In late October 2003 the campaign announced the support of over 140 members of the small business community. Members of Iowa's small business community supporting Governor Dean include:
Paul and Becky Kelley, owner of Sylvanus Farms, Afton
Helmut and Ilse Mueller, farm owners, Osceola
Jack and Rosemary Cooley, farm owners, Osceola
Larry Muckle, construction contractor, Sioux City
James Morgan, farmer, Correctionville
Larry Theobald, owner of a bike tour company, Sioux City
Heather Reid, owner of a bike tour company, Sioux City
Ken Todd, chiropractor, Sergeant Bluff
Conrad Douglas, attorney, Sioux City
LeAndra Corbett, small business owner, Sioux City
Tony Stoik, attorney, Sioux City
Delbert Heisterkamp, Heisterkamp Ltd., Onawa
David Zahrt, bed and breakfast operator, Turin
Marsha Pilger, cake business, Council Bluffs
Teresa Young, day care provider, Council Bluffs
Jospeh Moyer, Vintage Car Restoration, Shenandoah
Claude Sanders, farmer, Sidney
Scott Frazier, restaurant owner, Clarinda
Bruce Biederman, agricultural business owner, Grafton
Kevin Kennedy, private practice attorney, New Hampton
Mike Kennedy, private practice attorney, New Hampton
Pat McDermott, antique dealer, New Hampton
James Moriarty, private practice attorney, Cresco
Christopher O’Donohoe, private practice attorney, New Hampton
Steve Matter, Decorah Hatchery owner, Decorah
Peg Matter, Decorah Hatchery owner, Decorah
Robert Norton, Craft's at Bluffton Farm owner, Decorah
Marianne Norton, Craft's at Bluffton Farm owner, Decorah
Tim Cantine, farm owner, Decorah
Carter Stevens, attorney, Denver
James Peters, attorney, Independence
Gayle Tellin, farm owner, Westgate
Rod Drenkow, Drenkow R D & Co Inc owner, Waverly
Brian McDonald, HVAC Contractor, Fairfield
Bob Hoerlein, general contractor, Fairfield
Bert Chojnowski, Internet Telephony Co. executive, Fairfield
Ernie Robson, Criminal Detection executive, Fairfield
David Thebodo, railroad equipment dealer, Fairfield
Richard Gilmore, bed & breakfast owner, Washington
Mary Krier, independent insurance agent, Ollie
Mike Carberry, antique dealer, Iowa City
Prasong Nurack, restaurant owner, Iowa City
Mayuree Nurack, restaurant owner, Iowa City
Phillip Mears, attorney, Iowa City
Julia Mears, attorney, Iowa City
Bill Kapp, asparagus farm owner, Solon
Ellen Kapp, asparagus farm owner, Solon
Larry Yerkes, book conservator, Iowa City
Bill Sueppel, attorney, Iowa City
Kurt Friese, restaurant owner, Iowa City
Lee Den Hartog, optometrist, Centerville
Victoria Siegel, attorney, Ottumwa
Ronald Reschly, medical practice, Mt. Pleasant
Kim Hunsaker, accounting firm partner, Burlington
Chris Ball, internet services developer, Bloomfield
Daniel Ouverson, restaurant owner, Iowa City
Carl Sefl, marketing company owner, Hiawatha
Dick Stater, woodworking shop owner, Lisbon
Marcia Rogers, design business owner, Cedar Rapids
Emily Hartle, gourmet food producer, Cedar Rapids
Barb Hartle, gourmet food producer, Cedar Rapids
George Foster, graphic design business owner, Fairfield
Ginny Garrett, massage therapist, Sigourney
Patti Hamilton, real estate broker, Fairfield
John Kuster, long-term care residence owner, Fairfield
Jon Kammerer, guitar shop owner, Keokuk
Linda Thieman, web designer, Storm Lake
Randy Johnson, farmer, Early
Mary Sathoff, C & E’s Antiques, Iowa Falls
Curt Evans, farmer, Joice
Su Evans, farmer, Joice
Terry Guinan, Attorney at Law, Fort Dodge
Lawerence Ternes, Ternes Garage, Ledyard
Mary Ternes, Ternes Garage, Ledyard
Robert Kirsch, farmer, Bode
Peter Holloway, farmer, Kanawha
Adeila Bilyeu, farmer, Woden
Merle Bilyeu, farmer, Woden
Marlin Olson, farmer, Leland
Ruth Olson, farmer, Leland
Don McGregor, farmer, Swea City
Carol Rueber, Artworks IA, Kanawha
Joan Tunnicliff, farmer, Emmetsberg
Jackie Olson, Olsen Photography, Spirit Lake
Ken Olson, Olsen Photography, Spirit Lake
Janet Brown, The Brown Medical Company, Spirit Lake
Ivan Brown, The Brown Medical Company, Spirit Lake
Hans Appel, farmer, Curlew
Michael Simonson, Simonson & Associates, Des Moines
Dr. Pat Heffron, chiropractor, Corydon
Steve Vanderpool, small business development consultant, Dallas Center
Gwenna Appel, farmer, Dallas Center
Angie Graves, Can Redemption Center, Knoxville
John & Joan Amos, Can Redemption Center, Chariton
Franklin Delano Rinehart, earthmoving contractor, Albia
Dale Robinson, farmer, Albia
Matt Johnson, Cup O Kryptonite, Des Moines
Scott Hoffman, Brown Bag Deli, West Des Moines
Marilyn Hanson, Hanson’s Home Office, Urbandale
Tony Lemmo, Café Di Scalla, Des Moines
John Heitzman, The Book Store, Des Moines
David Llewellyn, dentist, West Des Moines
Milton Albertson, farmer, Seymour
Elsie Ulland, May Kay Consultant, Newton
Glen Jesse, real estate investor, Mitchellville
Carl Wall, Wall Caning & Weaving, Guttenberg
John Stone, tree farmer, Hopkinton
Joan Follon, real estate investment, Volga
Art Moellering, electrician, Garnavillo
Mary Jane White, attorney, Waukon
Barbara Leitgen, Kann Import Shop, Garnavillo
Ed Broders, farmer, Stockton
Sally Peck, attorney, Stockton
Karene Nagel, four family farms, Davenport
Randy Bultema, real estate management firm, Davenport
Jenna Hobbins, Chiropractic Office, Davenport.
