SALT LAKE CITY…. Today, Senator Bennett announced a coalition of “County Leaders for Bennett” which consists of 68 elected county commissioners and county council members from across the state. This new coalition is part of an extensive campaign organization that also includes over 60 “Mayors for Bennett” and a Bennett Campaign Chair in each of Utah’s 29 counties.
“We need Senator Bennett fighting for us back in Washington,” said Commissioner Jay Hardy of Box Elder County. “Urban and rural communities have different needs, and Senator Bennett gets that. Every county in the state has a voice in Washington with Senator Bennett. He has represented us well.”
Weber County Commissioner Jan Zogmaister agreed. “Senator Bennett has proven to be a very valuable friend to Weber County,” she said. “We can’t afford to lose him.”
“Senator Bennett pays attention to us out here in rural Utah,” said Wayne County Commissioner Derae Fillmore. “He listens. He comes to our community and finds out what’s happening firsthand. That’s important. That matters.”
Jim Bennett, Senator Bennett’s campaign spokesman, noted that the county commissioner’s coalition was one of several large-scale coalitions that the campaign has organized this past year. “We’re excited that so many county commissioners have been willing to publicly announce their support of Bob Bennett, and we look forward to unveiling additional coalitions on behalf of the senator in the weeks ahead.”
County Leaders for Bennett consists of the following elected officials:
Beaver County
Chad Johnson
Donald Willden
Billy Dalton
Box Elder County
Brian Shaffer
Rich VanDyke
Jay Hardy
Cache County
H. Craig Peterson
Daggett County
Floyd Briggs
Henry Gutz
Stewart Leith
Davis County
Louenda Downs
Duchesne County
Ron Winterton
Emery County
Gary D. Kofford
Jeff Horrocks
Garfield County
Clare M. Ramsay
D. Maloy Dodds
H. Dell LeFevre
Grand County
Ken Ballantyne
Patricia Holyoak
Gene Ciarus
Iron County
Alma Adams
Lois Bulloch
Wayne A. Smith
Juab County
Luwayne Walker
Chad Winn
Val Jones
Kane County
Daniel W. Hulet
Morgan County
Rodney Haslam
Sid Creager
Karen Sunday
Piute County
Rick Blackwell
Travas Blood
W. Kay Blackwell
Rich County
Bill Cox
Norman A. Weston
Salt Lake County
David Wilde
Michael H. Jensen
San Juan County
Bruce B. Adams
Lynn H. Stevens
Kenneth Maryboy
Sanpete County
Steve Frischknecht
Claudia P. Jarrett
Spencer Cox
Sevier County
Ivan Cowley
Gary Mason
Gordon Topham
Tooele County
Colleen S. Johnson
Bruce Clegg
Jerry Hurst
Uintah County
Mark Raymond
Darlene Burns
Michael J. McKee
Utah County
Larry Ellertson
Gary Anderson
Washington County
Alan D. Gardner
Jim Eardley
Denny Drake
Wasatch County
Jay Price
Kipp Bangerter
Mike Kohler
Steve Farrell
Val Draper
Wayne County
Derae Fillmore
Stanley Wood
Thomas Jeffery
Weber County
Jan Zogmaister
Craig L. Dearden
Kenneth A. Bischoff
