During a recent visit to Knoxville, Republican State Treasurer candidate Sam Clovis said he’s on his third trip around visiting all 99 Iowa counties.

Clovis believes it’s been helpful to get to know the people of this state. He says the experience has been uplifting and that it doesn’t matter whether people agree with him or not, as long as he gets to hear everyone’s concerns.

Clovis also believes it’s important to make the rounds since name recognition can be such a key factor in statewide political races.