Last week was an exciting one for the 2020 election-obsessed. California Sen. Kamala Harris held a town hall at the IMU. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper stumped at Coralville's Backpocket Brewery.

Here is what we worked on last week:

►Related: 7 questions with Kamala Harris.

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If you were hoping for a repeat this week, the Des Moines Register's Candidate Tracker might read a little disappointing. Other than a quick stop in town for frozen yogurt, most candidate stops will require some traveling for Iowa Citians this week.

Gabbard headed southeast

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard braved the snow in February for a visit. Now with better weather on the way, Gabbard is set to visit Iowa City for some frozen yogurt and politicking.

The Iraq War veteran has been a critic of U.S.'s increasing tensions with countries like Russia, China and North Korea as well as the country's history with "regime change" wars in countries like Syria and Iraq.

Tuesday, April 16

Iowa City: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. meet and greet at Yotopia, 132 S. Clinton St.

Muscatine: 6 to 7:30 p.m. meet and greet at Missipi Brewing Company, 107 Iowa Ave.

Wednesday, April 17

Fairfield: 11 a.m. to noon meet and greet at Revelations Cafe, 112 N Main St.

Mt. Pleasant: 1 to 2 p.m. meet and greet at Central Park Coffee, 120 N. Main St.

Fort Madison: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. meet and greet at Sub Arena Sandwich Shop, 2805 Ave. L

Burlington: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. meet and greet at Burlington Bent River Brewing Company, 500 Jefferson St.

Buttigieg, it's official

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announced over the weekend that he is officially in the 2020 race for the White House.

This will be far from Buttigieg's first pass through the Hawkeye State. On Tuesday he will be swinging through the center of the state hitting Fort Dodge, Panora and Des Moines.

The closest the mayor will get to the Iowa City area is a house party in Marshalltown, Iowa with the Marshall County Democrats.

Tuesday, April 16

Fort Dodge: 3:30 to 5 p.m. town hall sponsored by Working Hero Iowa and JD Scholten at The Lions Den, 731 Exposition Dr.

Panora: 6 to 6:30 p.m. meeting with Guthrie County Democrats at The Owl's Nest, 124 W. Main St.

Des Moines: 7:30 to 9 p.m. town hall sponsored by Polk County Democratic Party and Northwest Des Moines Democrats at Franklin Junior High Gymnasium, 4801 Franklin Ave.

Wednesday, April 17

Marshalltown: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. house party with Marshall County Democrats at a private residence.

Des Moines: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. reception with the Asian & Latino Coalition at Machinist Hall, 2000 Walker St, Des Moines, IA.

Is there an event we missed? Email zsmith@press-citizen.com.

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Zachary Oren Smith writes about government, growth and development for the Press-Citizen. Reach him at zsmith@press-citizen.com or 319-339-7354, and follow him on Twitter @zacharyos.