2020 presidential race arrives in New Hampton

A little-known Maryland congressman became the first presidential candidate to visit New Hampton as the 2020 presidential campaign kicked off, if you will, on Friday night.John Delaney, though, said there’s a reason he began his campaign for the White House a year ago.“This is obviously an important state and one of the best things about the Iowa caucuses is that it gives a chance for candidates like me to meet face-to-face with people like you,” he said to the dozen or so people gathered in the “back room” of the New Hampton Diner. “It allows us to have a conversation.”— For more on this story, see the July 3 New Hampton Tribune.