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Mark Brandenburg

Date, 2010

Dear Friend:

I’m sure you’ll agree with me that dependency, idleness and

“me-first” mindsets aren’t exactly ualities Iowans li!e you and

I hold dear"

#ut sometimes it seems that’s all we get from the $ollywood

types on %& and the politicians in 'ashington"

%hat can sure ma!e things hard to raise children the right

way" #ut with hard wor! and strong (alues, Iowans seem to

always o(ercome it"

#ut when our politicians in Des )oines lose trac! of our

Iowan (alues -- or flat-out start wor!ing against them -- it’s

*ust too close for comfort"

)y name is )ar! #randen+urg, and I’m running for tate

$ouse right here in District 100"

s you’ll see, there’s a sur(ey I’(e included with this

letter" 'on’t you please fill it out and rush it +ac! to me

today.

I !now you care *ust as much as I do a+out the future of

our state, so I want to !now what you +elie(e are the critical

issues facing Iowa"

I’m running for tate $ouse +ecause I want only the +estfor Iowa’s future" %hat’s why, if elected, I will/

'or! to restore fiscal responsi+ility" ut of all the

responsi+ilities of a state legislator, few are more

important than ma!ing sure our tax dollars are spent



wisely

3romote economic de(elopment" %he truth is, Iowa can

attract new *o+s +y cutting taxes and red tape and +y

preser(ing our state’s cherished 4ight to 'or! 5aw

Defend Iowa (alues, li!e the econd mendment and the

sanctity of life

3ut teachers and parents +ac! in charge of education"

6ontrol o(er local schools must +e put +ac! into the

hands of parents and teachers"

%he fact is, the decisions made in Des )oines affect all of

us"

%hat’s why it’s (ital that we Iowans, who want to preser(e

our way of life for the next generation, stand up to the tax-

and-spenders and tell them “enough is enough7”

If you agree with me, please fill out the enclosed sur(ey

and rush it +ac! to my campaign %D8"

s a child, my parents wor!ed hard to instill in me the

traditional merican (alues of hard wor!, personal

responsi+ility, faith in 9od and respect for friends and

neigh+ors"

:ust +y watching my fol!s lead +y example, I saw how theyalways !ept their priorities in order, how they set a +udget,

stuc! to it and li(ed within their means"

%hose lessons ha(e +een in(alua+le to me in my life as I’(e

wor!ed hard to stay acti(e in our community"

I thin! that’s pro+a+ly why what’s +een going on in Des

)oines o(er the past couple of years +others me so much"

%here ha(en’t +een any priorities set" %here hasn’t +een

any spending restraint"

nd there hasn’t +een any thought to what all the new

spending will mean to hardwor!ing Iowans down the line"

%han!s to the “spend now, pay later” politics we’(e

witnessed o(er the past few years in Des )oines, last year we



were faced with nearly a #I55I; dollar deficit"

o, what did the 9eneral ssem+ly do.

Instead of cutting wasteful spending from the +udget, the

9eneral ssem+ly used so-called “stimulus” money from the

federal go(ernment to +alance the +udget"

#ut what happens when that money is no longer a(aila+le.

%he 9eneral ssem+ly will find itself with two options"

Decrease spending to +alance the +udget -- or stic! you and

me with a massi(e tax hi!e7

nd, since they’(e already raised the sales tax +y <=00

)I55I; and pushed for a <2=0 million property tax increase, you

and I can get a good idea of what the “plan” is"

>uite fran!ly, that’s a scenario I don’t want to see unfold"

I thin! it’s time our state legislators start treating us

with a little more respect"

$ow high do taxes need to +e. $ow much money is enough.

f course, the tax-and-spenders’ answer is always “*ust a

little more"”

%hat’s why I +elie(e we need to turn things around -- and

fast"

8ou see, I’m running for office +ecause I thin! it’s time

legislators made due with less"

If you agree that it’s time that we scale +ac! the +ig

go(ernment ideas coming out of Des )oines, then I hope you’ll

ta!e a moment and fill out the enclosed sur(ey"

s I’m sure you !now, running for office isn’t cheap"

o I hope, in addition to your sur(ey, you’ll rush me your

most generous contri+ution to help me pay for the cost of this

campaign"

Direct mail, +umper stic!ers, radio ads and all the rest of

it can +e expensi(e at times"



#ut that’s what it will ta!e for you and me to get our pro-

limited go(ernment, pro-traditional (alues message to the (oters"

o if you can, please ma!e a generous contri+ution of <=00

<2=0, <100 or e(en <?="

Iowa has always +een a wonderful place to li(e, wor! and

raise a family"

$elp me !eep it that way with your support in the ;o(em+er

2 9eneral @lection"

%ogether, we can preser(e the traditions that ha(e made

Iowa great"

incerely,

)ar! #randen+urg

4epu+lican 6andidate

$ouse District 100

3"" 'on’t you please ta!e a moment and fill out the enclosed

sur(ey and tell me what issues are most important to you.

'ith all that’s at sta!e this year, it’s important that

good fol!s li!e you and me fight +ac! against the tax-and-spenders"

If you agree, I hope you’ll consider ma!ing a generous

contri+ution of <=00, <2=0, <100, <?= -- or whate(er you

can afford -- to help me ta!e on the tax-and-spenders in

Des )oines"

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