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Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky(Photo: Associated Press)

Likely presidential candidate Rand Paul will be in Iowa next week to campaign for Iowa candidates.

Paul, a Republican U.S. senator from Kentucky, will be in Wilton on Wednesday for the Kaufmann Family Barbecue, an event for state Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton.

"This will be the fourth presidential contender to appear at the Kaufmann Family BBQ," said Jeff Kaufmann, the chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa and a former state representative.

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst will attend the barbecue, too, Kaufmann said in a news release this morning. The fundraiser will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Wilton Community Center, 1215 Cypress St. in Wilton. The event is open to the press and paid guests. Admission is $25.

Paul will also campaign for 1st District U.S. House candidate Rod Blum at the University of Northern Iowa at noon on Wednesday, and at a 2:30 p.m. tour and small business roundtable at MobileDemand in Hiawatha.

Blum is seeking to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, whose seat in the left-leaning district is open because he's running for U.S. Senate.

Five other potential presidential candidates have lined up behind Blum: Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is booked to be in Dubuque on Oct. 29; former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum stumped for Blum Oct. 15; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did a public rally for Blum in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3; Texas Gov. Rick Perry did four campaign stops with Blum on Sept. 2; and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson headlined a breakfast for Blum on Aug. 25.

Paul is one of the most frequent top-name GOP visitors to Iowa, home of the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. He has been trying to reach out to minorities, young voters and others outside the typical GOP base.

He's featured on the cover of the latest issue of Time magazine in an article headlined "The Most Interesting Man in Politics: The Reinventions of Rand Paul," Politico reported this morning.

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Rand Paul back in Iowa next week