Utah County Democrats - Announcements

County Party Executive Director Appointed

Don Jarvis

Don Jarvis, 2008 state legislative candidate and former chair of the county party Research Committee, has been appointed executive director of the county party by the county executive committee. As executive director, Don will help the county party leadership with party organization building, administration, and public relations.

"I'm glad Don has agreed to serve in this role," Richard Davis, county party chair, said. "Don has great organizational skills as former head of the BYU Faculty Center and an LDS mission president in Russia. We're all looking forward to working with him to build the party as we prepare for the next election cycle."

Don is an emeritus professor at BYU and a consultant at UVU. He founded and directed the Faculty Center at BYU and served as chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages. In the 1990s, he was called to be a mission president for the LDS Church in Russia. He and his wife, Janelle, are the parents of six children.

Kathy Cook resigns; Deon Turley appointed new Secretary

Deon Turley

Deon Turley, 2008 candidate for state House in District 61, has been appointed county party secretary by the county executive committee after the resignation of Kathy Cook for family reasons. According to Richard Davis, county party chair: "Kathy did a wonderful job working with volunteers, helping with events, and keeping all of us organized. We will miss her. But we're glad Deon has agreed to succeed Kathy and carry on the essential secretarial role."

Deon currently serves as secretary of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. Previously, she was the president of the Provo Council PTA and prior to that was secretary for the PTA council.

She is married to Steve Turley and they have seven children. She earned a BS degree in Mathematics from BYU and has lived in Provo since 1995.

Announcing the Eldon Money Circle

The Utah County Democratic Party leaders have created the Eldon Money Circle to honor the contributions of former Senator Eldon Money.

Senator Money served in the Utah State legislature as a state representative or a state senator for over 20 years. He represented south county.

The Money Circle will be a donor club of those who donate at least $50 a month (or $600 per year) to the county party. This donor circle will help build the county party into a viable, competitive organization as it was during Senator Money’s time in the state legislature, reminding all of us of a time when Democrats won elections in Utah

County and served honorably to promote the values of the party and the voters of Utah County.
With the help from donors to the Money Circle, the party can once again field candidates who will win and change policy in a positive direction in our county and state.

Those interested in joining the Money Circle may go to the party website, http://www.utahcountydems.com, and contribute through ActBlue by clicking the Get Involved! link at the top of the page. Alternatively, checks may be sent to the party’s address: Utah County Democratic Party, PO Box 1813, Orem, UT 84097-1813.

County Party Leadership Announces Bill Orton Circle

The county party has created a new donor club named after former Representative Bill Orton.

The club honors the contribution of Congressman Orton, who served in the U.S. Congress from the Third Congressional District from 1991-1997. He also is currently a member of the Democratic National Committee representing Utah.

The club includes those who commit to donate $1200 a year (or $100 a month) to the county party. Currently, there are twelve club members.

Those interested in joining the Bill Orton Circle may go to the party website, http://www.utahcountydems.com, and contribute through ActBlue by clicking the Get Involved! link at the top of the page. Alternatively, checks may be sent to the party’s address: Utah County Democratic Party, PO Box 1813, Orem, UT 84097-1813.

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