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About Jamie Radtke About Jamie Radtke Jamie is part of a new generation of courageous, conservative leadership. She will fight to maintain the Founders‟ vision of individual rights, constitutional adherence, limited government, fiscal restraint, free markets, and virtue and accountability. Jamie has the courage and integrity to stand firm on her principles and will not compromise our future with the Washington Establishment—Democrat or Republican. As a DC outsider and a leader of the „Tea Party‟ insurgency (she was credited by the Wall Street Journal with helping the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation become one of the most advanced in the nation), Jamie is helping drive the debate on spending in DC. She has experience in private business, non-profits, government and civic organizations. She is a wife and mother of three children. JAMIE RADTKE WILL: Oppose raising the federal debt ceiling. End unsustainable federal deficits by cutting trillions and capping spending as a percentage of GDP. Work for meaningful, courageous reform of entitlement programs. Support the intrinsic right to life. Protect and uphold the traditional family. Defend the 2nd Amendment. Fight to eliminate government subsidies. Advocate for energy independent policies that bring down the price of gas. Oppose illegal immigration. Propose a fairer, flatter tax to grow jobs. EXPERIENCE: EDUCATION: Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation – Bachelor of Science in Government – Co-Founder and Chairwoman Liberty University Richmond Tea Party – President Master of Public Policy –The College of Sovereign Consulting – Founder & William & Mary Consultant Virginia Conservative Action PAC – HONORS & LEADERSHIP: Political & Grassroots Director National Sam Adams Alliance Award American Management Systems – 2010 – for Tea Party citizen leadership Business Analyst Featured in Fire from the Heartland Virginia Dep. of Planning and Budget – documentary on emerging conservative James B. Cook Scholar women leaders Office of the Governor – Special Named one of Richmond, Virginia’s Assistant “Top 40 Under 40” U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Featured in the Sarah Palin Committee – Staff Assistant documentary, “The Undefeated” 1 PAID FOR BY RADTKE FOR SENATE 9840 Midlothian Turnpike Suite R, Richmond, VA 23235 804-451-5985 http://RadtkeforSenate.com JAMIE RADTKE VS. GEORGE ALLEN ON THE ISSUES Issue Jamie Radtke George Allen Tea Party Co-Founder of the Virginia Tea Career Politician. Movement Party Patriots Federation. Raise Debt Ceiling Opposes – we must cut spending. Voted to raise the Debt Ceiling four times while in the Senate. House Republican Cutting $100 billion is “not nearly Praised the House Leadership Plan. $100 Billion enough.” Spending Cut Republican Speaking to Congresswoman Supported the April budget deal. Congressional Michelle Bachman’s House Tea- Leadership’s $61B Party Caucus, criticized the House in cuts Republican Leadership’s failure to keep its pledge to cut even $100 billion. National Debt Cap spending as a percentage of As a Senator, voted to add $3.1 trillion GDP. in new debt – more than $16,000 for every second he was in office. Earmarks Opposes. Voted FOR 40,000 earmarks. Running for re-election in 2006 said, “Every single earmark I’ve gotten, I’m proud of.” (Richmond Times Dispatch, March 21, 2006) More Earmarks Opposes “Bridge to Nowhere” Voted for the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ earmark. earmark. No Child Left Opposes. Voted for it. Behind Medicare Part D Opposes. Voted for it. Corporate Opposes. Supported ethanol, sugar, and farm Subsidies subsidies. 2 PAID FOR BY RADTKE FOR SENATE 9840 Midlothian Turnpike Suite R. Richmond, VA 23235 804-451-5985 http://RadtkeforSenate.com Issue Jamie Radtke George Allen The Right to Life Believes life begins at the moment Supports legal abortion prior to fetal of conception and opposes viability. The Republican National abortion. Coalition for Life said Allen’s view, “...can only be described as pro-choice, not pro-life.” Source: Republican National Coalition for Life Morning After Pill Opposes. The Family Foundation criticized Allen for his investment in Barr Laboratories Inc., maker of the Morning After abortion pill. Embryonic Stem Opposes research on human When asked if he supported using Cell Research embryos. embryos left over from fertility treatments for research, Allen responded, “Yes.” Source: Republican National Coalition for Life U.N. Agenda 21 Staunchly opposes. Sponsored “national heritage area” legislation which tramples on individuals’ property rights. The Virginia Land Rights Coalition called Allen’s bill a “property rights betrayal.” Adding “Sexual Opposes. Voted to add “Sexual Orientation” to Orientation” to Federal Hate Crimes Legislation. Federal