IDAHO
      Nov. 4, 2014 Governor

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A.J. Balukoff for Governor
Integrity. Experience. Leadership.
 
For more than 31 years, A.J. Balukoff's honest, experienced leadership has helped make Idaho a better place.

A.J. and his wife Susie moved to Idaho 31 years ago because they thought it was the best place in the country to raise their 8 children. The accounting firm he started in his basement was the start of a successful business career that helped build our economy and created hundreds of good Idaho jobs.

AJ. and Susie Balukoff with their children in 1990

Better Schools
As one of Idaho's educational leaders, A.J. helped deliver some of the best schools in the nation, with high academic performance, financial responsibility and accountability to parents and taxpayers. He believes that every Idaho child and community deserves the same opportunities for success.

Results That Matter
A.J. has gotten results on the issues we need a governor to get right. As a Board Member of St. Luke's, he helped improve the delivery of health care. He has worked to strengthen adult education and care for abused and neglected children. And as a leader in his church, he has lived the values of extending a helping hand to those in need.

Idaho Values
A.J. Balukoff applies the same basic values to everything he does: Work hard. Tell the truth. Put people first. Treat everyone with respect and fairness. It is why he has been able to make such a difference for Idaho, and why he will be able to do even more as our next governor.

AJforIdaho.com
Paid for by A.J. Balukoff for Idaho Governor. Bea Black, Treasurer


Idaho works hard.
So should its state government.

There are some basic values that make Idaho great.
Freedom. Honesty. Hard work. Treating everyone with
fairness and respect.

A.J. Balukoff believes that a state that lives by these values is a place that creates opportunity for its people. He is running for governor to restore these Idaho values to our state government.

After 20-plus years of the same "good ol' boy" politicians controlling state government, our state leaders have lost touch with the people, leaving us with a pay-to-play culture that leaves Idahoans on the outside looking in. The results:

• Idaho's Middle Class Gets Squeezed – The rising cost of living and health care make it harder and harder for Idaho families to make ends meet, while the governor's and legislature's policies have made Idaho #1 in minimum-­wage jobs. And the middle class is forced to shoulder more and more of the tax burden while well-connected corporations and the wealthy get tax breaks.

• Education Comes Last – Idaho is now 50th in the nation for the amount of money we invest in each student. Parents are buried in extra fees. Many school districts are only in session 4 days a week. And classroom overcrowding is sending some of our best and brightest teachers out of state.

• Lack of Accountability – State politicians can't seem to spend our money responsibly or efficiently, while government and corporations are rarely held accountable when they put their interests before ours.

Idaho can do better.

But that will take new leadership, starting in the governor's office. The good news is that we have that chance, with A.J. Balukoff.

AJforIdaho.com
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