From Deseret News archives:

Becker, Wilson gather endorsements in race

Published: Monday, June 25, 2007 12:37 a.m. MDT
 |  E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + - 
Endorsements continue to pile up in the race to replace outgoing Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson.

The most recent big-name endorsement is XMission founder and former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Pete Ashdown, who has announced his support for state House Minority Leader Ralph Becker, D-Salt Lake.

"I am impressed with Ralph Becker's blueprint for Salt Lake City that includes a strong commitment to balancing economic growth with historic preservation," Ashdown wrote in his endorsement. "I believe Becker is the kind of mayor we need to encourage economic development in Salt Lake City and at the same time ensure that our city remains a great place to live."

And on Thursday, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1645 announced its support for Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson.

"Jenny is committed to supporting the high level of emergency services provided by the Salt Lake City Fire Department," according to a statement from the union. "The fire department's standards of excellence that our citizens have grown accustomed to over the past eight years under Mayor Anderson will continue."

Story continues below
The mayor's office is officially nonpartisan, but most candidates have recognizable partisan affiliation. The endorsements largely line up with those partisan identifications.

Wilson earlier won the backing of several of her Democratic colleagues at the county, including Mayor Peter Corroon, Sheriff Jim Winder and Councilmen Joe Hatch and Randy Horiuchi, as well as the state Democratic Black Caucus.

Becker's previously announced endorsements include former Sen. Karen Hale and current Sen. Scott McCoy, both D-Salt Lake, and City Councilman Soren Simonsen.

City Councilman Dave Buhler's bid for mayor has the support of former Gov. Olene Walker, a Republican, and fellow council members Carlton Christensen and Van Turner, both Republicans, and Jill Remington Love, who has been active in the state Democratic party.

Former City Councilman Keith Christensen, a registered Republican who calls himself an independent, has the support of Anderson, a Democrat, and Jake Garn, a Republican who has served in the U.S. Senate and as Salt Lake City mayor.


E-mail: dsmeath@desnews.com

Comments

You can be the first to comment on this story.

previousnext

Latest comments

Palin vs Huntsman | 8:52 a.m. Nov. 24, 2009 - Huntsman resigned to serve his...

Best prep football games of 2009

Desert Hills beats Salem Hills with a Kickoff Return for a Game winner with...

To Ernest T. Bass, That was pretty funny.

Protests against Phoenix LDS temple

All cities generally allow churches in residential zoning districts unless...

Letters: 2 grumpy old men

@ RedShirt | 11:17 a.m. "So, 95% of those without insurance are that way by...

Letters: Rushing to judge Palin

Those from the sad modern American conservative movement (like the 3rd Reich...

Letters: Don't buy it

S. Sessions | 1:32 p.m. I was saddened to hear your story about you...

I have emailed Jason Chaffetz before. The man is an idiot. I would...

Blah, blah, blah. It's absolutely amazing how much this freak continues to...

'Boomerang kids' moving back in

my kids can come back any time they wish. I love a house full of people....

Advertisements