Republicans Are Gearing Up
Former Salt Lake County Council member Steve Harmsen is playing host to a Lincoln Club meeting Friday at 7 p.m. in which most Republican congressional candidates and several Salt Lake County hopefuls will strut their stuff.
The meet-the-candidate affair will be at the home of Harmsen, who was defeated in his re-election bid last year by Democrat Jenny Wilson but plans to run against Democratic Council member Jim Bradley this year.
Planners expect incumbent Congressmen Rob Bishop and Chris Cannon, from Utah's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, respectively, as well as 2nd District GOP candidates LaVar Christensen and Joe Tucker, and John D. Jacob, who is challenging Cannon for the Republican nomination in the 3rd District.
KSL radio host Doug Wright will also be at the meeting. Wright has been walking a fine line between his admitted interest in running against Democrat Jim Matheson in the 2nd District and his attempts at neutrality while doing his radio show on KSL.
The Matheson camp has already raised questions about the equity of Wright getting all that free air time on KSL every day while at the same time building coalitions for his candidacy.
KSL has said if and when Wright becomes an official candidate, he will be off the air. Wright reportedly will be at Harmsen's meeting, not as an official candidate, but to talk about issues important to him.
Republican Salt Lake County District Attorney candidate Kent Morgan also will be at the meeting, and Lohra Miller, who will challenge Morgan for the GOP nomination, may drop by.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
The meet-the-candidate affair will be at the home of Harmsen, who was defeated in his re-election bid last year by Democrat Jenny Wilson but plans to run against Democratic Council member Jim Bradley this year.
Planners expect incumbent Congressmen Rob Bishop and Chris Cannon, from Utah's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, respectively, as well as 2nd District GOP candidates LaVar Christensen and Joe Tucker, and John D. Jacob, who is challenging Cannon for the Republican nomination in the 3rd District.
KSL radio host Doug Wright will also be at the meeting. Wright has been walking a fine line between his admitted interest in running against Democrat Jim Matheson in the 2nd District and his attempts at neutrality while doing his radio show on KSL.
The Matheson camp has already raised questions about the equity of Wright getting all that free air time on KSL every day while at the same time building coalitions for his candidacy.
KSL has said if and when Wright becomes an official candidate, he will be off the air. Wright reportedly will be at Harmsen's meeting, not as an official candidate, but to talk about issues important to him.
Republican Salt Lake County District Attorney candidate Kent Morgan also will be at the meeting, and Lohra Miller, who will challenge Morgan for the GOP nomination, may drop by.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
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