Curtis can't buy love
In a neck-and-neck race, such as that for House Speaker Greg Curtis' seat, the Internet can make a difference. Curtis tells the Deseret News:I know the Democratic Party has put a target on me, and I'm not shying away from that challenge.With a statistically even split in the vote, according to a DNews/KSL poll, it's got to be more than just Democrats who have a problem with Curtis. The race shouldn't be that close, considering Curtis is a powerful incumbent who has raised $54,ooo, mostly from PACs and businesses, to bring his bulging war chest to $370,000.
Democratic challenger Jay Seegmiller has raised not quite $30,000.
Seegmiller, no fool, has made ethics central to his campaign and is calling for more controls on lobbyist gifts, campaign money and conflicts of interest (the speaker is a land-use lawyer who stands to keep much of his campaign fund for personal use under current rules):
Utah's ethics laws are so lax. I talk to people in other states; I look at federal rules. It is crazy what goes on here.
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Mr. Curtis cut his political teeth with Nancy Workman, the ousted "$100,000 for my hairdresser" Mayor of Salt Lake. Mr. Curtis' favors to developer clients of his law firm have cost thousands of dollars from local citizens to fight to retain their right to a voice in their communities. This man has done irreparable harm to Utah. His strong-arm tactics with fellow Republicans in the house is disgraceful. If Sandy returns this crook to the legislature, he should have to sit at the same desk with his friend Chris Buttars, the second biggest insult to Utah voters. - Bill
Actually Curtis cut his teeth as the city attorney for West Jordan where Buttars was a councilman. Rumor has it that they detest each other (then and now).
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