Mark Brandenburg

Date, 2010

Dear Friend: Im sure youll agree with me that dependency, idleness and me-first mindsets arent exactly ualities Iowans li!e you and I hold dear" #ut sometimes it seems thats 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 -- its *ust too close for comfort" )y name is )ar! #randen+urg, and Im running for ,tate $ouse right here in District 100" -s youll see, theres a sur(ey I(e included with this letter" 'ont 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" Im running for ,tate $ouse +ecause I want only the +est for Iowas future" %hats why, if elected, I will/ 000 'or! to restore fiscal responsi+ility" 1ut of all the responsi+ilities of a state legislator, few are more important than ma!ing sure our tax dollars are spent

wisely2 000 3romote economic de(elopment" %he truth is, Iowa can attract new *o+s +y cutting taxes and red tape and +y preser(ing our states cherished 4ight to 'or! 5aw2 Defend Iowa (alues, li!e the ,econd -mendment and the sanctity of life2 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"

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%he fact is, the decisions made in Des )oines affect all of us" %hats why its (ital that we Iowans, who want to preser(e our way of life for the next generation, stand up to the taxand-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 %1D-8" -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 they always !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! thats pro+a+ly why whats +een going on in Des )oines o(er the past couple of years +others me so much" %here ha(ent +een any priorities set" any spending restraint" %here hasnt +een

-nd there hasnt +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 #I55I1; 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 )I55I1; 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, thats a scenario I dont want to see unfold" I thin! its time our state legislators start treating us with a little more respect" $ow high do taxes need to +e. $ow much money is enough.

1f course, the tax-and-spenders answer is always *ust a little more" %hats why I +elie(e we need to turn things around -- and fast" 8ou see, Im running for office +ecause I thin! its time legislators made due with less" If you agree that its time that we scale +ac! the +ig go(ernment ideas coming out of Des )oines, then I hope youll ta!e a moment and fill out the enclosed sur(ey" -s Im sure you !now, running for office isnt cheap" ,o I hope, in addition to your sur(ey, youll 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 thats what it will ta!e for you and me to get our prolimited 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"," 'ont 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 thats at sta!e this year, its important that good fol!s li!e you and me fight +ac! against the tax-andspenders" If you agree, I hope youll 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"