Kerry to visit Iowa State

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the 2004 presidential nominee, speaks to a few hundred Barack Obama supporters at a rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. Kerry encouraged voters to cast ballots early and drive others to the polls on election day. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Rick Wood)

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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the 2004 presidential nominee, speaks to a few hundred Barack Obama supporters at a rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. Kerry encouraged voters to cast ballots early and drive others to the polls on election day. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Rick Wood)

Daily Staff
October 13, 2008

Massachusetts Sen. and former presidential candidate John Kerry will travel to Ames on Wednesday to discuss the importance of voting early.

Kerry, who is up for re-election in Massachusetts, will speak Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

The 24-year Senate veteran has endorsed his fellow democrat, Sen. Barack Obama, for president.

The event, “Why Wait until Election Day? The Importance of Early Voting,” is sponsored by the ISU Democrats and the committee on lectures.