Hate Crimes Legislation 3 PAID FOR BY RADTKE FOR SENATE Endorsements from Republican, Community & Opinion Leaders (Individual Endorsements; Titles / Organizations for Descriptive Purposes Only) Jamie's pro-growth and fiscally responsible principals are what Virginians need in their next Senator. Today's daunting problems require someone with convictions and insights to tackle the problems while they are still fixable. Jamie brings these qualities as a Senatorial candidate. Thom Albrecht, Henrico County Jamie is a pro-life, small government, constitutional conservative with a God-given sense of moral imperative. By choosing Jamie, Virginia will send a 100% pro-life Senator to Washington for the first time in decades. Ronald R. Berman, Legislative Chairman, 23rd Senate District, Republican Party of Virginia Steering Committee, Lynchburg Tea Party I enthusiastically support Jamie for the U.S. Senate. She is the only extraordinary candidate running. We need new Republican representation in Congress that is willing to stand up to both Democrats and Republicans who do not recognize the fiscal dangers threatening our Republic. Jamie is that candidate. Joe Blackburn – Former Chairman and State Senate Candidate, Henrico County Republican Committee Virginia Republicans have an exciting opportunity in 2012! As we seek to do our part to take back our country from the tone deaf career politicians who no longer represent or identify with us we have the opportunity to send Jamie Radtke to the U.S. Senate. Jamie is a fresh principled voice for constitutional government, free markets and individual liberty! She stands unapologetically for the right to life, for traditional family values, and for the right of free people to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Jamie understands that our rights are given by God and that government must respect them. We must elect a Senator who will fight to roll back the crushing tide of government debt, interference in the private sector, and assaults on God ordained family values. Jamie Radtke is such a person. Please join me in supporting her as she seeks to return our country to its founding principles. Nate Boyer, Chair, Republican Party of Bedford County Our beloved America is in crisis. That's why I'm supporting Jamie Radtke, a constitutionalist, family- values conservative who understands that our Republican Party must stand foursquare for liberty, not mere political power. Jamie's clear conservative record proves her understanding that our leaders must be judged by principled deeds, not poll-tested slogans. Jamie is the true 'Jeffersonian conservative' in this race. Rick Boyer, Chairman, 22nd House District committee, former chairman, Campbell County GOP, former GOP Campbell County supervisor 4 PAID FOR BY RADTKE FOR SENATE 9840 Midlothian Turnpike Suite R, Richmond, VA 23235 804-451-5985 http://RadtkeforSenate.com Endorsements from Republican, Community & Opinion Leaders (con’t) (Individual Endorsements; Titles / Organizations for Descriptive Purposes Only) I have known Jamie since I attended VCAP training in Richmond almost ten years ago. She has been a consistent, effective, principled advocate for conservative, pro-life, pro-family causes. What a relief to find a candidate in whom I have full confidence! Marnie Deaton, Former Director of Central Virginia Family Forum We support Jamie Radtke because we believe that God has a better plan for this country than the one that is being pursued today. We will not close our eyes and sit in ignorance. We have known Jamie for many years and trust in her abilities, integrity, and her passion for the well-being of this country. Lori and Jason Dell Jamie Radtke is fearless about confronting the enormous problems that face America and our economy, and she is serious about making government follow the law that was written to govern it, our Constitution. She is a force for the people, and is exactly the right person Virginia needs in the U.S. Senate. Mark Fitzgibbons, constitutional lawyer and businessman The reason I have been involved as a citizen for over two years is that I was tired of the direction our country was going, Jamie Radtke represents the real changes I want to see in Washington, DC. Common sense leadership with a backbone to make tough choices. Not good ol' boy politics. This is not about personalities, this is about leadership. Daren Gardner, Constitution Ride Across America I am done with career politicians. They have gotten us in this financial mess by spending trillions of dollars, voting for earmarks, and increasing the debt ceiling and then they want us to keep reelecting them, just like George Allen. Jamie understands that the time is short to save us from fiscal calamity and she is willing to make the hard choices to make this country solvent once again. The best
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