Date: February 1st, 2010
For Immediate Release
Riemersma Outraises Competition More than Two to One!
Holland, MI – Today campaign finance reports were released showing that Jay Riemersma outraised the competition more than 2-1. He raised $115,925 and his closest competitor raised under $58,000. He also has total receipts far outpacing the competition.
Jay Riemersma commented on the strength of his campaign finance report relative to the other campaigns:
“Our children and grandchildren’s future rests on the leaders that we elect. I am offering an outsider perspective that is not part of the status quo.
The strength of our report shows that are earning the support of the people of West Michigan who do not want to bring Lansing’s problems to Washington DC.
Candidates who voted for the Michigan Business Tax are having difficulty gaining support in the community, and rightfully so. Congress will eventually be asked to raise taxes to pay for President Obama’s spending spree. When faced with a similar decision in Lansing, some of the other candidates voted to increase taxes.
Voters are responding tremendously well to our message of cleaning up the mess that career politicians have created in this state and in our country and bringing strong, conservative leadership to West Michigan.”
2009 Total Receipts $351,750
2009 Q4 Total Receipts $115,925
2009 Q4 Candidate Loans: $0
2009 Total Donors: 3000+
The Riemersma campaign previously released support from several community business leaders including Jack DeWitt, Ambassador Peter Secchia, Jim VanderKolk, Dick Haworth, John Canepa, Keith Brophy, Luciano Hernandez, David Hooker, Joel Langlois, Arlyn Lanting, Dave Mehney, Dan Pfeiffer, and Mike Teeter.
They made the following statements when endorsing Riemersma in 2009:
“The MBT is unfair to small business and could be the worst tax in the country. It should never have passed the Michigan legislature,” said Ambassador Secchia. “West Michigan job providers need to unite behind Jay Riemersma so that the 2nd district has a Congressman who will not raise taxes when he gets to Washington DC.”
“We need a Congressman who will fight for sound economic decisions and the creation of more jobs in our state and country,” said Dick Haworth. “Jay Riemersma will not buckle under pressure to raise taxes to pay for more government expansions when our need is for less government that is more efficient.”
“Jay Riemersma has the leadership qualities we need in our next Congressman, and I believe he’ll make a positive impact for our values from his first day in office,” added Jim VanderKolk. “Jay has been a leader throughout his career at Zeeland High School, at the University of Michigan, in the NFL, at Family Research Council, and he will be a leader for West Michigan in Washington DC.”