orum ▁would ▁also ▁announ ce ▁his ▁own ▁expl or atory ▁committee ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁visit ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Congress man ▁Ron ▁Paul ▁announced ▁his ▁expl or atory ▁committee ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines , ▁Iowa . ▁He ▁had ▁visited ▁the ▁state ▁several ▁times ▁before , ▁including ▁meeting ▁with ▁Governor ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Terry ▁Bran stad ▁a ▁month ▁earlier . ▁Form er ▁Governor ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney , ▁who ▁announced ▁his ▁expl or atory ▁committee ▁by ▁posting ▁a ▁video ▁on ▁YouTube ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁Iowa ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁visit ing ▁An ken y , ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁and ▁C ed ar ▁Rap ids . ▁ ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁Congress w oman ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁Iowa ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁she ▁officially ▁announced ▁her ▁campaign ▁in ▁Water lo o , ▁Iowa . ▁Form er ▁Governor ▁Jon ▁Hun ts man , ▁who ▁announced ▁his ▁campaign ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁then - ann ounced ▁candidate ▁to ▁visit ▁Iowa , ▁making ▁his