An Emmy-winning comedian, a former Hawkeyes football player, more visit Iowa before the Caucus
Don’t call Iowa a flyover state. Celebrities, politicians and TV personalities will be flocking to the state for the Caucus on Jan. 15.
Already, cities across Iowa have welcomed visitors from red carpet royalty to D-list, with more famous faces certain to arrive.
Here are some of the names you might recognize who have or will appear in Iowa this month.
Spotted a celebrity, politician or someone with a recognizable name from out of town this month? Let us know by reaching out to pbarraza@registermedia.com.
Roseanne Barr
Comedian and actress Roseanne Barr will appear in Boone on Jan. 9 to speak at a Team Trump Iowa Rally. Barr’s self-titled TV sitcom ran for 10 seasons and won several Emmy Awards in the process. In the reboot of the show — later canceled due to Barr’s controversial and racist tweet directed at a former President Barack Obama adviser — the titular character was revealed to have voted for former President Donald Trump. In real life, Barr has been vocal of her support of Trump. Barr released a comedy special on Fox Nation last year titled, “Roseanne Barr: Cancel This!”
Eric Trump
Trump’s son visited Ankeny on Jan. 4 as part of a Team Trump MAGA event at the FFA Enrichment Center. According to NBC News, Eric Trump called his father while campaigning in Ankeny and put him on speakerphone to address the crowd.
Matthew Whitaker
Former acting U.S. attorney general Matthew Whitaker is a University of Iowa alumnus. Whitaker will join Barr at the Team Trump Iowa Rally in Boone on Jan. 9. The Ankeny native served as U.S. attorney in Iowa and then joined the U.S. Justice Department. While a student at UI, Whitaker played tight end for the Hawkeyes from 1988 to 1992.
Ben Carson
The retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson ran to be the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nominee. He is also a former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Carson will be in Davenport on Jan. 10 and Marion on Jan. 11 supporting Trump.
Kristi Noem
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem visited Sioux City to support Trump on Jan. 3. Trump said that Noem is one of the people he’d consider as a running mate in an interview with NBC in September. Noem made history as South Dakota’s first female governor when she took office in 2019.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Also supporting Trump on Jan. 4 was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Greene was in Keokuk at event center The Hidden Tower. In an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in August, Greene shared she’d consider being Trump’s running mate.
Paris Barraza covers entertainment, lifestyle and arts at the Des Moines Register. Reach her at PBarraza@registermedia.com or follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.
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