Ron Paul's Iowa campaign team Loaded with Talent

All of them are young and rising stars.

Steve Bierfeldt, executive director - graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sacred Heart University with a degree in political science. After graduating he served as National Field Director for a Virginia-based non-profit, training conservatives to be successful in government, media and elections. In 2010, Bierfeldt was a director for Rand Paul’s successful U.S. Senate campaign in Kentucky.

Most recently Mr. Bierfeldt served as vice president of development for Campaign for Liberty, a grassroots organization focused on free market economics and the Constitution. For the past two years Bierfeldt has directed Campaign for Liberty’s fund-raising operations and overall strategy at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, one of the largest gatherings of conservative activists in the country. Ron Paul has won the CPAC Presidential Straw Poll two years in a row since Bierfeldt has been directly in charge of the event.

Ryan Flowers, regional director - holds a degree in political science from Bradley University and competed on their national champion speech team. He worked for both the Ron Paul Presidential campaign in 2008 and the Rand Paul Senate campaign in 2010. Last year Flowers worked as field staff for the Right to Work Committee in Iowa helping Republicans achieve their largest electoral victories in years. Most recently Flowers served as director of legislation for the National Right to Work Committee.

Ani DeGroot, regional director - a native of Iowa City and is currently enrolled at the University of Iowa majoring in economics and political science. DeGroot is a member of the College Republicans at the University of Iowa and has served as the Iowa State Chair for Young Americans for Liberty, the continuation of “Students for Ron Paul.” The group is committed to recruit, educate, train and mobilize students on the ideals of liberty and the Constitution. Last year DeGroot spent her spring break working on the Rand Paul. DeGroot has served as a Republican delegate and Central Committee member for the Johnson County Republican Party since 2008.

Rachel Kania, regional director - graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in political science and formerly served as outreach director for Young Americans for Liberty. She led the groups efforts to collaborate with Young Republican and College Republican groups and was instrumental in bringing hundreds of students to attend CPAC and support Ron Paul. Kania recently completed a fellowship with the Bill of Rights Institute, furthering their grassroots mobilization throughout the country. The Institute promotes education on the Constitution in K-12 classrooms nationwide.

Rocco Moffa, regional director – During Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign, Mr. Moffa organized one of the largest grassroots organizations in Philadelphia and helped to bring a record 5,000 supporters to Independence Hall. In 2010 he worked for a number of candidates in the mid-term elections, including Rand Paul and many Iowa Republicans. Most recently he worked throughout the state helping conservative candidates win election as part of the Right to Work Committee in Iowa.