Mitt Romney is in Iowa Today

Republican presidential prospect Mitt Romney plans to be in Iowa today for a series of events with Des Moines-area GOP activists.

Romney, the governor of Massachusetts, is scheduled to headline a late-morning fundraiser for Dallas County sheriff candidate Chad Leonard. The trip is Romney's 11th to Iowa since the 2004 election and marks his fourth visit to Dallas County.

Romney then is expected to attend a reception with state Sen. Brad Zaun in Urbandale before speaking at a Christmas party in West Des Moines for supporters of his political action committee.

Romney is among a handful of potential Republican presidential candidates who have hired staff in Iowa as they approach decisions about whether to launch a run for the White House.

Romney has said he plans to announce his decision in early January.

Copied from the DesMoinesRegister.com.

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