BETTY BURGMEIER

Date, 2010

Dear Friend: Im sure by now youve seen the yard signs, read a few flyers or maybe even heard a couple radio ads about the upcoming ovember elections! "ut if youre li#e most hard$wor#ing Iowans with a busy schedule, Im sure its been hard to hear more than a sound byte or two or a simple slogan from the candidate! %ost of us &ust dont have the time to get to go out and meet our candidates face$to$face! 'hats why I decided to write you this letter! %y name is "etty "urgmeier, and Im writing you today to tell you a little bit about my husband, (tephen "urgmeier, who is running to be your ne)t (tate *epresentative in District +0! (tephen and I have been married now for ,, years, and I must say, its been the happiest time of my life! I first met (tephen at my &unior prom! Immediately, he caught my attention, and I &ust #new there was something special about him! "ut it wasnt until the ne)t summer that we started dating! eedless to say, it didnt ta#e long for him to steal my heart, and &ust two years later, we were married! 'ogether, (tephen and I have five beautiful children $$ three boys and two girls!

Im also proud to say that weve been blessed with three precious grandbabies.ven before we were married, I #new (tephen would be a great father, and I can tell you I couldnt have as#ed for a better husband! /e has always wor#ed hard to instill in our children $$ and now our grandchildren $$ the values of hard wor#, personal responsibility and love for 0od and country! 'o this day, I still remember (tephen wa#ing the #ids up early to do their chores on the farm! /e would spend hours teaching them how to use the farm e1uipment, feed the animals or tend to whatever it was that needed fi)ing at the moment! 2f course, sometimes &ust getting the #ids ready to do their chores too# longer than the actual chores themselves, but (tephen was determined to build great character in them from a young age! 3ou see, (tephen isnt the wealthiest man, but he has always been the hardest wor#ing, and thats really whats made him into the man he is today! I remember when we were &ust starting our new life together, (tephen decided to move us to Iowa so he could ta#e a &ob at a hog confinement as a laborer! 4nd, with a lot of hard wor#, it wasnt long before (tephen was managing that confinement! 'oday, (tephen is part owner of that same hog confinement, which is now called /ooter 5ane Farms! I #now that, if elected as our (tate *epresentative, (tephen will carry out that same level of hard wor# and responsibility! .ven now, no matter how hectic things get at wor#, he still ma#es serving others a priority $$ and somehow convinces the whole family to get involved! 3ou see, (tephen wants to ma#e sure every Iowan is given the same opportunities our children and grandchildren have been given!

4nd thats one of the main reasons why improving our educational system here in Iowa is so important to (tephen! /e wants to see local parents and teachers who #now whats best for their #ids in charge of education! I #now that (tephen will be a (tate *epresentative every Iowan can be proud of! 'hats why today Im writing to as# for your help! 6ont you &oin our family in voting for (tephen on ovember 27 I can tell you, if you vote for (tephen, you wont be sorry you did! 'han# you for your time! (incerely,

"etty "urgmeier 8!(! %y husband, (tephen, is running for (tate *epresentative right here in District +0 where you and I live! If you want a *epresentative in Des %oines who you #now you can always depend on, and who will listen to the concerns of the fol#s that elected him, then I as# you to vote for my husband, (tephen, on ovember 2! (tephen will fight for our shared values in Des %oines-