Clyde Mayfield, health food store, Davenport.
John Bowman, attorney, Bettendorf.
Bob Boyd, photography studio/graphic arts design business, Bettendorf.
Janice Boyd, photography studio/graphic arts design business, Bettendorf.
Steve Rosetti, restaurant owner, Bettendorf
Nancy Rosetti, restaurant owner, Bettendorf
Larry d’Autremont, Allstate agent, Davenport
Matt and Marilyn Osterhaus, pharmacy owners, Maquoketa
Steve Flynn, construction contractor, Maquoketa
Doug Yegge, realty, Dewitt
Kim Abbott, mail order business, Clinton
Jack Wolfe, lawyer, Clinton
Ann McDonough, Plane Art Designs Inc., Dubuque
Joe Schmitz, farmer, Carroll
Sharon Guthrie, restaurant owner, Exira
Bill Nelson, restaurant owner, Exira
Kevin Middleswart, well drilling, Indianola
Fahim Akber Rahmani, List Associates & American Computer, Ames
Bill Malone, Café Diem, Ames
Lou Scallon, Ophthalmology Private Practice, Ames
John and Susan Cramer, farmers, Guthrie Center
Kim Smith, home daycare service, Marshalltown
Dennis Ladd, attorney, Jefferson,
Terry Selim, antique organ repair, Boone
Pam Dennis, artist, Boone
Ryk Weiss, artist/musician, Boone
Emily Miller, restaurant owner, Greenfield
Don Wieland, Wood Shop and
Alternative Building Products, Templeton
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Dean's Small Business Plan Unveiled
Iowans for Dean today announced over 140 members of the small business community in Iowa have endorsed Governor Howard Dean’s presidential campaign. Small business leaders will unveil the Governor’s small business plan in
“The small business owners here in Iowa understand that their businesses are powerful engines of economic growth,” Dean said. “Small businesses create seven out of every 10 new jobs and they keep those jobs from going offshore. My small business plan will help them succeed and restart the national economy.”
Dean’s small business plan will stimulate growth and generate 100,000 new jobs by focusing on the creation of a Small Business Capital Corporation (SBCC) that will invest $1 billion in loans and create new small business jobs in the first three years. Governor Dean’s plan also includes reducing the health care burden on small businesses, simplifying the paperwork requirements, redirecting federal support from large corporations to small businesses, connecting small businesses to existing sources of capital by identifying and educating potential borrowers, and enforcing anti-trust laws to level the playing field for small businesses.
“This week small business owners and community members will be meeting around the state to talk about the ways we can stimulate growth and create jobs in their local economy,” Dean said.
Small business leaders and community members are meeting around the state to discuss Governor Dean’s small business plan and his record on small business issues. Today, former Iowa Secretary of State Elaine Baxter and State Senator Daryl Beall will be hosting events in Burlington at Laura’s Restaurant and Fort Dodge at Marvin’s Gardens, respectively. On Thursday, October 30, former Iowa Democratic Leader Dick Myers and City Councilwoman Ann Lesnet will be holding a discussion with local Muscatine small business owners at Muscatine Books. In addition, Dallas Center Mayor Bill Stammerman will be hosting Dallas County small business owners at the Smoke House Restaurant.
As Governor of Vermont, Dean
worked to implement measures that would enable small businesses to succeed.
During his 11-year tenure, Governor Dean built a strong record on a variety
of issues affecting small businesses. As Governor, Dean cut the unemployment
in half while raising the minimum wage twice.