1pm:

U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois

Sworn into office January 4, 2005, Senator Obama serves on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which oversees our nation’s health care, schools, employment, and retirement programs.

He is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, which plays a vital role in shaping American policy around the world, including our policy in Iraq. Senator Obama serves on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, which is focused on providing our brave veterans with the care and services they deserve. In 2005 and 2006, he served on the Environment and Public Works Committee, which safeguards our environment and provides funding for our highways. Senator Obama is currently seeking the Democratic Nomination to run for President in 2008. [To watch a video of KRUU's interview with Senator Obama, click here.]

 

1:30pm:

John DeAngelis
Sixteen year old, John DeAngelis is the Jefferson County Co-chairman of the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee. He is the youngest county co-chairman in the state. John is a Junior Honors student at Maharishi School in Fairfield, IA and is also captain of the Pioneer golf team.

 

He owns and runs VHS2DVD, a picture and video digital conversion business and has served as a counselor at the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at The University of Iowa. John will be participating in the Iowa caucus and voting for the first time in the 2008 general election.