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2007 election questionnaire Roger James McConkie
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�I�m a huge disappointment to both families,� he jokes. He had plenty of opportunity to become a developer, but he declined. Not in his genetic makeup, he says.
Martin says he knows how these developer types operate, how they pressure. �I�m 12 years older than my wife, and my father-in-law worked hard to get me not to marry her. I do my own thing.�
On the council, that �thing� would be advocating for his community, like his yard signs say: �In the district all day every day.�
McConkie responds: �I don�t think that a city councilor�s job is to be the sole representative of his district.� The issues go beyond the neighborhood, says McConkie, a litigator who says he�s learned to problem-solve and find �reasonable solutions.�
In his first 180 days, Martin promises to implement a mobile crime watch, a plan for reducing energy use and traffic speed. �I don�t know how a church leader and partner in a prestigious law firm can really dedicate the time,� Martin says of his opponent.
Well, he won�t. McConkie won�t be a full-time councilman. He won�t run a $40,000 campaign, he says. McConkie is reporting $26,535. And he won�t sweat the conflicts.
After all, both candidates have them.
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