Salt Lake Tribune, January 16, 2008
Associated Press

HIGHLAND -- Gwyn Franson, former Highland City Council member and wife of Mayor Jay W. Franson, plans to run for a seat in Utah's House of Representatives.

Franson says she'll run for Utah County's District 27, representing Highland and some of American Fork _ and she'll do it as a Democrat.

Franson says she agrees with Republican presidential candidate contender Mitt Romney that Utah is overwhelmingly Mormon. She says she believes Democrats have become the mainstream, moderate party in Utah County.

Franson says as a former teacher, her focus will be on improving education and fixing problems in the state government.