Saturday, April 15, 2017

2017 Candidates for Utah County GOP Party Officers (two incumbents: Craig Frank and Kristen Chevrier)

2017 Candidates for Utah County GOP Party Officers
County Party Chair
Name                   Email                                     Phone
Ryan Boudwin      ryanboudwin@gmail.com                  801.928.3259
Rob Craig              robcraig@mac.com                          801.885.7053
Stan Lockhart        stanlockhartutah@gmail.com             801.368.2166
Craig Frank          craigallanfrank@gmail.com               801.362.3171

County Party Vice-Chair
Name                   Email                                     Phone
Joshua Daniels        j.alden.daniels@gmail.com                 801.234.0676
Karen Ellingson     Karenellingson2@gmail.com              801.358.3350

County Party Secretary
Name                   Email                                     Phone
Kristen Chevrier      politicalmommy@gmail.com              801.369.0468
Heidi Balderree        heidibalderree@gmail.com                 801.367.5085

County Party Treasurer
Name                   Email                                     Phone
Amelia Powers      Amelia.Powers@hotmail.com   801.367.9856

David Lamb          davidllamb@gmail.com            801.361.0145

http://www.ucrp.org/organizing-convention-filings-2017-apr-06/

Friday, April 14, 2017

Changes to the Utah County State Central Committee since the 2015 SCC elections.

State Central Committee Members:
(Revised 8/17/2015)
State Central Committee – UCRP Chair & Vice-Chair (Bylaw 3.B.1.)
UCRP Chair:  Craig Frank
UCRP Vice-Chair :  Kevin Braddy
State Central Committee — Senate District 7 & 24
In order of  highest preference vote to lowest:
Amelia Powers– ELECTED
Marcus Jessop – ELECTED
Nathan Ivie – ELECTED (Bylaw 3.D. De Facto Resignation)
Kari Malkovich– ELECTED (Bylaw 3.D. De Facto Resignation)
Tamara Atkin- APPOINTED 2/25/2017 to replace Nathan Ivie under Bylaw 3.D.
Lisa Shepherd – Alternate (UTGOP Secretary has SCC seat as an elected officer. Ineligible for UCRP seat)
Nathan Allred – APPOINTED 2/25/2017 to replace Kari Malkovich (Bylaw 3.C.)
John Clark – Alternate
State Central Committee – Senate District  11 and 13
In order of  highest preference vote to lowest:
Casey Voeks – ELECTED (Bylaw 3.D. De Facto Resignation)
Heather Williamson – ELECTED
Kevin Braddy – ELECTED 
David Lifferth- ELECTED
Rob Craig – APPOINTED to Replace Kevin Braddy (Bylaw 3.B.1.) under Bylaw 3.C.
John Morris – APPOINTED 9/3/2015 to replace Heather Williamson (Bylaw 3.C.)
“SCC Member” – (to be) ELECTED at the April 2017 Executive Committee Meeting (to replace Casey Voeks)
State Central Committee – Senate District 14
In order of  highest preference vote to lowest:
Kirby Glad – ELECTED Resigned Feb. 3, 2017 (would be out of town for the last SCC meeting)
Lowell Nelson – ELECTED
Kristen Chevrier – ELECTED
Joseph Phelon – ELECTED
Kraig Thorne – ELECTED
Patrick Holman – APPOINTED February 3, 2017 to replace Kirby Glad
David Adamson – Alternate
State Central Committee-  – Senate District 15
In order of  highest preference vote to lowest:
Arturo  Morales-Llan – ELECTED
Adrielle Herring – ELECTED  Moved from SD15
Reed Farnsworth – ELECTED Resigned 7/27/2015
Dann Hone – ELECTED Bylaw 3.D. De Facto Resignation
Tai Riser – Appointed to Replace Reed Farnsworth under Bylaw 3.C.  Resigned 12/1/2015
David Kyle Herring – APPOINTED to replace Tai Riser under Bylaw 3.C. De Facto Resignation
Peggy Burdett – ELECTED pursuant to Bylaw 3.C. on 1/5/2017, replacing Adrielle Herring
“SCC Member” – (to be) ELECTED at the April 2017 Executive Committee Meeting (to replace Dann Hone)
“SCC Member” – (to be) ELECTED at the April 2017 Executive Committee Meeting (to replace David Kyle Herring)
State Central Committee — Senate District 16
In order of  highest preference vote to lowest:
Brian Voeks – ELECTED
Chris Herrod – ELECTED
Michael Melendez – ELECTED
Japheth McGee – Alternate
Cindy Richards – Alternate
Craig Frank – Alternate  (Bylaw 3.B.1.)
Norm Jackson – Alternate
Tom Jarman – Alternate
State Central Committee – Senate District 27
In order of  highest preference vote to lowest:
Paul Baltes  – ELECTED
April Clawson- Alternate

