MISSOURI
     Nov. 6, 2012 Governor

   

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GETTING THE RESULTS
MISSOURI FAMILIES AND WORKERS NEED.

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While quality manufacturing jobs were evaporating across the country, Dave Spence broke the trend and helped provide a good living for hundreds of Missourians. Now, he is running for governor to ensure that others have the same chancee to succeed that he had.

Dave Spence grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Overland and began working at age 14 sweeping floors at his father's small business. During the recession of the late 70's and early 80's the family business went under, and Dave's father's house was auctioned on the courthouse steps to help pay off a personal loan guarantee. Dave was flat broke and out of a job. At that moment, he set out to make his own way.

In 1985, at the age of 26, Dave Spence bought Alpha—a small plastics manufacturing plant with about 15 employees. Through hard work and determination, Spence led Alpha's remarkable expansion and now the company employs over 800 people.


DAVE SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR
BRINGING COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT.

"Missouri is in trouble. We are the 49th state in job creation and 1 in 6 Missourians is on food stamps. As Governor, I will pursue common sense solutions to the challenges facing our state and bring back jobs and opportunities for our families."
- Dave Spence

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More Jobs, Not More Taxes

Dave Spence knows Missouri doesn't need a tax increase to meet our challenges. We need to create more jobs so people are getting payroll checks instead of unemployment checks.

Dave Spence will:

  • Never increase taxes
  • Block job-killing laws like ObamaCare and Cap-and-Trade energy taxes
  • Make Missouri more competitive for expanding and relocating businesses
  • Cut wasteful and redundant government spending

A True Conservative


As a husband and father of four, Dave Spence knows how our conservative ideals define who we are. He and his wife Suzie have generously supported and volunteered for numerous church, civic, and political causes that share our values.

Republican Dave Spence is pro-life, supports traditional marriage, and is committed to protecting our 2nd Amendment rights. He will fight the liberal politicians and special interests who want to curtail our freedoms.

Dave Spence's Common Sense Plan for Missouri

  • Proven Leadership - Career politicians got our state and nation into a financial mess. Dave will recruit proven private sector job creators to run state agencies and boards, starting with the Department of Economic Development.
  • Work for the People - As governor, Dave will work for the citizens, not the special interests. He will work with the legislature to help get small businesses hiring again.
  • Stop Punitive Regulations - Dave Spence will stop State agencies like the Department of Natural Resources from stifling businesses through overregulation. He will also fight overreaching federal mandates.
  • Reform Education - Two of the largest school districts are unaccredited and others are falling behind. Dave will rescue students from failing schools, provide more educational options, and reward the best teachers.
  • Clean up Jefferson City - Cronyism, "pay-to-­play" contributions, and lavish lobbyists gifts have corrupted state politics. Dave Spence will end these practices and restore trust in State government.
Paid for by Spence for Governor, William Frame, Treasurer


YES DAVE, I WILL HELP YOUR CAMPAIGN TO BRING COMMON SENSE TO MISSOURI'S STATE GOVERNMENT!

TO HELP YOUR CAMPAIGN I WILL:

Volunteer for the campaign

Receive a yard sign

Put a bumper sticker on my car

Make a contribution

Host a meet-and-greet event

Host a campaign fundraiser



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BRINGING COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT
 
As a husband and father of four, Dave Spence knows how our conservative
ideals define who we are. He and his wife Suzie have generously supported and volunteered for numerous church, civic, and political causes that share our values.

Republican Dave Spence is pro-life, supports traditional marriage, and is committed to protecting our 2nd Amendment rights. He will fight the liberal politicians and special interests who want to curtail our freedom.

DAVE SPENCE

BRINGING COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT.
 
  • Proven Leadership - Career politicians got our state and nation into a financial mess. Dave will recruit proven private sector job creators to run state agencies and boards, starting with the Department of Economic Development.
  • Work for the People - As governor, Dave will work for the citizens, not the special interests. He will work with the legislature to help get small businesses hiring again.
  • Stop Punitive Regulations - Dave Spence will stop State agencies like the Department of Natural Resources from stifling businesses through overregulation. He will also fight overreaching federal mandates.
  • Reform Education - Two of the largest school districts are unaccredited and others are falling behind. Dave will rescue students from failing schools, provide more educational options, and reward the best teachers.
  • Clean up Jefferson City - Cronyism, "pay-to-play" contributions, and lavish lobbyists gifts have corrupted state politics. Dave Spence will end these practices and restore integrity in State government.
Paid for by Spence for Governor, William Frame, Treasurer

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Dave Spence is a small businessman and job creator, not a career politician.
He will worry about your job more than keeping his.

