IDAHO
     Nov. 2, 2010 U.S. Senate

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THE FUTURE OF IDAHO

IDAHO NEWSPAPERS AGREE TOM SULLIVAN IS:
"An up-by-the-bootstraps businessman."
IDAHO MOUNTAIN EXPRESS 5/19/10

"An intriguing figure ... not what you hear from a lot of Democrats."
TIMES-NEWS 5/7/10

"Smart and articulate ... the one viable option."
IDAHO STATESMAN 5/18/10

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August 27, 2010
VOLUME I - ISSUE I
INFORMED DEMOCRACY
FREE
Idaho SPECTRUM

BRIEF
Five Steps to an Ordinance'
Page 2

Role Universities can play
Page 4

Funding to support infrastructure
Page 5

Six Year Decision
Page 7

State of Idaho Education
Page 10

Right to Work?
Page 11

Incumbent Crapo's Record
Page 13

Union Picnics are a great gatherings and potlucks are my favorite!

Bert Marley addresses a group in July in Pocatello.

Optimist Club of Canyon County hosts Tom at breakfast.

Popular Artist lends No. 1 best selling title to campaign. Will video remake be in th offering?

A tour of the Quest facility by Paul Branham. Manufacturing in America is envigorating!

Traveling the state provides ample opportunity to take some great snapshots.

Heavyweights get behind Sullivan
Tipping the scales gives Idaho a choice

State of the Campaign Address from Tom Sullivan.

Running a campaign for United States Senate is an experience unlike anything I have ever done before. I am no stranger to 12 plus hour days, making difficult decisions, doing countless hours of research, discussing issues with friends and business associates, driving long distances for meetings and balancing all of the above with the joys of being a husband and a father. But doing them all simultaneously, non stop for six months, is an experience unlike anything I have ever done before. All of this I accept as the responsibility I signed on to when I decided to run for United States Senate representing Idaho. The most difficult part is, missing my family.

I have met thousands of people throughout the state and it has become very clear to me that citizens of this state really all want the same thing;

 
I have met thousands of people throughout the state and it has become very clear to me that citizens of this state really all want the same thing;

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

A Better Education System

Energy Independence

Protecting Idaho's Wilderness

Lower Taxes for Small Business

Protection of our Second Amendment Rights

National Security

It does not seem to matter whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent, Constitution-alist or a member of the Tea Party we all want the same things but mostly we want the ability to provide a safe and health future for our families.

Running a campaign for US Senate requires the ability to listen and to learn from the people who are living and working and trying to raise a family during these difficult economic times.  More than anything else I have been listening and I have heard that we need someone who has the courage to stand up to the corruption that has gripped Washington. The

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to put Idaho back to work
 
to improve education in Idaho
 
to reduce our national debt
 
to stop deficit spending
 
to reduce our dependence on foreign oil
 
to nvest in new energy technologies
 
to bring manufacturing back here to America
 
to stop washington partisan bickering
 
to eliminate offshore tax loopholes
 
to protect our environment
 
It's time to Elect
 
TOM SULLIVAN for US SENATE

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6   August 27, 2010

I've Lived It


In 2008, I sold part of a self-sustaining and profitable business I had started in 1999. I paid off the business's debts, began work on a promising new venture, and with the proceeds of the sale, purchased a piece of income-producing commercial property. I had an excellent financial track record, fine working relationships with two major banks, and ready access to credit. It was this access to credit (the engine that drives our economic system) that would allow me to both develop my new product, and cover the taxes on the sale that would be due the following year.

We had developed a new product and we were multiplying quickly. We employed a growing staff of sales and support professionals. Things were moving in the right direction.

Suddenly almost overnight I could not access credit to run my business. The banks that held my credit lines both failed and were taken over by the FDIC. The profits I had reinvested lost value and the cash I invested was un­accessible. I had to work with the IRS to devise an extended payment schedule to pay the taxes I owed for 2008. More than 70% has already been paid. I am lucky to still have my home and a healthy family. I know many others in this country have not been so lucky.

Credit, in reasonable amounts to people who are a ble to pay their debts is one of the great lifelines of our economy. It allows people to purchase homes and improve them; it allows small businesses to develop and grow jobs and value, which make our economy stronger.

When banks, insurance companies like AIG, and Wall Street investment companies manipulate our economy through fraud and abuse, and when our government regulatory agencies fail to do their job and stop them, the stability of our economy and our country is put at risk. We are all hurt as a result of their greed, fraud, and incompetence. The economic landscape became so tragic in 2008 that many known brands including Circuit City, Levitz Furniture, Linens & Things, Woolworth's and many more companies failed as a direct result of the financia! meltdown. This is a result of the credit markets being frozen; business become squeezed for cash; jobs are lost; homes values fall.

Suppose you have paid-off the first mortgage on your home and are relying on your home equity line of credit or other bank credit to finance needed repairs and maintenance. All of a sudden the roof needs to be replaced, but you bank refuses to lend on your credit line. You can't fix the roof, the value of your home steadily declines. Your cash is tied up in your home and you can't get at it except to sell. So, you sell at a very depressed price. A large portion of your savings and security is gone. Your home is gone. To purchase a new one, you will need sorne type of mortgage which, if you can get it, will likely be costly in terms of fees and interest rate. Or you move in to a rental. However you look at it, value is lost and people are suffering.

Business suffers as well. By October and November of 2008 the world watched in horror and amazement as the entire economy began to fail. The banking industry collapse took many casualties as a witness to its greed. I watched as neighbors lost homes and closed up businesses. And it continues today, everyday I speak to businesses and individuals who fear they are about to lose everything.

For too long, I searched for solutions while using my cash on hand to keep my employees on the pay roll. I began to sell off my assets to keep moving forward. Eventually I was forced to lay off many of my long time employees and halt growth to a snails pace. I am finding innovative ways to grow in this new market, but the adjustment has not been easy, and the solutions have not been simple.

Like many Americans, if I had known that the banking industry was on the verge of collapse I would have done things differently. I also know that we must change course if we want a different economic future. I am working to rebuild my business and I believe in a prosperous future. But big changes are needed to get there and I want to help shape those changes.

The US Senate is such a place. The legislation it has enacted over the last 10 years, coupled with government agencies asleep at the wheel while abuses in the financial sector were building to catastrophic levels, created the perfect storm. Those who were in charge are part of the problem.

To expect a different outcome, we need to elect new people with new values, who are fiercely dedicated to work vigilantly on our behalf, who have lived this disaster, not those who presided unaware over the meltdown of our economy and our security.

As Senator I will work tirelessly to insure that this type of crisis never happens again—not on my watch.

The legislation it has enacted over the last 10 years, coupled with government agencies asleep at the wheel while abuses in the financial sector were building to catastrophic levels, created the perfect storm.

Those who were in charge are part of the problem.