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My Campaign

Posted on March 20, 2006 | 3 comments

Last week I filed to run for Salt Lake County Council in my district. I decided to run because I have never run for office and I feel that everyone should at least once in their life.

I’ve been thinking a lot about my platform and will be formalizing that more as time progresses, but something really struck me at the panel discussion on Saturday night that Cliff Lyon (the moderator) stated. He communicated to the audience that all people holding and running for public office should be having as their platform their position on the Iraq war and the U.S. administration’s policies – from the Town Recorder up. I was happy to hear Cliff say this because I have been wondering how I would incoporate such into a county race platform. Hearing what he said made it click for me.

I will be thinking about how to incorporate the war issues into my platform over the coming weeks. My campaign website is up and running and will contain more information soon:

Deanna Taylor for Salt Lake County Council.

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Desert Greens Online

Posted on March 19, 2006 | Leave a comment

The new political arm of the Green Party of Utah has launched its website, Desert Greens.

Parts of it are still under construction, but should be updated often.

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My letter in the Deseret News

Posted on March 19, 2006 | Leave a comment

Green Party correction
The article “Desert Green Party files for ballot access” (Page 2, March 15) is in need of some correction. The Desert Greens Party is the registered Political Party under the state incorporated Green Party of Utah of the Green Party of the United States. The members of the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah are not “former” members. They have always been members of the incorporated Green Party of Utah. A peculiarity in Utah election law forced the party to change its name. The party remains incorporated under the name “Green Party of Utah.”

Deanna Taylor
West Jordan

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Hill Happenings

Posted on March 19, 2006 | Leave a comment

Articles in today’s newspapers about Utah Politics:

Deseret News
Utahns support Huntsman tax plan, removal of the food tax

Veto of lands bill sought

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List of 2006 Candidates published in today’s News

Posted on March 18, 2006 | Leave a comment

The Deseret News today has published a list of Candidates who’ve filed for 2006 election.

The Salt Lake Tribune also has published the list along with a description of some issues and candidates – Candidates are off and running.

Other related articles and stories:
Deseret News
Last-minute filers join races
Utah County hopefuls file for seats

Park Record
Politicians challenge for party nods–Ure must fend off fellow Republicans for Senate nomination
Republican Party targets Bob Richer: Last-minute candidates turn up the heat on commissioner, clerk

Ogden Standard Examiner
Democrats pack Utah races: Legislation reduces need for Davis poll workers (can only view if a paid subscriber)

KSL Channel 5 Salt Lake
Jimmy Shea Running for Utah Office

Provo Daily Herald
Candidate competition begins for Nov. election

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HIll Happenings – State and Federal

Posted on March 18, 2006 | Leave a comment

Articles in today’s newspapers about Utah Politics:

Salt Lake Tribune
Bennett pitches plan to fix Social Security: No private accounts: The senator says his bill won’t pass, but he wants feedback from colleagues
Abortion: Girls must get parent OK–Critic: ‘Teens mean nothing’ to Huntsman, lawmakers

Deseret News
Huntsman signs bill to reduce food tax

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It’s Official: Desert Green Slate of Candidates…..and the surprise

Posted on March 17, 2006 | Leave a comment

Earlier today I wrote about my experience filing for office and promised an update and a surprise. Here is the update for the Desert Greens 2006 slate of candidates:

Julian Hatch filed today for U.S. Senate. Running in that race are also Pete Ashdown (D), Scott N. Bradley (Constitution), Orrin G. Hatch (R), Brian E. Jenkins (R), Joseph Labonte (Personal Choice), Roger I. Price (Personal Choice), Michael T. Ridgway (R), and Dave Starr Seely (Libertarian).

Chuck Tripp file for County Council at Large (C). Running in that race are also Don W. Johnstun (Libertarian), Jimmy L. Cadman (Personal Choice), Jim Bradley (D), Janice Auger (R),

In the Salt Lake County Council Race that I am running in (District #5)these people are also running:
Nate Hendricks (D), Russell A. Cannon (R), Cortlund G. Ashton (R), and Jeff Allen (R).

In the race for State House Distrcit #43 (Tom King), these people are also running:
Wayne A. Harper (R), Mark Faux (Constitution).

Now for the surpise:

Kathy Dopp will be running of Summit County Clerk. Also running are Susan Follett (D) and Cindy LoPiccolo (D), which means after the primary, there will be a Democract and a Desert Green.

Kathy Dopp is nationally known for her work on the Investigation pf the Accuracy of Elections, with regards to Diebold, and has the website,
Utah Counts Votes. She wants to attempt to win the Summit County Clerk seat so that she can prove the inaccuracy of the Diebold Voting Equipment. This would quite a victory for voters and for Greens.

Go Green! More updates in a couple of days.

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Greens Filing for Office – a surprise in store

Posted on March 17, 2006 | Leave a comment

Yesterday Tom and I filed for the offices we will be seeking for the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah in 2006.

When we arrived at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office, Ken Larson, Moderator of the Personal Choice Party, was filing for Utah State Senate, District #2.

I filed for Salt Lake County Council, District #5 and Tom filed for Utah State House District #43.
We had to complete a form with our contact information and name as we would like it to appear on the ballot. Mine will be “Deanna L. Taylor” and Tom’s will be “Tom King”.

Then we had to take an oath that we would adhere to all campaign election laws, etc.
For our (ahem)modest filing fees, we received packets of information including when to file financial reports, and huge maps of our districts.

So far for the race I filed, it is just me and the male incumbent, Cortlund G. Ashton, a republican, and the chair of the county council. The race for which Tom also (as of this morning) is the incumbent male republican Wayne Harper and him. When Tom ran in 2004, it was the same scenario on the ballot and Tom obtained 10% of the vote for our district.

The rest of our candidates will file today. I will provide an update. There are some surprises that I am saving for that update.

You can view a list of candidates by going to my “2006 Politics Handbook” on my left sidebar and clicking on the appropriate links.