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Get
to Know Your Legislators
Name: David
Clark
Occupation: Regional President for
Zions Bank
Education: Graduate of BYU, National
Commercial Lenders Graduate School, Pacific Coast School of
Banking
Growing up: Greeley, Colorado, and
Spanish Fork, Utah
Fondest memory: Marrying my
high school sweetheart and wearing a BYU uniform for Lavell
Edwards
Childhood ambition: Play for the Yankees
Family: Four children, five grandchildren
(two more on the way!!!)
Why politics: I was getting too old to continue
as a college basketball referee.
My perfect day: Any day at home in and around
St. George, Utah.
Hobbies: Golf and a cabin that seems as
if it will never be completed
First job: Grandpa's farm (hauling hay and
thinning sugar beets)
Hottest issue you’re watching: The
budget
Biggest challenge: The budget
Alarm clock: The older I get the less I
need one. Unfortunately I find I always wake up before
it goes off.
Proudest moment: Birth of each of my four
children
Political ideology: Republican (Southern
Utah style)
Soundtrack: Mask of Zorro
Personal motto/mission
statement:
"Vision without action
is only a dream..
Action with out
vision only passes time....
Vision with action can change
the world"
Most embarrassing moment: (Not a chance
I am sharing this one)
Inspiration: My parents
Retreat: The back yard pool
Favorite book: Any book by Tom Clancey
Favorite movie: Field of Dreams
Indulgence: Bread Pudding
Mentor: Scott Anderson
A small insight into my psyche: Very competitive
Upcoming 2006 Session
My top priority for the 2006 session: Give
SITLA the tools to improve returns on the permanent endowment
fund. Also to see the next steps are completed in the
creation of Dept. of Technology Services.
Hot issue in 2006 session: House vs. Senate
The 2006 session will be remembered for: Even
though we will have had the largest one year dollar increase
in spending and created the largest budget in Utah's
history, all legislators will hear will be complaints
of "not enough."
The surplus: Is BIG and will get BIGGER
Utah’s tax system:
Should have a major overall (but too many special interests
won't let it happen)
Tax cuts: Should be large
Education funding: Should be the top of
any funding list.
Immigration: Very frustrating. By
law Congress has 100% of the authority, but only gives it
a 10% effort.
Transportation: If commerce in this
State is to grow it must have a solid transportation network.
Transportation must have more money now. We must use
creative solutions like the Public Private Partnerships currently
being used in other states.
USTAR: This is an investment in the
State that will pay big dividends and should be a priority
for the State's future economic vitality.
My district is cool because: It is the year-round
play ground for the entire State.
I like serving in the Legislature because:
The great people I serve with.
My philosophy of government: Absolutely
needed but should be limited.
Running for political office is: Not
for the faint of heart and more should do it.
Washington
Watch
Hatch Defends
Alito Nomination
Sen. Orrin
Hatch says the debate over the Supreme Court nomination
of Samuel Alito "is a debate over the judiciary
itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges
should have in our system of government" (Baptist
Press); Hatch urges his fellow members of the Judiciary
Committee to "apply a judicial, not a political, standard
to [Alito's] record" (see press
release).
Blog Watch
Nev. Sen Harry Reid's
going on Wednesday's Midday
Metro... Slam
Smith says NCLB is a "muddle towards mediocrity"...
Hot
Blava responds to D-News
op-ed by Gena Edvalson of the
Utah Progressive Network (Hat Tip: Charley
Foster)... SLCSpin clarifies one
of the principles in Julian Hatch's
political
platform... Paul Rolly says Doug
Wright is "juggling
two hats these days"... Atari Democrat has
a post on Pete Ashdown's wiki
campaign... Uncorrelated responds
to an Instapundit
post on polygamy... Obiter Dictum says Sen. Bob
Bennett's distancing
himself from embattled Rep. Tom DeLay...
Tales
of the Rampant Coyote says Sen. Orrin
Hatch and Rep. Jim Matheson are
embarrassing themselves with their technological illiteracy...
Dee's 'Dotes has
a post on the upcoming legislative session.
Sutherland's Legislative
Priorities
The Sutherland
Institute is planning to hold a press briefing
outlining its policy priorities for the 2006 legislative session.
The briefing will be held at 2 p.m. on Thurs., Jan.
12, in the Sutherland offices at the Gateway Tower West Building
(Suite 1600), located on the southwest corner of Main and
South Temple. For more info, click
here.
In an op-ed type essay by Paul Mero, the
Sutherland Institute has also posted
its response to Gov. Jon Huntsman’s
budget.
Press
Briefing Today
Rep. Kerry Gibson,
R-West Weber, and Sen. Darin Peterson, R-Juab,
will hold a press conference today at 2 p.m. present their
bill dealing with the issue of parental notification and consent
for abortion by a minor. It will be held in the first floor
foyer, Capitol West Building, following the conclusion of
the House GOP caucus.
eGovernment Summit
The 2006 Utah eGovernment Summit will
be held at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Salt Lake on Jan.
24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the agenda: A "best practices
showcase, several guest speakers, and plenty of opportunities
for networking and informal discussions with your peers. Lunch
will be served." For more info, click
here.
ASPA Legislative
Preview
The Utah Chapter of
the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is sponsoring
its annual Legislative Preview on Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m. in the
Auditorium of the State Office Building. A panel of
legislators will discuss the upcoming session and respond
to questions from the audience. To RSVP, call the Center
for Public Policy & Administration at 801-581-6493 or
email jrandall@cppa.utah.edu
by end of day today. Box lunches will be provided. The
cost for ASPA members, Buzz Supporters and Students is $12
and $15 for nonmembers. For
more information visit.
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