XXXXX Johnson

Date, 2010

Dear Friend: Have you ever gone to the polls on Election Day, only to feel like you ust don!t kno" anything a#out any of your candidates$ % kno" % have& 'ell, this year (y hus#and Ja(es Johnson is running to represent you in the %o"a House District )*& +o #efore the upco(ing ,ove(#er elections, % "anted to (ake a point to "rite you a letter and tell you (ore a#out (y hus#and Ja(es so you can kno" hi( on a (ore personal level& % first (et Ja(es "hile "orking at the -i..a Hut in /ttu("a& % had seen hi( a fe" ti(es at local *0H functions, #ut it "asn!t until he and his friends decided to eat at -i..a Hut that "e officially (et for the first ti(e& Ja(es and % "ent on our first date right after that, #ut it took hi( over t"o (onths to call and ask (e out again& 'hen he finally called, % asked hi( "hy he took so long, and he said that there "as ust so(ething special a#out (e and it (ade hi( shy and nervous& %t!s a good thing he overca(e his shyness, #ecause "e!re no" in our 12nd year of (arriage2 3nd during those 12 years, "e!ve shared a lot of laughs and tears together, #ut Ja(es hasn!t changed one #it&

He!s still the sa(e gentle(an that "alked into -i..a Hut and into (y life over 10 years ago& Ja(es and % have three #eautiful children "ho are all adults no"& 3nd they sure turned out to #e "onderful children& 4here is no dou#t that Ja(es! unconditional love, co((it(ent to 5od and church, as "ell as his un"avering dedication to standing for "hat he #elieves in are all reasons our #eautiful fa(ily has re(ained so close& Ja(es has al"ays #een there for us& He is a (an of his "ord, and of un"avering integrity& He taught our children to take responsi#ility for their actions, and is "ithout a dou#t the spiritual leader of our household& 3nd if elected, you can #e sure that Ja(es "ill also #e a leader you can count on in Des 6oines& He!ll #e a leader you can count on to lo"er the ta7 #urden on hard"orking fa(ilies, and a leader that "ill stand proud for our traditional 6id"estern values& Ja(es "ill also "ork for a return to acade(ic e7cellence 00 #y putting local teachers and parents in charge of schools, and (aking sure every dollar spent on education actually goes into the classroo(s& %f that!s the kind of representation you "ant in Des 6oines, then please oin (e in voting for (y hus#and, Ja(es Johnson, on ,ove(#er 2& % guarantee that if you and others here in the )*th District choose Ja(es to represent us in Des 6oines, you "ill co(e to trust and appreciate hi( as (uch as (y children and % do& % hope Ja(es can count on your vote on ,ove(#er 22 +incerely,

,a(eless 'ife -&+& %f you #elieve in the traditional values that (ake %o"a such a great place to live, "ork and raise a fa(ily, then % ask you to vote for (y hus#and, Ja(es, on ,ove(#er 2& %f elected, Ja(es "ill "ork hard to lo"er our ta7es, and he "ill proudly stand up for our traditional values&