By Krusty Konservative
The Iowa Republican
It has been twelve years since a Republican occupied the Secretary of State’s office. Chet Culver used the office as a platform to run for governor after two terms in office. According to the Feds, he also used it to throw elaborate parties and misspend taxpayer dollars, but who gets worked up over things like that?
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Council Bluffs, Iowa – Councilman Matt Schultz announced today that Paul Pate, former Secretary of State, has endorsed his campaign and accepted the position of State Chair.
Paul Pate, a successful small businessman from Cedar Rapids who is a former State Senator, Iowa Secretary of State, Mayor of Cedar Rapids and President of the Iowa League of Cities, pointed to elected experience in city government, knowledge of the issues and a youthful fire in the belly as reasons for his support of Matt Schultz.
“As the former chief commissioner of elections, I know too well the importance of having a watchdog over our election process to guarantee that they are both clean and fair. Matt Schultz has demonstrated to me that he is indeed the man to do just that,” said Pate.
“I am deeply honored to have the support of Paul Pate. His service as Secretary of State brings the experience to our campaign to not only win in June, but to defeat Michael Mauro and the Democratic machine in November. Paul Pate set the standard for the way elections should be overseen in Iowa, a sharp contrast to the Culver and Mauro administrations. When I’m elected Secretary of State I want to build on Paul Pate’s accomplishments and work to stop voter fraud,” said Schultz.
Paul Pate will be chairing the Schultz campaign which already includes a strong legislative team of elected officials across the state.
Matt Schultz is serving his second term as a city councilman in Council Bluffs. Matt graduated from the University of Iowa with honors and a degree in political science and obtained his law degree at Creighton University. Matt is involved in his community and is an eagle scout. Matt is married to his wife Zola, and they have three children.
Council Bluffs, Iowa – Councilman Matt Schultz has put together a full court press in the last week of the campaign. Schultz has already launched an exciting Web AD that attacks Chicago style politics and stands up for fair and honest elections. Starting today Schultz is launching TV and radio spots across the State to get out his message of accountability in elections.
“I am very excited about all that our campaign has been able to do over the last nine months. With Radio and TV we are hoping to reach as many voters as we can to get out our message. We are running TV spots in at least six media markets across the state and we are hitting radio at the same time,” said Schultz.
To complement his multi-media strategy, Schultz is finishing his 25 county blitz this week meeting with voters all across Iowa. Schultz will have traveled more than 25,000 miles in the state since his announcement tour last October.
You can hear the radio ad on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSRFUhZ79qw
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Did you know you have to show a photo ID before you get on an airplane, open a checking account, and even to buy adult beverages? So why don’t we have to show an ID when we vote? I’m Councilman Matt Schultz, and when I’m elected Secretary of State I’m going to fight to require a Photo ID when you go to vote. Remember, Ronald Reagan always said “Trust, but verify.” Go to my website VoteMattSchultz.com, then vote Schultz for Iowa Secretary of State on June 8th so we can stop voter fraud in Iowa.
By James Lynch
Globe Gazette
Excerpt from article:
Along with election integrity, Schultz wants the Secretary of State’s Office to play a larger role in business development.
“The secretary of state ought to be an advocate for business and business development, not just sit under the Golden Dome, but be out there talking to businesses to find out what they need and what the state can do to help them grow,” Schultz said.
A chief concern is high commercial property taxes and said the state needs to offset that, perhaps with lower business taxes, to encourage business development and job creation.
He’d add a link from the secretary of state’s website to the federal e-verify website as well as training videos so businesses would know how to use the federal e-verify website.
Although he may be promoting himself as the “pro-jobs” candidate, Schultz doesn’t overlook the secretary of state’s responsibility for elections.
“I’m the one candidate really pushing for a photo ID for voting,” he said. “You have to have a photo ID to get on a plane, cash a check or to buy alcoholic beverage. It doesn’t make sense to me that you don’t need one to vote.”
He also wants to reform — nor throw out — Iowa’s Election Day registration law. He proposed that people who register at the polls would vote by provisional ballot so election officials can verify those voters are who they say they are and are voting in the appropriate precinct.
His concern with election integrity is not to suggest voter fraud is widespread, “but any voter fraud is too much,” Schultz said.
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