Allocation by District
Districts 7 & 24: 4
Districts 11 & 13: 4
District 14: 5
District 15: 4
District 16: 3
District 27: 1

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Energy Drinks May Be Linked To Traumatic Brain Injuries. Lees, Kathleen. Sept. 20, 2015.


Previous studies have shown that energy drinks can be particularly dangerous for your cardiovascular health. Yet a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that they may also increase the risk of serious damage to the brain.
"We've found a link between increased brain injuries and the consumption of energy drinks or energy drinks mixed with alcohol," Dr. Michael Cusimano, a neurosurgeon at St. Michael's Hospital, said in a statement. "This is significant because energy drinks have previously been associated with general injuries, but not specifically with traumatic brain injury."
During the study, which was conducted at St. Michaels hospital in Canada, researchers conducted a survey that was given out to more than 10,000 middle and high school students' ages 11 to 20 years old in Ontario in 2013.
The participants were asked about their energy drink consumption and if there had been an instance in which they had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI), meaning if they had sustained a blow to the head that left them unconscious for longer than 5 minutes and/or resulting in hospitalization for overnight or longer.
Findings revealed that 22 percent of the students said they had experienced a TBI, while 6 percent said they had a TBI in the last year, most of which happened while participants were playing sports.

"It is particularly concerning to see that teens who report a recent TBI are also twice as likely to report consuming energy drinks mixed with alcohol," Dr. Robert Mann, senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, said. "While we cannot say this link is causal, it's a behavior that could cause further injury and so we should be looking at this relationship closely in future research."

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Craig Frank was elected Chair of the Utah County Republican Party

At this time there are no votes posted on the Utah County Republican
Party web site.   920 out of  over 1600 delegates credentialed, however there
were 108 less votes cast in the second round  (789) of balloting for chair
than there were cast in the first round.  (897)

Chair Votes                                               Vice Chair
First Round                                                First Round
Craig Frank    289                                      Kevin Braddy       427
Kirby Glad     279                                       Scott Ward           195
Cory Maloy   167                                       Ben Summerhalder  167
Wendi Baggley 162                                    Sean Nielsen              99

Second Round                                           Second Round
Craig Frank     331                                      Kevin Braddy        479
Kirby Glad      286                                      Scott Ward              162
Cory Maloy     172                                      Ben Summerhalder  148

Secretary
Kristen Chevrier   518
Becky Pirente        379

Treasurer
Rob Craig

Senate Districts 7 and 24                          Senate District 13 and 11
Nathan Ivie                                                  Kevin Braddy
Marcus Jessop                                              David Lifferth
Kari Malkovich                                            Heather Williamson
Amelia Powers                                             Casey Voeks

Senate District 14                                       Senate District 15
Kristen Chevrier                                           Reed Farnsworth
Kirby Glad                                                    Dann Hone
Lowell Nelson                                               Adrielle Herring
Joseph Mark Phelon                                       Arturo Morales-llan 
Kraig Thorne                                

Senate District 16                                        District  27
Chris Herrod                                                  Paul Baltes
Michael Melendez
Brian Voeks


Kurt Hanson Herald Extra.com
                                                                   

Monday, April 6, 2015

Two New Candidates for State Central Committee

As of this morning Monday, April 6, 2015 at 7:49 a.m. there are two new
 State Central Committee Candidates that weren't posted Friday at 5:00 p.m.
which was the filing deadline.

