Photos: Biden and Harris in Iowa, 2006-2020
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Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) speaks with Dave O’Brien (left) of Cedar Rapids and Biden’s sister Valerie Biden Owens (center) during an event with Iowa’s 2nd District Democratic Congressional candidate Dave Loebsack at Union Station Bar and Grill in SW Cedar Rapids Tuesday, August 22, 2006.
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Jim Suchan of Cedar Rapids, left, listens as Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), center, talks with William Spratte of Marion at the Hy-vee on Oakland Road in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006. Biden, a possible 2008 presidential candidate, was campaigning with congressional candidate Dave Leobsack on Tuesday, and also visited the Hy-vee on Wilson Avenue.
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Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks with The Gazette during an editorial board meeting at the Gazette office in southeast Cedar Rapids Monday, May 7, 2007.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden (left) greets Sen. Tom Harkin after Biden spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party Eighth Annual Hall of Fame Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel on Saturday, June 2, 2007, in northeast Cedar Rapids.
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2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Joe Biden speaks to supporters outside Givanni’s restaurant in downtown Iowa City on Monday, July 2, 2007.
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Congressman Dave Loebsack greets Senator Joe Biden, democratic presidential hopeful, at a birthday party for Loebsack at the Teamsters Union Hall in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, December 8, 2007. (Lindsay J. Carmack/The Gazette)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) sips coffee as he listens to a question regarding campaign finance reform during a campaign stop at the Washington Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, in Washington. Biden and his family members, including a granddaughter, Finnegan Biden, campaigned across central Iowa on Saturday with less than three weeks until the caucus.
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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del. speaks with Laurel Rhame, 17, of Cedar Rapids after signing her rejection letter from Yale during a house party at the home of Mike and Carol Nash Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 in Marion.(The Gazette/Brian Ray)y)
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Vice President Joe Biden talks to the audience during a rally for the reelection campaign for Iowa Gov. Chet Culver at Greene Square Park on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Culver is seeking a second term. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Rose Descourouez of Cedar Rapids takes Vice President Joe Biden’s lunch order as he visits the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company after he spoke at a rally for the reelection campaign of Iowa Gov. Chet Culver at Greene Square Park on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Culver is seeking a second term. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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First Lady Michelle Obama (from left), President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden wave to the crowd during a campaign event in front of Jessup Hall on the University of Iowa campus on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Iowa City. Obama and Biden campaigned in Portsmouth, New Hampshire earlier in the day before the Iowa City event a day after accepting their nominations at the Democratic National Convention. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)
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Vice President Joe Biden laughs after a roundtable attendee said he voted for Biden in the 2008 Iowa caucuses at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny on Thursday, February 12, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) greets supporters at a rally in support of Democratic Party candidates at Old Brick in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Harris has been touring Iowa to stump for candidates on Tuesday. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Former Vice President Joe Biden (second from right) raises arms with (from left:) gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell, candidate for Lt. Governor Rita Hart and First Congressional District candidate Abby Finkenauer at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) speaks during a town hall at the University of Iowa’s Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa, on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Jill Biden places a spoon in a cup of ice cream as her husband, Vice President Joe Biden, prepares to hand it out at the annual Labor Day picnic hosted by the Area Labor Council at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Union members, their family members and supporters gathered for grilled brats, hot dogs, coleslaw, and ice cream served by local government officials. Several presidential candidates stopped in to greet constituents as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Joe Biden speaks at an LGBTQ Presidential Forum in the Sinclair Auditorium on the Coe College campus in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. The forum, which brings together ten Democratic presidential hopefuls, is hosted by The Gazette, The Advocate, GLAAD, and One Iowa. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Sen. Kamala Harris laughs at a joke as she enters the house during a women’s tea with Sen. Harris at the home of Betsy Kutter in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Harris has maintained throughout her campaign that all issues are women’s issues. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Sen. Kamala Harris hugs Nancy Humbles, president of the Cedar Rapids School Board, during a Caucus For Kids campaign event at the Cedar Rapids Education Association in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Caucus for Kids is a project of the Children’s Policy Coalition, which has invited presidential candidates to answer questions about education, childcare, and family and economic issues affecting children. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Sen. Kamala Harris talks with area education and childcare leaders during a Caucus For Kids campaign event at the Cedar Rapids Education Association in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Caucus for Kids is a project of the Children’s Policy Coalition, which has invited presidential candidates to answer questions about education, childcare, and family and economic issues affecting children. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry whispers in his ear after introducing him to speak during a bus tour stop at the Usher’s Ferry lodge in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Sen. Kamala Harris talks with area education and childcare leaders during a Caucus For Kids campaign event at the Cedar Rapids Education Association in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Caucus for Kids is a project of the Children’s Policy Coalition, which has invited presidential candidates to answer questions about education, childcare, and family and economic issues affecting children. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden takes questions from local media backstage during a bus tour stop at the Usher’s Ferry lodge in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Biden is making his first visit to Iowa after announcing his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Vice President Joe Biden talks about mental health and criminal justice reform with Leslie Carpenter of Iowa City at a Fourth of July parade in Independence on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Candidates walked with the Buchanan County Democrats and greeted parade-goers along the route with handshakes and candy. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Vice President Joe Biden talks with supporters at the opening of his campaign office in Iowa City on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The presidential candidate and current front runner stopped in to visit with a crowd of supporters on his way through Iowa, where he will also make an appearance at the State Fair. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Former Vice President Joe Biden talks to fairgoers Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, from the Des Moines Register’s Soapbox on the opening day of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday, August 8, 2019. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris arrives at the Finkenauer Fish Fry at the Hawkeye Downs Expo Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Joe Biden sits on the floor to watch the Holiday Bowl at Coralville Mayor John Lundell’s home in Coralville on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Biden appeared earlier in the evening at a rally in Williamsburg. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Joe Biden reacts as his wife, Jill Biden, speaks at a Biden presidential campaign stop at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Biden made a stop in Manchester as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden hugs a supporter during a community event at Prairie Hill Pavilion in Marion, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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David Kutter of Cedar Rapids stands by his vehicle wearing a Joe Biden mask while waiting to hear former second lady Jill Biden speak during a drive-in rally at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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