Missouri Under Jay Nixon
Missouri ranks 50th in job growth over the last 3 years.
1
NY Times, Dec. 23, 2011

The number of unemployed Missourians remains 250,000+.
2
US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Missouri ranked 48th out of 50 in the country in job creation in 2010.
KC Star, Jan. 25, 2011

Missouri Higher Education Funding ranks 49th out of 50 states.
Columbia Missourian, March 11, 2011

Is this what we want as Missouri's legacy?
1 Through Nov. 2011
2 Through Dec. 2011



Creating New Higher Paying Jobs
During the same time that Missouri lost hundreds of thousands of jobs, Dave Spence refused to lay off anyone in his company. He has always believed that family matters, not the numbers on a calculator. He will use this strong business background to turn around the state's economy and get the state budget back on track.

Dave will use the office of the Governor to sweep away impediments to job creation by getting government out of the way. He will renew emphasis on job retraining programs such as technology training, vocational schools and community colleges.

Dave supports reforms that would stop ambulance chasers and the frivolous lawsuits that plague Missouri businesses.

Oppose Job Killing Taxes
Dave Spence believes Missouri doesn't need a tax increase. The state needs to live within its means just like our families would do. He believes we need to create jobs so more people are getting payroll checks instead of unemployment checks.

Fight for Missourians
As Governor, Dave Spence will stand up to and will fight the Obama Administration's outrageous spending and burdensome regulations on Missourians such as Obamacare, the Cap and Trade Energy Tax.

Eliminate Waste, Demand Accountability
Dave Spence would sunset current government programs and require them to be reauthorized by the legislature after proving they are efficient and not outdated, or else the programs will be terminated.
 
As Governor, Dave would stop throwing money at failing, unaccredited schools and instead bring community leaders, business people and elected officials together in those troubled areas to solve the problem from the bottom up, not the top down.

Dave's education reforms would demand greater accountability, encourage innovation, allow teachers to teach, and provide incentives for performance to ensure every Missouri child receives a world-­class education. 

Take on Special Interests
Dave Spence is a successful independent business owner. He can't be bought and will move to ban all gifts to state elected officials. He would also ban former legislators from lobbying the legislature for a period of 2 years after leaving office.

Dave will fight to end "Pay to Play" in the awarding of state contracts and tax incentive programs.

Pro-Life Governor
Dave Spence will be a strong pro-life Governor and will fight for the rights of the unborn.

2nd Amendment
Dave strongly supports 2nd Amendment rights for all law-abiding Missourians.

For more information, please visit
www.spenceforgovernor.com
team@spenceforgovernor.com

COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVE   PROVEN JOB CREATOR   INNOVATIVE LEADER



Dave Spence is a political outsider who has spent his career building a business and creating jobs.

He is a real world, roll up your sleeves, get it done kind of guy, not a career politician.

Dave believes we can restore Missouri's greatness. Missouri has a storied history producing innovators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney and JC Penney; it was the home of Charles Lindbergh, the Pony Express and the first mile of interstate highway. Missourians produced the Mercury and Gemini Capsules that humans rode into space.

This same spirit drove Dave for nearly 27 years to grow a small business from 15 employees to over 800. After being turned down by multiple banks, he received a loan and built Alpha Packaging, a Missouri based plastics manufacturing company and served as Chairman of Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging. Dave built those companies and created jobs, as so many businesses closed or moved out of Missouri. Dave has also won several awards for his business and charitable efforts, including the 2009 Fast Track Award from the Missouri Chamber of Commerce for Alpha Packaging and the 2010 Fast Track Award for Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging.

Dave was born and raised in Missouri, educated in public schools and graduated from the University of Missouri. Dave and his wife, Suzie, have been married for 21 years. They have four children: Logan, Tierney, Paige and Keeley. The Spences are involved in numerous church, civic, and charitable organization statewide.

Dave Spence is a businessman and job creator, not a career politician.
As Governor, Dave will worry more about Missourians keeping their jobs than him keeping his.


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Paid for by Spence for Governor, William Frame, Treasurer