Musical Chairs at the Legislature
Now that Rep. Greg Hughes won't have Bill Hickman to kick around anymore, some musical chairs at the Utah Legislature could result in a more tender relationship between the Senate and the House.
Hickman, you might remember, is the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and Hughes determined the St. George Republican was deliberately keeping his bills locked up in that committee as retaliation for Hughes' resistance to some funding for St. George's Dixie State College last year.
During the session this year, there was an ugly incident on the House floor where Hughes made some derogatory remarks about Hickman's height.
But Hickman has announced he is not running for re-election this year and reports are that Rep. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, will run for Hickman's seat in Senate District 29.
That would replace a nemesis of Hughes, the powerful leader of the House Conservative Caucus, with a more friendly colleague in the Senate. Hughes and Urquhart, who has been chairman of the House Rules Committee, seem to get along, even though Hughes supported House Majority Leader Dave Clark, R-Santa Clara, in the fight for that leadership position against Urquhart.
That seems to be water under the bridge now and Urquhart's departure from the House will alleviate the pressure of two ambitious representatives from Washington County vying to move up the leadership ladder.
Of course, given the nature of the Senate and the House, we'll see how long the honeymoon, if there is one, will last.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Hickman, you might remember, is the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and Hughes determined the St. George Republican was deliberately keeping his bills locked up in that committee as retaliation for Hughes' resistance to some funding for St. George's Dixie State College last year.
During the session this year, there was an ugly incident on the House floor where Hughes made some derogatory remarks about Hickman's height.
But Hickman has announced he is not running for re-election this year and reports are that Rep. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, will run for Hickman's seat in Senate District 29.
That would replace a nemesis of Hughes, the powerful leader of the House Conservative Caucus, with a more friendly colleague in the Senate. Hughes and Urquhart, who has been chairman of the House Rules Committee, seem to get along, even though Hughes supported House Majority Leader Dave Clark, R-Santa Clara, in the fight for that leadership position against Urquhart.
That seems to be water under the bridge now and Urquhart's departure from the House will alleviate the pressure of two ambitious representatives from Washington County vying to move up the leadership ladder.
Of course, given the nature of the Senate and the House, we'll see how long the honeymoon, if there is one, will last.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
3:42 PM
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1 Comments:
You forgot to state that Steve Urquhart isn't a f'in midget, right Greggy?
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