IOWA JOB CREATORS SUPPORT MITT ROMNEYDes Moines, IA – Today, Romney for President announced support from business leaders across the Hawkeye State. They understand what it takes to grow this economy and create jobs, and they know Mitt Romney has the experience needed to get the country back on track.
Josh Scheckel, the owner of J.J. Scheckel Corporation, said, “I’m supporting Mitt Romney because he knows how to solve big problems. I know firsthand how challenging it is to build a successful business. Mitt Romney has built businesses and created jobs across our country. He has turned around tough situations, including a scandal-plagued Olympics in Salt Lake City, and he worked with an 87 percent Democratic legislature to balance the budget every year he served as Governor of Massachusetts. Mitt Romney will put the American people first and get this country moving again.”
“These past four years have been tough on small business owners across the country, and President Obama has no new ideas for a second term. We simply can’t afford another four years like the last four years,” said Dave Nelson co-owner of Brokaw Supply Company and Nelson Family Farms in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “President Obama inherited a bad economy, but he has made things worse by raising taxes on small business owners and promising another tax hike if he is reelected to pay for his record spending. We have a real choice in this election between two very different visions for our country. Mitt Romney will create real change by working with Republicans, Democrats, and Independents to once again make America the best place in the world to start and grow a business.”
Iowa Business Leaders Supporting Mitt Romney
David Oman, Des Moines
Harrold Annett, Des Moines
Steve Armstrong, Cedar Rapids, Armstrong Transportation
Connie Armstrong, Cedar Rapids, Armstrong Transportation
Mark Barr, Bettendorf, Imprint WS
Kerry Beyer, Davenport, Beyer and Rock Investments
Lee Booton, Ankeny, Big Boy's BBQ Company
Mike Brown, Urbandale, CrossFit Des Moines
Douglas Bruce, West Des Moines, Osmundson MFG Co.
Patricia Bush, Bettendorf
Aimee Carlson, Bouton, Ord Enterprises
Keith Caviness, Ottmuwa, Colormaster & The Photoshop
Trudy Caviness, Ottumwa, Colormaster & The Photoshop
Steve Chapman, West Des Moines
Tom Coates, Norwalk
Mark Cook, West Des Moines, Cook Plumbing Corp.
Lowell W. Cornwell, Ft. Dodge
James Cownie, Des Moines, JSC Properties
Beth Cross, Des Moines
Dave Cushman, Dorango, Park Farm Winery
Peter De Yager, Hull, The Foreign Candy Company, Inc.
Scott Doll, Council Bluffs, Doll Distributing
Earl Draayer, Le Mars, Lite Plains
Sherry Failor, Bondurant, Home Productions, LLC
Charlie Giese, Dubuque, Giese Companies
Matt Giese, Dubuque, Giese Companies
Sarah Grant, Des Moines
David Greenspon, West Des Moines, Competitive Edge
Gayle Grissel, Solon
Barbara Hames, Cedar Rapids
Curt Hames, Cedar Rapids
Bruce Heerema, Pella, Heritage Lace
Ken Hopper, Davenport
Dean Hunziker, Ames, Hunziker & Associates, Realtors
Bob Jacobsen, Sioux City
Sam Jennison, Burlington, The Drake Restaurant
Mike Kemery, Clearfield, Longfellow Drilling
Barbara Kniff, Pella, KLK Construction
Clyde Knupp, Fort Dodge
Jim Kurtenbach, Nevada, Prairie Oak Capital, LLC
D. Stacy Lewis, Muscatine
Barbara Lukavsky, Des Moines
Darin Massner, West Bend
Isaiah McGee, Waukee
Dan Merry, Granger, Open Technologies Inc.
Jeff Messerschmitt, Ottumwa, Messerschmitt Ice Service
Larry Miller, Muscatine, Quality Cobbler
Nancy Miller, Muscatine, Quality Cobbler
Jan Miller Straub, Des Moines, The Straub Corporation
Tom Moreland, Urbandale
George Moriarty, Spencer
Mariann Moss, West Des Moines, Colt Country Homes Inc.
Ross Murty, Davenport, The Village Corner Deli
Dave Nelson, Ft. Dodge, Brokaw Supply Company
Diane Nelson, Bettendorf, Room Wizards
Lenore Nesler, Dubuque
Adam Obrecht, Urbandale
Susan Ohnysty, West Des Moines, Embrace Your Space
Charles Parks, Cedar Rapids, Construction Publications, Inc.
Kathy Pearson, Cedar Rapids, Kass Employment Services
Scott Peck, Burlington, Peck Properties LLC
Cale Perry, West Des Moines, CPI Communications, Inc.
Mike Pierson, Burlington
Sandra Pomerantz, West Des Moines
Mike Portzen, Peosta, Portzen Construction, Inc.
Larry Raymon, Albion, Raymon-Donco Industries
Gary Reeder, Manchester, Delaware County Abstract Co.
Katie Roth, West Des Moines, Portico Staffing
Gary Ruble, Indianola, Cemen Tech
Greg Saul, Cedar Falls, Professional Insurance Planners and Consultants of Iowa, Inc.
LeaAnn Saul, Cedar Falls, Professional Insurance Planners and Consultants of Iowa, Inc.
Josh Scheckel, Bellevue, J.J. Scheckel Heavy Equipment Corporation
Gregory P. Schermer, Bettendorf
Sharon Schiltz, Algona, Kofab
Bryan Sebastian, Spencer
Tim Shannon, Hinton, Tom Foolery’s Pub and Grill
Jerry Sherwood, West Burlington, Sherwood Company
Becky Sherwood, West Burlington, Sherwood Company
Jim Shipley, Clive, Alliance Realty Co.
John Smith, Cedar Rapids
Ken Sobocinski, Urbandale, The Home Plate Diner
Scott Spear, Burlington
Curt Stewart, Anamosa, Stewart Insurance, Inc.
Matt Strawn, Ankeny
Charles Sukup, Dougherty, Sukup Manufacturing Co.
Eugene Sukup, Hampton, Sukup Manufacturing Co.
Steven Sukup, Dougherty, Sukup Manufacturing Co.
Dan Sullivan, Cedar Rapids
Don Swanson, Davenport, Swanson Construction Co.
Tray Thomas, Van Meter, The Context Network, LLC
Jon Troen, West Des Moines, Colorfx and Rock Communications
Bob Van Diest, Webster City, Van Diest Supply Co.
Joe Van Ginkel, Cumming, Van Ginkel’s
Teresa Van Vleet-Danos , Des Moines, Rowat Cut Stone and Marble Co.
Kevin Ward, Clive
Mark Weems, Cedar Rapids, Legacy Manufacturing Company
Jim Weems, Cedar Rapids, Legacy Manufacturing Company
Mike Whalen, Bettendorf, Heart of America Group
Joe Whitty, Davenport, Happy Joe’s
Paul Woodard, Urbandale, Acousticon Woodard Co.
Sumner Worth, West Des Moines, Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Company
Rick Young, Waterloo, Young Development Co., LC
Thomas Yule, Clive, Alliance Realty Co.
**Company/business names are provided for identification purposes only