Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, will be visiting the area next week as part of a swing through southeast Iowa.

Cruz will make his first stop on Wednesday in Kalona. He will be holding a meet and greet at the Dutch Country Inn at 110 East Avenue beginning at 8:30 a.m. Following the Kalona stop, Cruz will head to Sigourney, where he will be at Sinclair Tractor at 1407 200th Avenue beginning at 11 a.m.

Currently, according to Real Clear Politics, Cruz is polling at 6.2% nationally, 8.3% in Iowa.