MENDIVE: Just check the record

Ron Mendive’s voting record proves conservative leadership. According to the 2014 Freedom Index, Ron Mendive scored second in the state of Idaho legislature with a score of +154! Yes, that makes him the No. 2 Conservative in the whole state. According to www.IdahoFreedomindex.com, this was evaluated using the following criteria:

• Does it create or eliminate an agency, program or function of government?

• Does it give the government new power to prohibit or restrict activities?

• Is it unconstitutional? Does it restrict property, speech, gun or other constitutionally recognized rights or freedoms?

• Does it restore balance between the state and federal government, resume state authority over an issue under the 10th Amendment or remove restrictions on protected rights?

• Does it increase or decrease government redistribution of wealth using tax policy or other incentives to reward specific interest groups, politicians or government employees with special favors or perks?

• Does it transfer a function of the private sector to the government, or restore a function to the private sector?

• Does it grow or shrink the regulatory scope of government?

• Does it increase or decrease long-term debt?

• Does it restrict access to information that should be in the public domain, or does it promote government transparency?

Idaho State Representative Ron Mendive proves consistent, conservative values with his voting record. He is a longtime local businessman epitomizing true family values. Thank you, Ron Mendive, for truly representing the true conservative values of the North Idaho voters.

JOHN ERICKSON

Coeur d’Alene