So, the announcement has been made: Vice Pres. Joe Biden is the keynote at Iowa’s 2009 Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.
Biden — in fact, the entire Biden clan — are not strangers to Iowans. When he was chosen by Pres. Barack Obama as a running mate, I put together a round-up of all of my Biden-related coverage.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have the Vice President back in Iowa,” Michael Kiernan, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party. “There is a great deal of admiration for Joe Biden among Iowa Democrats.”
It is always worth noting that Biden has been, and continues to be, someone who fights for women’s equality. He was instrumental in the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, and has always been ready to go to bat for working families. Too often his work in this area is over-shadowed by his foreign relations experience.
The Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, which is typically the party’s largest fundraising event, is slated for Nov. 21 in Des Moines. More information, including ticket ordering, is available on the state party’s Web site.
