Ex-candidate loses appeal to Demos

Cody Judy, whose campaign for the U.S. Senate ended at the Democratic state convention earlier this month, has now also lost an appeal to party officials.

Judy said he was treated unfairly by Democratic leaders and slighted in the amount of assistance he received, compared to former Utah Attorney General Paul Van Dam, the party's pick to run against Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah.

As compensation, Judy sought a primary runoff with Van Dam, who secured the party's nomination with 97 percent of the delegate votes cast at the convention. Judy also wanted $30,000 to cover his campaign costs.

But state Democratic Party Chairman Donald Dunn said Friday the party's judiciary committee turned Judy down. The committee found "no basis for the relief requested," Dunn said. "The committee believes the outcome of the election would not have changed."

The decision, made Thursday, ends the matter as far as the party is concerned.

"This is the process," Dunn said. "We gave Cody his day before the committee."