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Buttars, Curtis fighting for political lives

Curtis fights for his constituents. He has always represented them well, and is the clear choice for re-election. He is a good family man that has the values and skill set to lead this district.
Please vote Curtis back to the house. It is important for our district.
With Curtis as our Representative we have the strongest voice up at the legislature.

I know this is an issue in California, but with the local impact it is having I think it is important that people know where each man stands on this important issue. Greg Curtis is a strong supporter of traditional marriage. Mr. Seegmiller has come out against the traditional definition of marriage.

The reason this is important is it speaks to the value set that each man has and how it relates to us as voters in Utah.

Please elect the man with our values as his core beliefs. Vote for Greg Curtis!!

In one way, it is good that these races ares so close now because it means that many Republicans have decided to cross over to vote for a Democrat. On the other hand, one can wonder why the 2 incumbents are this close still after their past records with questionable ethics, blatant support for vouchers, abrasive personalities and apparent non-responsiveness to their constutuents. Can the voters be so blinded by the magic 'R' that they are willing to accept these obviously controversial incumbents over candidates who offer a fresh approach with a promise that constituents opinions will actually be considered when making political decisions? It appears that we will discover if money and special interest lobbying will defeat idealism and populism only after Nov. 4. Power to the people. Let's hope that we see more balance in our legislature too.

Greg Curtis is responsible for our state income tax going down to 5%. He also is responsible for the sales tax on food being lowered. These two tax cuts have saved Utah families a lot of money.
He has committed to take the rest of the sales tax off of food if reelected!!
We need to elect a man that has proven himself time and again in the legislature. Actions speak louder than words and Greg has proved his worth in getting things done for Utah.

Anyone who votes for these guys has no concern for ethics. Both are loaded with conflicts of interest.

Hey, Greg, Doesn't this make you want to order a pizza and pay cash, with a really good tip??

this is a hate election. Not sure I would vote for a seegmiller who ran on a hate ticket.

I live in sandy and Jay Seegmiller has came to my door. He gave me his personal cell phone number. That is accountably if I have ever seen it. Curtis has been sending out last-minute negative ads that are untrue. Seegmiller is right, it is time to get Curtis' real-estate friends out of politics.

Your characterization of Jay Seegmiller's position on traditional marriage is a lie. Jay has refuted that point many, many times.

And, as for tax cuts off food, Mr. Curtis is not responsible. There are many, many Democrats who worked to move this issue along long before Mr. Curtis ever joined the legislature and stole our idea.

Todd Taylor
Executive Director
Utah Democrats

It's time for someone who cares about ethics up there.

I hope Buttars loses this is where change needs to happen bad. No more racist comments to listen to and a bad example for Utah.

Buttars said something really really stupid before he thought about how it would be interpreted. He wasn't being racist, it was just interpreted that way because of all the political correctness that is going on. He deserves to lose for such a STUPID COMMENT! HOWEVER HE DIDN'T MEAN a BLACK BABY as in a Black person baby, but a "DARK EVIL THING", that is what he was trying to convey. But everyone is going to vote him out of office because he said something stupid. Funny how Obama hangs out with domestic terrorists, buddies of the late PLO leader Yaser Arofat, and other anti-Jewish people, also Black Power and Black Theology guys, such as Reverend Wright and Louis Pharakhan, and everyone and their brother is on his bandwagon, I don't get the double standard at all?

OUT with the OLD and IN with the NEW, with both of these.. It is TIME for a CHANGE, not a TIME to continue with the past and reduntantly expect the future to be any brighter with them both in office. Show the world that even Utah cant, and WONT stand for improper usage of public office and its statements that are placed within it. We, as Utahns, are worth more than this that is in office at the present time. No further renewal of ignorant behavior and unintelligible actions is needed.

Finally, individual voters can actually make a difference.
Elder Jensen said, ten years ago, that the one-party system hurts Utah. Here's hoping for some more political diversity.

Charles Bonsall is the Libertarian candidate in Sandy's House District 49.

Curtis aspires to higher office. Patriots need to end his political career now.

Voting Libertarian sends Curtis a reminder that the record growth in the State of Utah's government under his watch as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives won't go unpunished.

Todd Taylor,

You show very little understanding of the issues. Curtis "stole" the idea of removing the sales tax of groceries from then Rep. Waddoups, who tried to pass it years ago. The Democrats in the legislature never had the skill, will or ability to repeal it. Not until Curtis became Speaker did this ever happen. $150 million in sales taxes on food was given back to the people who buy groceries.

So much for Curtis being in it for the real estate industry.

Seegmiller is probably a decent guy, for a union rep who wears an earring. But the truth is he opposed Amendment 3, which 71 percent of his district supported, so it seems like Seegmiller's support of gay unions is out of touch with his constituents.

Peter L.

Voting is like childbirth.... We soon forget the difficulties and pain caused by the event and jump right back in bed with the perpetrator. ;)

I'm sorry to say I'm not at all surprised by Sen. Buttars' "Black baby" remarks. Clearly, his apology rings very hollow. In fact, in a way, it exacerbates the immeasurable harm he has done and continues to do to the GLBT residents of Utah. Where is the apology they deserve? While he may not have been caught making such a blatently bigoted statement about this group, the expression on his face as a gay woman testifies (as photographed and published by The Tribune on 2/12) says it all! Chris Buttars obviously represents only those Utahns exactly like him, including those who share his bigotry. For this reason, he is unworthy to serve as a representative of all our people. I intend to support his opponent in this fall's election in every way possible in hopes of encouraging the voters of West Jordan to send a person of honor and integrity to next year's legislature.

There are other better choices in these two races. In house District 49 Wayne Crawford, a health care provider, has the only health and ethics reform plan that makes sense. In Senate District 10 there is Steve Maxfield a Recovering Republican . This is not his first Show down with Buttars. In Fact Mr. Buttars has been agreeing with Mr. Maxfield in the Debates. Mr. Maxfield issues with Buttars stem a little deeper than the general Populace. Mr. Buttars has saddled up to Law enforcement and has sponsored and passed wome of the most damaging legislation to Constitutional rights of any senator in Utah,

Do not waste your vote on the same old political rhetoric.

Want't Change? Change YOUR Vote!

It doesn't matter if Utah continues to be dominated by republicans, we really need to have a term limits law. These guys get elected and slowly get corrupted by the power, and "the emperor has no clothes" syndrome.