Jamie Lee Curtis stumps for Hillary Clinton in Ames

Michaela Ramm

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis stopped off in Ames Sunday evening to throw her nod for a running presidential candidate, and to place her name behind a growing list of celebrity endorsements: Hillary Clinton.

Curtis, known in pop culture for her role in films like Freaky Friday and Activia commercials, campaigned for the Former Secretary of State Sunday in the private residence of a campaign supporter in Ames.

Curtis joins a list of female actresses and musicians who have thrown their support to the Democratic presidential hopeful. Most recently, musician Demi Lovato gave her endorsement last Thursday in Iowa City. Some experts say this is an effort from Clinton to tap into the young vote—something her competitor Sen. Bernie Sanders has had in his campaign since the beginning.

The Hollywood actress campaigned for Clinton to the private residence of Amy Welch and Charlie Bruner, major campaign supporters of the former Secretary of State.

Curtis spoke to the crowd of about 50 gathered in the residence of her support for the presidential hopeful. Clinton first gained her support, Curtis said, after the actress watched the (second to last Democratic debate in New Hampshire), she decided to throw her support behind Clinton.

“At that moment, I understood that Hillary Clinton needed to become the next president because she is the one who will make informed decisions from her head and her heart,” Curtis said.

Curtis cited Clinton’s political experience, particularly as the U.S. Secretary of State, as what makes her the most qualified candidate for the Democratic nomination.

“Her experience will inform her when the country will hinge on a decision,” Curtis said. “Life hinges on a two second decision you never see coming. I want someone who can think on her feet, and that woman can think on her feet.”

Curtis added that Clinton had “a woman’s heart” and that the country needed exactly that.

During her speech, Curtis assured those gathered of her political credibility, citing her life-long dedication to the Democratic Party as well as that of her parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, accompanied Curtis throughout her tour of Iowa on Sunday to show her support for Clinton as well. The senator citied Clinton’s policies were the reason for her support, such as her stance on gun violence and investing in higher education.

Klobuchar also agreed with Curtis that Clinton’s past experience is what made her the most qualified candidate for the Democratic nod.

“[Clinton] is someone who has had results and has experience,” she said. “She is grounded in that kind of experience.”

She also encouraged those gathered to keep the energy up in the eight days remaining until the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1, and encouraged them to continue to campaigning. She also had a word of precaution to Iowans in general about this presidential election.

“It’s not just the U.S. that is watching you, but the world is watching you in Iowa,” Klobuchar said.

Sen. Klobuchar pointed out that this is Curtis’s first time in the state of Iowa, and poked fun at the actress for stopping the car to take a picture of a culvert.

U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-New York, was scheduled to visit Ames to endorse Clinton with Curtis, but was unable to attend due to the weather on the East coast.

Ames was Curtis’s fourth stop on Sunday on her campaign tour throughout Iowa, which will last until Tuesday.