District 7
Nathan Mark Allred   1176 S 590 E   allrednate@gmail.com     (801)830-9249

District 16
Brian J Voeks136 E 200 Nbrian.voeks@gmail.com8014734478
As a conservative, I support the Republican platform and will work to promote our party's values and principles. I will attend every SCC meeting, defend our caucus system, and support positions that will strengthen our party and its influence. I currently work for Commissioner Bill Lee, and before that I worked on Mia Love's 2014 campaign team as her communications director. I have also spent these past two years as an unofficial "senior advisor" to our current Utah County GOP chairman. :) I hold a BA in political science from BYU and a JD from the University of Utah.

Friday, April 3, 2015

2015 Candidates for Utah County Party Officers

Candidates filed for Utah County Party Officers.  Friday April 3, 2015 at 5:18 p.m.

County Party Chair o 
Kirby Glad 1175 N 910 E  kirbystuff1@comcast.net       (801) 376 2050           http://kirbyglad.com

Wendi J Baggaley        1467 E Hawk Way     wendispolitics@gmail.com     385-375-0099 wendi4chair.com
Principles --- People --- Politics Other ways to contact me: scoutmom35@gmail.com, facebook Wendi Baggaley or Wendi J Baggaley, and my blog, http://politicalpensieve.blogspot.com/

A. Cory Maloy           3169 N Provence Ln   cory@corymaloy.com            (801) 477-0019           www.corymaloy.com
Who was the very first Republican candidate you voted for? For me, that was Ronald Reagan. See more information about me and my platform at www.corymaloy.com

Craig Allan Frank        5198 N University Ave          craig@votecraig.com   8013623171    www.votecraig.com
Served in the Utah State House of Representatives (2003-2010, 2012), PG09 Precinct Chair, State Delegate, County Delegate, State Central Committee Member. Lifelong Platform Republican. Platform Principles and Common Sense.

County Party Vice Chair     o         
Benjamin R Summerhalder      125 S 1050 W benutahgop@aol.com (801)375-7579           

Kevin Braddy 6615 W 9500 N          braddyk@gmail.com   801-358-0777

Sean Lamarr Nielsen   580 N Star Ln sean@zappestcontrolutah.com          (801)380-9753           
I will stand up to promote and protect individual rights and freedoms as set forth in the United States Constitution, and to limit the scope of government to the authority set forth therein. Let's reclaim our platform and conservative values!

Scott Ward      974 E 1050 S   scott@utahgopguy.com          (801)805-8239           

County Party Secretary       o          Becky Pirente 3853 S McGregor Ln  pirente@gmail.com     (801)362-7392           
Serving in county party leadership as precinct chair and leg. chair for eight years, I've fought to preserve our caucus and strengthen our party by teaching people how they can have a voice. I am committed to electing and supporting principled Republicans. I will encourage and support all of our candidates in a fair and open process. I value the participation and contributions of each person.

Kristen S Chevrier      5626 W 11270 N        politicalmommy@gmail.com  801-369-0468

County Party Treasurer      o          Rob Craig        1868 N 2600 W          robcraig@mac.com      801-885-7053

District 7 & 24 State Central Committee - Elect 4 ( Dist 7 residents) 
Lisa M Shepherd        895 N 2550 W            LisaMShepherd@gmail.com   801-787-8211

Marcus Jessop            187 E Water Ln           marcusjessop4h@gmail.com   8014713732   

Amelia A Powers        9852 S 6000 W           amelia.powers@hotmail.com  (801)367-9856           

Tamara Suzanne Atkin           5542 W 8400 S           tspatkin@gmail.com   8013767401   

Kari L Malkovich       715 S Skylake Dr        klmalkovich@gmail.com         801-822-9149

John Clifton Clark      540 N 600 E    cjohn27@comcast.net (801)465-3616           
Vice Chair, Payson Precinct 3. I seek to represent the many moderate Republicans who may now feel disenfranchised.

