Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses in 2008. Huckabee to Iowa FFC event

Continuing to stoke 2016 speculation, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is heading to Iowa in April to keynote an event for the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition.

Huckabee will be speaking at the conservative group’s Spring Kickoff in April, according to a news release sent Tuesday.


The group, which often attracts prominent Republicans to its annual conference, says it is also expecting Senate candidates as well as candidates running for Iowa’s House seats. The group’s president said Huckabee’s remarks “are sure to be a call to action going into the 2014 election.”

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“Gov. Huckabee will bring a message of optimism while stressing the urgency to elect constitutional conservatives here in Iowa this fall. We look forward to his perspectives on abusive IRS practices and new regulations that threaten free speech as outlined in our first amendment,” Steve Scheffler said.

Huckabee, who has had a growing presence in 2016 polling among GOP candidates, won the 2008 Iowa caucuses.

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