NYC mayor visits Iowa to deliver speech to progressives
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is in Iowa on Tuesday to deliver a speech to progressives that could also aim to elevate his national profile.
De Blasio is scheduled to headline a "holiday party" fundraiser in Des Moines hosted by Progress Iowa, a self-described progressive advocacy organization.
De Blasio, who won re-election recently, said in a blog post last month he would travel outside of New York City to push a progressive agenda that helps efforts to flip Congress into Democratic control. But any visit from a politician to Iowa, with its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, is watched for signs of future aspirations. The mayor has indicated he plans to serve all of his new four-year term.