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8:30am Legislative Roundtable-Boone
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9am Town Meeting-Forest City
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9am Town Meeting-Calmar
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9am Office Hours-Ankeny
9:30am Coffee and Conversation-Wapello County
10am Coffee Chat-West Des Moines
1:30pm Legislative Forum-Clarion
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8am Friday Forum-Waterloo
9:30am Legislative Forum-Dubuque
9:30am Legislative Forum-Dubuque
9:30am Coffee & Issues-Ida Grove
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10am Legislative Forum-Onawa
10am Legislative Coffee-Grinnell
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5:30pm Legislative Town Hall-Dallas County
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9am Office Hours-Ankeny
9:30am Listening Post-Marshalltown
10am Forum on Public Education-Davenport
12pm Legislative Update-Ankeny
12pm Legislative Briefing-Washington
4pm ICCSD Legislative Forum-Iowa City
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8am Brews & Views-Duqubue County
9:30am Conversation with Rep. Wilson-Marion
10am Legislative Forum-Storm Lake
5pm Meet Your Legislator-Greene County
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9am Office Hours-Ankeny
11am Legislative Forum-Lee County
5pm Beers with Josh-Council Bluffs
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7:30am Legislative Forum-Fairfield
8am Discuss Iowa's 94th District-Eldridge
9am Legislative Check-In-Iowa City
10am Legislative Forum-Linn County
11am Coffee with Josh-Council Bluffs
1:30pm Community Conversation-Marshalltown
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9am Legislative Forum-Ames
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8am Discuss Iowa's 94th District-Eldridge
8:30am Eggs & Issues, Fort Dodge
8:30am Talk with Officials-Windsor Heights
9am Legislative Forum-Camanche
10am Legislative Forum-Mason City
10:30am Talk with Officials-Urbandale
11am Legislative Forum-DeWitt
11am Political Forum-Webster City
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Des Moines, Iowa 50309
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