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Utah County Democratic Party will honor former governor Olene Walker |
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 Olene Walker
As you may recall, Governor Walker became governor in 2003 after Governor Mike Leavitt was appointed director of the EPA. Olene Walker had served as lieutenant governor for nearly 11 years when she succeeded Leavitt. Prior to that she had served in the Utah state legislature. After she became governor, she began running for her own full-term.
At the Republican convention in 2004, however, the delegates did not allow her to even get on the primary ballot. She was too moderate for them. That isn't too surprising, these were the same type of people who booed Mike Leavitt and Orrin Hatch. Olene Walker was just too moderate for them.
We felt it was time to honor her for her long service to the state. During her tenure as governor, Olene Walker tried to do what was right for the state of Utah even if it didn't please the extremist Republican activists. She also was notable as the first female governor of Utah.
Please come and join us as we honor Governor Olene Walker on May 22 at the Covey Arts Center in Provo. We will be holding a pre-dinner reception with her from 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. just prior to the dinner. Tickets are $100 for the dinner and reception and $75 for the dinner alone. Proceeds for this dinner will go to the Orton student campaign internship fund.
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.actblue.com/page/utcountyspring2010 or by contacting our executive assistant, Will Matheson, at
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or 801-356-0290.
Take advantage of this opportunity to meet Governor Walker, associate with fellow Utah County Democrats, and help the county party elect our candidates this fall.
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