Former Senator Rick Santorum Stops In Pella on May 2, 2011

Former Senator Rick Santorum visits with reporters before his speech in Pella Iowa May 2nd, 2011 (photo K.Allsup)

Possible Presidential candidate Rick Santorum made one of his three stops, for The Family Leader, in Pella on May 2nd, 2011. The first stop was in Iowa City in the morning, with his last stop coming at Dort College later in the afternoon.

Santorum is a former US Senator from Pennsylvania. He was first elected to the office of Senator in 1990, and was 32 years of age at the time. He was defeated seeking his 3rd term in office during the 2006 elections.

The Family Leader is an Iowa based organization that describes themselves as,”The Family Leader is a Christ-centered organization that will lead with humility and service to strengthen and protect the family.” The Family Leader has been recruiting potential candidates to come and speak on matters of interest to the organization.

The order of these guest speakers was: first, Tim Pawlenty in February; second, Ron Paul in March; third, Michele Bachmann who appeared on April 11th, 2011, and the most recent visitor was Rick Santorum. The potential candidates made their appearances and spoke at Vermeer Auditorium, located at the Pella Christian High School.

The next upcoming guest will be Herman Cain on June 5th, 2011 at Vermeer Auditorium.

Below is the video of Rick Santorums speech at Vermeer Auditorium in Pella from Monday, May 2nd, 2011.