Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker are scheduled to visit Iowa City this week, waking up locals to the start of Iowa caucus season.

Warren is scheduled to speak Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Iowa Memorial Union. The doors open for the rally at 1:30 p.m. before starting at 3 p.m. on the University of Iowa Campus.

Booker is scheduled for an 8:30 p.m. event at an undetermined location on Friday, Feb. 8.

"I think both of them are really trying to up their name recognition," said Kelly Winfrey, of the Iowa State University Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. "Especially Cory Booker."

Booker announced his run for president Feb. 1, just days before sharing the names of seven Iowa staffers on his campaign Monday.

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Before visiting on Friday, he'll be stopping in Mason City, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. On Saturday, he'll move on to Marshalltown and Des Moines. He was last in Iowa in October when he attended the Iowa Democratic Party fall gala.

Serving as the junior United States senator from New Jersey, Booker was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey.

Winfrey said although Warren doesn't have as much name-recognition work to do, she will be competing for women's votes with multiple female candidates.

"As one of many female candidates, appealing to women is important," she said.

Warren is scheduled to visit Cedar Rapids hours before stopping in Iowa City on Feb. 10 and then moving on to Davenport.

Warren, who was born and raised in Oklahoma, has served as the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts since 2013. Warren announced her intention to run for president on Dec. 31, formed a presidential exploratory committee and days later hired Iowa staffers.

"Elizabeth Warren is eager to hear from voters in Iowa City about their experiences and the issues important to them," said a spokesperson from her campaign. "She values the perspective she gains from talking to Iowans, and will be traveling to as many cities and towns as possible in the coming months."

Winfrey said by coming to Iowa City, Booker and Warren are trying to reach a more liberal and progressive electorate.

"They tend to be younger, under 30," she said. "Active students fall into that category. They focus on economic inequality as a starting issue for taxes and healthcare."

READ: Elizabeth Warren plans tour of eastern Iowa towns after 'big announcement' in her home state

Additional Democratic hopefuls include Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana; Kamala Harris, a U.S. senator from California; Julian Castro, a former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development and San Antonio mayor; Tulsi Gabbard, a U.S. representative from Hawaii; and Kirsten Gillibrand, a U.S. senator from New York.

President Donald Trump (R) filed to run for re-election on his inauguration day, Jan. 20, 2017. Multiple Republicans have discussed interest in a possible primary challenge but have yet to challenge the president.

The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for July 13-16, 2020, and the Republican National Convention will be held August 24-27, 2020.

Editor's note: This story was updated Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. to include a comment from Elizabeth Warren's campaign. In addition, the date of Elizabeth Warren's event is Sunday, Feb. 10, not Feb. 9.

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