Rand Paul to tailgate at Iowa-Iowa State game Saturday

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul returns to Iowa for the first time in more than a month this week, with five events scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Paul, a U.S. senator from Kentucky, will appear in Indianola and Ames on Friday, and then hold events in Marshalltown and Nevada on Saturday morning before tailgating at the Iowa-Iowa State football game in Ames that afternoon.

The latest Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Political Iowa Poll shows Paul tied for eighth place in the crowded Republican field, as the top choice for just 4 percent of likely caucusgoers.

The “Liberty” movement that propelled his father, Ron Paul, to third place in the 2012 Iowa caucuses does not appear to be as organized or unified in 2015, while Rand Paul himself has barely campaigned here, spending just 10 days here so far this year.

Here’s his full schedule for this weekend:

Friday:

• Stand with Rand Meet and Greet, 5:30 p.m. at Sports Page Bar and Grill, 1802 W. 2nd Ave., Indianola

• Stand with Rand Student Rally, 7:30 p.m. at Iowa State University Memorial Union, Sun Room, 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames

Saturday:

• Stand with Rand Meet and Greet, 8 a.m. at the Fisher Community Center, 709 S. Center St., Marshalltown

• Stand with Rand Meet and Greet, 10 a.m. at Gates Memorial Hall, 825 15th St., Nevada

• Stand with Rand Tailgate, noon, at Iowa State University, Lot S-7 East of Jack Trice Stadium, Ames