From Deseret News archives:
No. 9 Rocky Anderson
"I really sought public office so I could make a difference," said Anderson, who lost a 1996 run in the 2nd Congressional District to former Rep. Merrill Cook.
"And if that's what having influence or power means, that means, I suppose, that I'm at least perceived as making a difference," Anderson added.
"I think that in the short time that I've been in office (18 months), we've made a huge difference. I'm very conscious, actually, what we chose to take on or what we chose to bypass. And those decisions all have a common thread and that is what's going to build a better community for the long run."
Before winning the mayorship he was frustrated bumping up against a political establishment that just wouldn't change, he said.
Whether it was criminal justice reform he advocated as a trial lawyer and part of a special study committee; government reform he pushed on Utah Common Cause's board; sex education and teen pregnancy prevention he sought on the Planned Parenthood board; or simply human rights he fought for as president of the local chapter of the ACLU; Anderson said he was "running up against public officials that you realize at least a majority of them aren't really interested in either studying the issue or necessarily doing the right things for the right reasons."
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