Cruz making first campaign stops in Iowa next week

Alex Hanson

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz will make a swing through Iowa next week, his first stops as an official candidate.

Details released by his campaign Wednesday morning say he will make five separate stops around the state next Wednesday, April 1, and Thursday, April 2.

Cruz will be in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Sioux City to participate in town hall meetings, and will appear at a reception in Dubuque County.

Below are details on his stops according to his campaign.

Wednesday, April 1:

2:30 p.m.: Morningside College Town Hall in Sioux City at Morningside’s UPS Auditorium.

7:15 p.m.: Republican Party of Dubuque County Reception in Durango at Park Farm Winery, 15159 Thielen Rd.

Thursday, April 2:

11:30 a.m.: Cedar Falls Town Hall at Pipac Center in Cedar Falls, 1521 Technology Parkway.

2:30 p.m.: Cedar Rapids Town Hall at Long Branch Hotel in Cedar Rapids, 90 Twixt Town Road, NE.

7:15 p.m.: Des Moines Town Hall at the Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport, 6111 Fleur Dr.

Cruz, a first-term conservative senator from Texas, is the first high-profile Republican to announce his campaign.

While his Iowa trip next week will be his first as an official candidate, Cruz was in Iowa several weeks ago at the “Iowa Agriculture Summit,” which was held in Des Moines and hosted by Bruce Rastetter.