Ronald Nathan Ivie     6871 S 3200 W           Nathaniviereining@gmail.com            (801)455-4728           

Keri Witte       2895 W 1010 N          keriw@linkrealms.com           (801) 377-8448           https://keriwitte.wordpress.com/

District 7 & 24 State Central Committee - Elect 4 ( Dist 24 residents)
No one filed in District 24.


            District 13 & 11 State Central Committee - Elect 4 ( Dist 13 residents)
David Evan Lifferth    8782 N Pinehurst Dr  Dave_Lifferth@Yahoo.com    (801)358-9124            http://davidlifferth.ning.com/
Goals: Defend our Caucus, Be accessible, Be Open, Defend our Conservative Values

Kevin Braddy 6615 W 9500 N          braddyk@gmail.com   801-358-0777

Rob Craig        1868 N 2600 W          robcraig@mac.com      801-885-7053

Heather Williamson    1086 S Topaz Rd        williamson.heather@ymail.com          (801)995-5365           

Casey Paul Voeks       717 S 2575 W caseyvoeks@gmail.com          8018373548   
I have served the past two years as Utah County Chair and have not missed any of the State Central Committee meetings as I have represented our county. The state party is at a crossroads with SB54 and the future of the convention system. I am happy to continue to serve on the state central committee if that is the will of my senate district's delegates.

John Daniel Morris     1018 W 250 S madnessjm@hotmail.com       8013612090   
I am running as a SCC member. I have been involved in Republican Party on many different levels and I want to ensure that we have correct participation and stand for something. I plan on enforcing principles that are inline with our Constitution as well as our morals of the county and state.

District 13 & 11 State Central Committee - Elect 4 ( Dist 11 residents)
No one filed in District 11

            District 14 State Central Committee - Elect 5    
David J Adamson       485 W Hindley Dr      david.adamson@imail.org       (801)756-1103           

Kirby Glad      1175 N 910 E  kirbystuff1@comcast.net       (801) 376 2050           http://kirbyglad.com

Kraig     Ashby Thorne 299 S Cherry Hill Dr  kraigthorne@yahoo.com         801-368-9874
I have been involved in the Utah County Republican Party as chair or vice chair for PG6 and Vice Chair of Legislative District 57 for over ten years. I have been an officer in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (post 4918 and District 4) for over seven years.

Kristen S Chevrier      5626 W 11270 N        politicalmommy@gmail.com  801-369-0468

Lowell Nelson 11167 N 5100 W        lowell@netdocuments.com     8019039587    http://www.lowellnelson.info/
We must retain the strength of our caucus-delegate-convention system, promote state sovereignty as the rightful remedy against oppressive acts of the federal government, and doggedly adhere to the rules of the party and to fairness in their conception.

Joseph Mark Phelon   4018 W Cypress         Jphelon@lycos.com   801-368-4459

Howard Patrick Holman         930 N 1050 E  pat.holman@gmail.com          (801) 796-1686          

Kenneth Wayne Sumsion       1164 N 560 W            kwsumsion@gmail.com          (801) 874-7679          
Currently serving on the State Central Committee and on the State Executive Committee. 100% attendance for both Committees. Served six years in legislature. This is an extremely important time for our party as we have filed a lawsuit against the state government for trying to dictate how we, as a private organization, will select our candidates. I have been in the middle of this fight the last two years and would like to see it through. You know me and my principles well as I knocked on almost everyone of your doors running for the open senate seat. I ask for your vote that I can continue to push our party to stand and fight for our caucus rights. I have a MACC and I am a CPA. I have worked in CA, AL, NC & UT in numerous industries and various accounting positions, such as, Auditor, Systems Consultant, Financial Analysis, Division Controller.

