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Utah County Hispanic Democratic Committee takes stand for moral immigration policy |
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Rob McMurray
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 |
 The Utah County Hispanic Democratic Committee is a group of concerned Utah County residents who recognize that the immigration debate has taken a radical and dangerous turn where civility, truth, and compassion have been replaced by fear, misinformation, and persecution. Unfortunately, much of this negative rhetoric emanates from our very own county, resulting in legislation proposals that ultimately are aimed at separating families and targeting individuals based on their ethnic background. All this is done without understanding of the complex roots of immigration.
Today, the Utah County Hispanic Democratic Committee is categorically standing against this approach that is neither moral, nor respects federal jurisdiction over immigration. We invite Utah County legislators to reconsider radical positions on the topic and ask Utah County residents to continue to show charity to their neighbors, while simultaneously demanding that Congress aggressively pursues much needed comprehensive immigration reform.
The Utah County Hispanic Democratic Committee will actively participate in the immigration debate in the following ways:
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This Saturday!!! May 7 Annual Convention for Utah County Democrats! |
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Larry Brown
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Sunday, 01 May 2011 |
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It’s coming up fast! The Utah County Democratic Party will hold its annual convention from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Orem Junior High School, 765 N 600 W, Orem. Legislative district meetings will start at 9 a.m. and the general session at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
We strongly encourage attendees to arrive at 8:30 a.m. to register for the convention.
Utah State Representative and National Democratic Committee Member Patrice Arent will be the keynote speaker. We will also hear remarks by Congressman Jim Matheson and State Democratic Party Chair Wayne Holland. |
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Reminder for County Party Officer Elections |
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Larry Brown
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Saturday, 16 April 2011 |
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The deadline for the county party officer candidate filing is April 23. Elections will take place at the county convention on May 7. The offices are chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer. Interested persons should contact Gwyn Franson (
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) to file for candidacy for one of these offices. The offices will be vacant since none of the existing officers will be running for re-election. |
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May 7 Annual Convention for Utah County Democrats |
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Larry Brown
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Monday, 21 March 2011 |
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The Utah County Democratic Party will hold its annual convention Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Orem Junior High School, 765 N 600 W, Orem. Legislative district meetings will start at 9 a.m. and the general session will run from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Election of Executive Officers: All four executive offices – chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer – will be up for election for two-year terms. Registered Democrats who are residents of Utah County and who seek election as executive officers shall file an intention to run with county party secretary Gwyn Franson no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the county convention. If you are qualified and interested, please email Gwyn at
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or call her at 801-356-0290 no later than April 23rd. Submissions after April 23rd will not be accepted.
Election of Legislative District Officers: The offices of legislative district chair, vice chair and secretary/treasurer in all thirteen house districts in Utah County will be up for election for two-year terms. Anyone who is present at the legislative district annual meeting at the convention, is a resident of the legislative district, and is a registered Democrat or has submitted a form to register as a Democrat at the time of the vote may seek election as a district officer. Individuals seeking election as district officers may announce their intention to run prior to or at the annual district meeting at the convention. |
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The Legislature Ends: We're Supposed to be Happy It Wasn't Worse |
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Richard Davis
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Saturday, 12 March 2011 |
 The 45 days when the legislature meets seems to be the longest 45 days of the year. I hold my breath waiting to see what mischief our Republican legislators can come up with this year. They never cease to amaze me with their message bills (which they take quite seriously), their disregard for (or intense dislike towards) public education, their obsession with all things guns, and their open distrust of the people.
Each year, they threaten to do many terrible things to the voters of the state, including draconian budget cuts. By the end of the session, we are all supposed to give a sigh of relief that all those bad things didn't happen. We're supposed to be grateful to them for not carrying out all of their threats and acting as irrationally as they indicated they would at the beginning of the session.
Of course, that kind of attitude misses the point: They have done a lot of damage as it is. Let me recount some of that damage:
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Democratic Candidates Honored at Dinner |
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Larry Brown
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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 |
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The Utah County Democratic Party honored its candidates who ran in the November 2010 election at a dinner on Thursday, Feb 24 at Somewhere Inn Time, Lindon. Seventy supporters came out to express their appreciation for the candidates.
Utah State Senator Ben McAdams (D – Salt Lake City) took an evening off from a busy legislative session to offer the keynote address. Sen. McAdams congratulated the candidates and said, "The Democratic Party is stronger because you ran for office."  Utah State Sen. Ben McAdams  First row (left to right): County party Chair Richard Davis, Deon Turley, Linnea Barney, Karen Hyer, Scott Parkin, Vice Chair Larry Brown. Second row: Alan Keele, Jim Greer, Ted Barratt, Steven Baugh. Third row: Mark Peterson, Lane Henderson. Candidates not pictured: Jim Crismon, Dave Hogue, Don Jarvis, and Hal Miller. |
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