des Moines Register Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair, a long-running tradition in Iowa politics, offers candidates a raised platform (i.e. a soapbox), a microphone and 20 minutes to make their case to Iowans. The Soapbox offers everyday Iowans a chance to see in-person the candidates seeking their votes in the Iowa Caucuses on February 3, 2020.
Young Professionals Connection (YPC), an initiative of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, invites you to join fellow young professionals in Des Moines on Saturday, August 10 for a fun outing at the Iowa State Fair: meet new friends and socialize at the State Fair while hearing from the candidates seeking your vote. Come and go as you please (meeting at the Soapbox in front of the Horner Service Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds) throughout the day; the candidates speaking on Saturday are as follows. Note that the Republican candidate(s) have not yet accepted an invitation to the Soapbox and not all candidates able to speak on Saturday. Check the Des Moines Register for a full Soapbox schedule.
- 10:30 am: Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)
- 11:15 am: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH 13)
- 12:00 pm: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- 1:30 pm: Former Congressman and Retired Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy Joe Sestak (D-PA)
- 2:15 pm: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- 3:00 pm: Former Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- 3:45 pm: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- 4:30 pm: Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)
