FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10 2010

George Eichhorn Announces Davenport and Southeast Region Endorsements for Iowa Secretary of State

DAVENPORT, IA – While campaigning in Davenport today Republican candidate for Secretary of State, George Eichhorn is announcing new endorsements by releasing the list of Republican leaders and activists who have joined his team.

Eichhorn is in Davenport, his childhood home, to attend a luncheon of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women.

His new endorsements include:

Representative Jeff Kaufmann, Iowa House Assistant Republican Leader from Cedar County

Senator David Hartsuch of Scott County

Senator Jim Hahn of Muscatine County

The Honorable Bryan Seivers, former Senator & Scott County Republican Chairman

Representative Tom Sands of Louisa County

The Honorable Jamie Van Fossen, former State Representative from Scott County

The Honorable Dan Boddicker, former State Representative & Cedar County Republican Chairman

The Honorable Jim Van Fossen, for State Representative from Scott County

“These leaders know I will bring conservative leadership to the Secretary of State’s office to restore taxpayer accountability, eliminate wasteful spending, and reform policies that leave the state open to elections fraud. I will put my strong pro-business, pro-family legislative record to work.” Eichhorn said.

George, whose last name is pronounced I-Corn, is a small business owner who served as a Republican State Legislator for three terms.

Eichhorn is the former Chairman of the Iowa Legislature Administrative Rules Review Committee, responsible for oversight of regulations in the Secretary of State's office, and the former Chairman of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee, the committee responsible for the Secretary of State's budget. Eichhorn has been married to his wife Shelly for more than 20 years.

These new endorsements come after other statewide leaders have already endorsed Eichhorn including: Campaign Co-Chair Lance Ehmcke of Sioux City, a former Iowa redistricting advisory commission member; Campaign Co-Chair and State Representative Betty De Boef of Keokuk County; Chuck Larson, former Iowa Republican Party Chairman, State Senator, Representative, and U.S. Ambassador to Latvia; Bill Salier, well known Iowa conservative leader; Phyllis Kelly, former Iowa Republican Party National Committeewoman; Bryan Sievers, former State Senator, Representative and County Republican Chairman; Kim Schmett, former Polk County Republican Chairman and congressional candidate; Senator David Johnson, Senate Assistant Republican Leader; Senator Steve Kettering, Senate Republican Whip; Senator Ron Wieck, former Senate Republican Leader; Senator Randy Feenstra; Senator James Seymour; Representative Dwayne Alons; Representative Mike May; Representative Dan Huseman; and Representative Chuck Soderberg.

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