Trey Gowdy has campaigned with Marco Rubio before. | Getty Gowdy to campaign with Rubio

Rep. Trey Gowdy will campaign alongside Sen. Marco Rubio next week in Iowa.

The three-day swing through eastern and central Iowa includes stops in Burlington, Clinton and Waterloo. Gowdy will appear alongside Rubio at the events on Tuesday and Wednesday.


In a campaign release, Gowdy said, “Marco is a rock solid conservative and a strong leader we can trust. I look forward to campaigning with him, and introducing my good friend to voters across the state.”

Gowdy, a respected GOP voice who led the House Benghazi hearings, hails from South Carolina, an early primary state that has its nominating contest after Iowa and New Hampshire. Rubio's poll numbers show him in third place in South Carolina with roughly 13 percent, behind Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, according to a Real Clear Politics polling aggregate.

Gowdy has campaigned for the Florida Republican before — the two appeared together at a rally in South Carolina last week. Rubio’s campaign manager, Terry Sullivan, worked as a consultant on Gowdy’s 2010 House race.

