Ron Paul
Launches
Exploratory
Committee, Names
Iowa Leadership
Team
DES MOINES,
Iowa –
Congressman Paul
today announced
that he is
forming an
official
Exploratory
Committee to
assess his
options for the
2012
Presidential
campaign.
“Iowa has a
special place in
American
politics, and
Dr. Paul is very
pleased to
announce the
launch of his
Exploratory
Committee in the
capitol of the
Hawkeye State”
.
Standing in Des
Moines, Dr. Paul
also introduced
his Iowa
leadership team.
All three of Dr.
Paul’s Chairmen
are elected
members of the
Republican Party
of Iowa’s State
Central
Committee, the
17-member Board
of Directors of
the Iowa GOP,
and have served
as leaders of
Campaign for
Liberty in Iowa.
The leadership
team consists
of:
Dr. Drew Ivers,
Chairman - Drew
Ivers, PhD, of
Webster City has
been an Iowa
Republican
activist for 35
years and was
the Iowa
Campaign
Chairman for
Congressman Paul
in 2008. He was
a District
Chairman for
Ronald Reagan’s
campaign and was
the Iowa
Chairman for the
presidential
campaigns of Pat
Robertson in
1988 and Pat
Buchanan in 1996
and 2000. Dr.
Ivers has
chaired his
county party and
is a five-time
delegate to the
Republican
National
Convention. He
is a United
States Army
combat-wounded
purple
heart-awarded
Viet Nam
veteran. Dr.
Ivers earned his
Master’s and
Ph.D. from Iowa
State University
and is the
holder of 7
patents as a
plant
geneticist. He
also has a
Master’s in
Theological
Studies and is
an Elder in the
Evangelical Free
Church. Dr.
Ivers was
instrumental in
the forming of
the initial
Christian
Coalition in
Iowa, which is
known today as
the Iowa Faith &
Freedom
Coalition.
David Fischer,
Vice-Chairman -
David Fischer of
rural Polk
County is the
founder and
President of
Precision
Research, Inc.
He has served on
his district
Executive and
Rules
Committees, and
is the
longest-serving
member of the
Executive
Committee for
the Polk County
GOP. Mr. Fischer
has been a
delegate to
numerous
Republican
conventions -
County,
District, State,
and National. He
is a homeschool
leader and has
been an elected
member of his
Township Board
since 2002. Mr.
Fischer was a
top graduate
from Iowa State
University’s
College of
Engineering, and
is an
experienced
expert witness
in the energy
industry.
A. J. Spiker,
Vice-Chairman -
A. J. Spiker of
Ames is a former
Chairman,
Co-Chairman, and
Treasurer of the
Story County
Republican
party. He has
been a delegate
to several
county,
district, and
state GOP
conventions and
served on his
district
Executive,
Rules, and
Organization
committees. Mr.
Spiker is a
Realtor and is a
past President
of the Ames
Multiple Listing
Service, Inc. He
serves on the
Ames Economic
Development
Commission Board
of Directors and
is an active
member of St.
Cecilia Catholic
church and the
Knights of
Columbus.
“Iowa has a
special place in
American
politics, and
Dr. Paul is very
pleased to
announce the
launch of his
Exploratory
Committee in the
capitol of the
Hawkeye State,”
said Dr. Paul’s
political
director Jesse
Benton. “We are
also extremely
proud to enjoy
the support and
leadership of
Drew Ivers,
David Fischer
and A.J. Spiker.
All three men
are pillars of
their
communities and
leaders of the
Republican Party
and will be
tremendous
assets as Dr.
Paul makes his
final decision
about the 2012
Presidential
campaign.”
Source:
Ron Paul 2012
Exploratory
Committee
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