Salt Lake County Republican Convention Update

Chad Bennion talks with SLC delegates prior to the Salt Lake County Republican Party Convention. Bennion was elected chair.

Saturday was the Salt Lake County Republican Party’s organizing convention. I attended as a delegate and also ran for one of thirty spots on the State Central Committee of the Utah Republican Party.

As conventions go, this one was pretty blase. We were electing leadership, but none of the races were expected to be close, and expectations were not exceeded.

Leadership Election Results:

Chad Bennion replaces outgoing County Party Chair Julie Dole over energetic newcomer Mike Livesy, who I am sure we’ll continue to see in Republican politics. He’s young, financially independent, articulate, and has time, a great combination for the politically interested.

Suzanne Mulet is number two at the county party at vice chair, while Michelle Hunt was elected Secretary in the closest race of the day. While Bennion and Mulet each won with over 70% of the vote, Hunt’s margin over Gary Welch was smaller with only 58% of the vote.

Also selected, as I mentioned earlier, were thirty State Central Committee members. Delegates voted thirty of fifty-five candidates to the State Central Committee, including the following:

Sean D. Reyes

Julie Dole

Chad Bennion

Gary Ott

Richard Snelgrove

James Evans

Marco Diaz

Cherilyn Eagar

Ben Soholt

Janene Gourley

Tifanie Pulley

Fred Cox

Rob Anderson

Merlynn Newbold

Alan Crooks

Daniel Thatcher

Rick Votaw

Christy Achziger

Michelle Hunt

Barbara Stallone

Mike Livsey

Lyle Decker

Gary Welch

Melvin Nimer

Phil Conder

Austin Linford

David Pyne

Daniel Burton

Steve Harmsen

Julie Warburton

Helen Redd

Because Bennion, one of the thirty elected to the State Central Committee, as chair gets an automatic seat on the State Central Committee, Helen Redd and Michelle Mumford flipped a coin for the last spot. Redd won the toss.

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Publius Online is participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, a month-long quest to post every day (I know…I’ve missed a few days). Each day should match a letter of the alphabet. Today is the letter R, as in Republican.