VAN METER, Iowa – On Wednesday, David Young, candidate for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, announced the endorsement of over 60 small business owners from across the district.
“I am honored to receive the endorsement and trust of this growing list of small business owners, and thank them for their support,” said Young. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. These leaders represent a wide cross section of businesses – from skilled labor to real estate to hospitality and restaurants. As Iowa’s Third District Representative, I will always fight to keep taxes low and unnecessary regulations at bay to provide these Iowa entrepreneurs and employers with the certainty they need to hire the workers they need to make sure their business is successful.”
“I’ve come to know David Young over the years and trust him to make decisions that ensure my business will succeed,” said Michael Schweitzer, owner of Bedford Drug in Bedford, Iowa. “The most important thing is he has always been around and available to us to talk to.”
“Owning a small business, especially in this climate, can be stressful,” said Tom Walk, owner of The Corner Coffee Shop in Greenfield, Iowa. “Having someone like David Young in Congress, who I know has my back, would make it easier for my business to be successful. He really gets to know us, where we are at, and what we need.”
These small business owners join the National Federation of Independent Business Federal PAC and Business and Industry PAC, who have already previously endorsed Young.
- Chad Airhart – Waukee
- Scott Akin – Corning
- Charles Ambrose – Gravity
- Dan and Rose Applegate – Earlham
- Alan and LuAnn Armstrong – Shenandoah
- Craig Bergman – Des Moines
- Anna Bergman – Waukee
- Andrew Bergstrom – Glenwood
- Randy & Rhonda Bern – West Des Moines
- Mark Brown – West Des Moines
- George Crawford – Clarinda
- Mark Daggy – Des Moines
- Larry Disney – Pleasant Hill
- Greg Donahue – Cumming
- John Dvorak – Atlantic
- Josh Dvorak – Atlantic
- Linda England – Corning
- Julie Evans – Des Moines
- Ray and Elaine Gaesser –Corning
- Kim Gamble – Runnells
- Larry Ginger – Des Moines
- Gary Godwin – West Des Moines
- Lana Gould-Jones – Des Moines
- Bob Graf – Corning
- Ron Grubb – Waukee
- Angel Grubb – Waukee
- Randy Henningsen – Atlantic
- Jim Hughes – Glenwood
- Barb James – Corning
- Kent Kearney – West Des Moines
- Bob Leader – Des Moines
- Gary Leffler – West Des Moines
- Mary Long – Greenfield
- Gary Martens – Clive
- Karen McAllister – Farragut
- Kevin McLaughlin – Des Moines
- Steve Nelson – Marne
- Alan Nicholas – Bedford
- Lana Poll – Des Moines
- Dan and Kathy Poulos – Council Bluffs
- Curt Renaud – Atlantic
- Charlie Schafer – Adair
- Kim Schmett – Clive
- Alan Schneck – Clarinda
- Michael Schweitzer – Bedford
- Lowell Scott – Norwalk
- Maria and Bubba Sorensen – Greenfield
- Bruce Spurlock – Urbandale
- Scott Sump – Clarinda
- Rob Taylor – West Des Moines
- Nick Van Patten – Des Moines
- Tom Walk – Greenfield
- Duane Weirich – Lewis
- Bryan Whipp – Clarinda
- David Wiederstein – Atlantic
- Dan Wood – New Market