A candidate for Utah Attorney General, Bob Smith is seeking appointment by Governor Gary Herbert to replace former Utah Attorney General John Swallow, who resigned December 3. This is the eighth in a series of brief profiles on those who have filed to run for one of three Republican nominations to Governor Gary Herbert’s for appointment the spot. As information on each individual […]
Candidates for Utah Republican Party Treasurer: Jared Belcher [Contributor]
December 12, 2013 by
A candidate for Utah Republican Party Treasurer, Jared Belcher is seeking election by the Utah State Republican Central Committee to replace former Treasurer Dave Crittenden. This is the first in a series of brief profiles on those who have filed to run for election to the spot. As information comes out, I will update the profiles here. […]
[Poll] Should the Utah Attorney General appointment be a caretaker or a long term selection?
December 10, 2013 by
Caretaker? Or long-term leader? One discussion during the recent (and very short) campaign for the Utah Attorney General appointment by Governor Herbert: should it be a short-term appointment, someone who will not run for reelection in 2014, or a longer term appointment of someone who will seek reelection in 2014? Please vote in the poll […]
[UPDATED] Background on All Candidates for Utah Attorney General
December 7, 2013 by
[Updated 11:00 AM 12-13-2013] Posted “Picking the Best Candidate for Utah Attorney General,” an endorsement of Sean Reyes. Also, added Lieutenant Governor’s letter regarding residency requirements (see below). [Updated 2:20 PM 12-11-2013] Posted Reyes, Smith, Mumford, and Wilkins responses to American Lands Council 2013 Questionnaire Attorney General Candidates Transfer of Public Lands (see below) [Updated 12:00 […]
Is Count My Vote actually Count My Contribution? [Contributor]
November 30, 2013 by
The initiative commonly referred to as Count My Vote is presented as an effort to give greater access for all Utah citizens to the electoral process. This is to be accomplished through greater reliance upon Primary Elections for selecting party candidates. This post is neither the time nor place to discuss the vast field of […]
Love rakes in numerous small donations, while Matheson milks PACs for money
July 16, 2013 by
After falling just short (a mere 800 votes short) of unseating the unflappable Jim Matheson as Utah’s lone Democrat in Congress in 2012, Mia Love is well on her way to raising the money necessary to finish the job in 2014. Filings with the Federal Elections Commission show that Love has been raising money at a […]
Why Dabakis Won and What We Can Expect [Contributor]
December 4, 2012 by
Sometimes you need a Democrat to explain why Democrats do what they do.
So I turned to a friend, Curtis Haring, a Democrat and coincidentally one of the delegates who participated in the special election that chose Utah Democratic Party Chair Jim Dabakis to replace Salt Lake County Mayor Elect Ben McAdams in the Utah Senate, for his take on what happened and why. As a blogger at Blue in Red Zion (add it to your reader!), Curtis often impresses me with insightful analysis and a civil tone. He avoids the inflammatory rhetoric that is all too prevalent in politics, and so even when we disagree, it’s hard not to like him.
With that in mind, I asked Curtis two questions, and he was gracious enough to answer them:
Why was Jim Dabakis selected over others? And what should we expect from him during the 2013 legislative session?
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