Utah Legislature: Deon Turley to make second run for Utah House

PROVO — Deon Turley, a Provo homemaker and mother of seven children with years of community volunteer experience, is making a second bid for Utah House District 61.

Running against Keith Grover two years ago, Turley received 35 percent of the vote as the Democratic candidate.

"We knew it would be uphill, but when I came away, I just felt like I wasn't finished," she said.

A strong supporter of the legislative ethics initiative by Utahns for Ethical Government, Turley has promoted the petition drive to get the initiative on the November ballot and has pledged to conduct her campaign as if the initiative already were law.

She also supports adequate funding for education, corrections and state institutions — especially after the current economic crisis is over.

"I know we are going to have to make sacrifices, but we need confidence that we will able to rebuild when things get better," she said.

Turley serves as family life commissioner for the Utah PTA.

— Marc Haddock