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Utah No. 2 in Romney contributions

And California is proving seriously golden for GOP's top fund-raiser

Published: Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:10 a.m. MDT
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So far, Utahns have contributed more to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney than residents of any other state except California, according to new financial reports released Friday.

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"Utah is a natural base of support for Mitt Romney," said Kelly Patterson, director of Brigham Young University's Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy. "The more connections you have with people, the easier it is to rely on them for support."

And Romney, unlike any other White House contender, has plenty of Utah ties.

He led the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from scandal to success before being elected governor of Massachusetts for a single term — and, like most Utahns, he is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"The LDS connection is significant," said Kirk Jowers, director of the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics and a Romney supporter. "His candidacy has activated individuals who maybe never before have contributed to a campaign."

Not just in Utah, either, Jowers said, noting top-ranked California is also home to a large number of Mormons. "California is the golden state for Romney. It has a sizable LDS component, a lot of money and a lot of people," he said.

Romney and the other major presidential candidates of both parties had announced last month how much they have collected in the first quarter of the year. The first Federal Election Commission filings of the presidential campaign, providing details of the earlier announcements, are due by midnight tonight.

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