Outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Iowa Taxpayers’ Day in Des Moines on April 17.
The Hawkeye State is home to the crucial Iowa Presidential caucuses and many will see this is as another sign Pawlenty is preparing for a 2012 presidential run.
Pawlenty is a fixture on the conservative speaking circuit and also has been making the key hires needed to make a serious presidential run.