This morning candidates running for Senate seats 6 and 10 as well as candidates for House seats 42, 43, and 47 were invited to talk to the West Jordan Chamber of Commerce at a monthly legislative gathering. It was a privilege to be invited to introduce myself and say hello.
All was moving along very well until the Q & A session...and BAM! Senator Buttars' son-in-law (who was *unknown* to the West Jordan Chamber group) dominated the floor and asked questions about gay marriage, abortion, and school vouchers. I ask you: are these hot topics for West Jordan Chamber of Commerce? Anyone care about the economy and business development?
The WJC meeting basically got HIJACKED by Sen. Buttars and his son-in-law, Sam Giles. When asked to introduce himself he said he was a West Jordan concerned resident.
He also happens to be Senator Buttars' son-in-law!
Please, a cup of ethics with just a pinch of transparency?
I did not let this stand and no one committed to ethics should. Our Republican incumbent colleagues sat quietly by --even my opponent, who has received an inordinate amount of press about ethics recently. But in a moment when ethics is needed, he was quiet. In the interest of transparency and true ethics reform, I stood up and politely outed Sam and disclosed that he is in fact Senator Buttars' son-in-law.
Real Ethics Reform is still ripe on the vine, and it can take place here and now with the right people in office. There is no better time, but we need your help to do it. Won't you help me and John Rendell, candidate for Senate 10, change the look and feel of Utah politics?
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