District 15 State Central Committee - Elect 4     Matthew Bowler        1847 S 400 W matt@mattbowler.com           801-400-3192            http://www.facebook.com/ groups/utcons

Reed Johnson Farnsworth      319 N 250 E    reed@farnsworth.us   (801) 358-8613          

Kevin Ryan Greene    986 W 270 S   Kevin.greene@law.utah.edu   8019211473   
Support making the party a larger tent. Support preserving and defending the caucus system. Support our nominees after convention. I believe the party desperately needs younger representation. The youth vote is crucial not only locally, but nationally.

Arturo Morales-llan    1762 S Glendell Dr     arturo1997usa@gmail.com     (801) 368-3660           https://www.facebook.com/arturo.moralesllan
All you need to know about me is that I am never afraid to stand up and speak up on defense of conservative truths and principles. I take the charge of representing my constituents very seriously and I do not miss SCC meetings. I have been quoted on every newspaper in Utah, Radio and TV representing our Republican values.

Adrielle Herring          1847 S 400 W adrielleherring@hotmail.com  (801)362-6075           

Tai W. Riser    526 N 450 W  tairiser@msn.com       801-400-0662

David Kyle     36 E 1700 S     davidkyleonline@icloud.com  (801)615-1532            www.davidkyleonline.com

Dann W Hone 285 E 1910 S   dannhone@gmail.com (801)221-1997           
11 Year Precinct Chair; 4 years Vice Precinct Chair; 15 years State Delegate; 4 Years Utah County Audit Committee (2 years as Chair); Currently Adjunct Faculty, Political Science, UVU; Emeritus Administrator/Faculty (30+ years), BYU; Board of Trustees (Chair 6 years), Crandall Historical Printing Museum; Board of Directors, Printing Industries of Utah; numerous business Board of Directors and officer, current and past; author; Father (sic children) and Grandfather (14+ grandchildren); wife Shirley Rae Stokes Hone.

District 16 State Central Committee - Elect 3    
Tom C Jarman            1339 S Alpine Way    seize_the_day_tcj@yahoo.com          (801)372-8914           
I support the Republican platform of Utah County. I commit to attend the quarterly meetings and represent S 16. Thanks, Tom

Norm Jackson 8855 Timphaven Rd   normjacksonjd@msn.com       (801)224-4947            None
Former member of Constitution and Bylaws Committee. Vice-Chair of Provo Canyon Precinct #2. Available to attend meetings.

Japheth Abram Mcgee            255 S 700 W   mcgeejapheth@gmail.com       (801) 358-4307          

Michael Adam Melendez       606 W 1720 N            zosomm90@gmail.com           (714)510-5796           
I will continue to defend our caucus system, encourage young people to be involved in our party, and advocate for party unity. Our party organization needs to be effective in order to be successful in elections and in promoting our platform. I currently serve as a precinct chair and on the Utah Federation of College Republicans Executive Board.

Craig Allan Frank        5198 N University Ave          craig@votecraig.com   8013623171    www.votecraig.com
Served in the Utah State House of Representatives (2003-2010, 2012), PG09 Precinct Chair, State Delegate, County Delegate, State Central Committee Member. Lifelong Platform Republican. Platform Principles and Common Sense.

Christopher Niles Herrod       4125 N Crestview Ave           chris.herrod1@gmail.com       (801)836-1304           
I'm a platform Republican and believe in upholding it. Served the last 2 years on the SCC and was elected to the State Executive Committee by the SCC. 100% attendance on both Committees. Would like to serve 2 more years to protect the caucus system.

District 27 State Central Committee - Elect 1    
April Taylor Clawson            652 E 1600 N  aclawson52@msn.com           (801)491-0630           

Paul Jack Baltes Jr      368 E 1075 N  paulb@constantcrowd.com    (801)378-3231           
I have served as your representative on the SCC for the last 2 years, and in that time we've sent Sean Reyes' name to the Governor for approval (I helped campaign for him and was the first to commit to helping him); we've outlined the strategy for the lawsuit defending the Caucus system, as well as many other accomplishments for the Party. I will continue to represent you there, with your vote and continued support. Thank you very much.