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Big
Election Year for Utah Senate Democrats
Fourteen Utah senators face re-election this
year, including a disproportionate number of Democrats. In fact,
six of the seven Salt Lake County Democrats must defend their seats
this year. Democrats currently hold eight Senate seats, all but
one of them (Sen. Mike Dmitrich
in Carbon County) based mostly in Salt Lake City and County. The
only Democrats not up this year are Dmitrich and Fred Fife
in Salt Lake City.
Democrats hold seven Salt Lake County seats, while Republicans
have only five.
Democrats whose seats are up for grabs include Scott McCoy
(District 2), Gene Davis, (District 3), Patrice
Arent (District 4), Ed Mayne (District
5), Karen Hale (District 7) and Brent Goodfellow
(District 12). Goodfellow was appointed to replace Sen. Ron Allen
and his district covers part of Tooele County.
The eight Republicans up in 2006 are Al Mansell
(District 9), Howard Stephenson (District 11),
Parley Hellewell (District 15), Peter Knudson
(District 17), David Thomas (District 18), Greg
Bell (District 22), Beverly Evans (District
26) and Tom Hatch (District 28).
Already, some interesting intra-party battles are shaping up, with
Rep. Margaret Dayton poised to take on Sen. Parley
Hellewell in Utah County, and Sen. Scott McCoy possibly facing an
intra-party challenge. All 75 Utah House seats are up this year.
Correction
The correct date of the Grover Norquist
appearance for the Conservative Caucus fundraiser is Saturday, Jan.
14, rather than Thursday of this week as was published in Tuesday’s
UPD. Please contact Laura Lee Adams at 801-244-5543
or LL@freedomutah.com for
more information.
Matheson on Today's
Midday Metro
Rep. Jim Matheson's going
to be on KCPW's Midday
Metro radio show today. The host is hoping to
ask him about the "NSA, Patriot Act, fighting nuclear waste dumping
in Utah, the defense bill, supporting CAFTA, Abramoff, minimum wage".
If you want to call in, the number is 355-TALK (8255).
Rocky: Delta Airlines
an Asset
Mayor Rocky Anderson praises
Delta Airlines, calling its presence in Salt Lake City "an
incredible asset" (see press
release).
White to Keynote Sorenson
Fete
Miles D. White, Chairman
and CEO of Abbott
Laboratories, will be the keynote speaker at the
Salt Lake Chamber’s ‘A Giant in Our City’ tribute
to James LeVoy Sorenson (see press
release).
Washington Watch
Hatch Part of Conspiracy?
Wacko LaRouchian columnist says Sen. Orrin
Hatch is part of a group of "Fascists Freddies" wreaking
havoc on American institutions (Executive
Intelligence Review).
Utah Short on Boomers
According to Census Bureau,
Utah is the only state where baby boomers constitute less
than 25 percent of the population (see press
release).
Blog Watch
Evolution in Utah points
to some behind-the-scenes Eagle
Forum wrangling... Green Jello has
a post on the end of the Main St. Plaza fight... Part
of the Plan discovers the
first "BGO" of '06... Rep. Steve Urquhart goes
out on a limb and makes
a bold prediction... Charley Foster has
an update on the atheist group's crosses suit... Wilf
Sommerkorn thinks Utah planners should carpe
diem... To
the People likes Rep. John Dougall's
anti-lobbying bill.
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