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Democratic Party Vice-Chair, long time friend of FTP, and “Speak Up” contributor (“Miller Time!”) Rob Miller, via The Utah Amicus:

Salt Lake City, UT— State Party Vice Chair Rob Miller is announcing that he will be seeking to be elected as the Chair of the Davis County Democratic Party at the Davis County Democratic Party Convention to be held at Centerville Jr. High School located at 625 South Main Street in Centerville, Utah. The convention will be held on Saturday, April 18 beginning at 11:00 AM.

“It has been my pleasure to serve the Utah State Democratic Party for the past four years, and I want to continue to do so in a different capacity as Chair of the Davis County Party,” said Rob Miller. “Local action is where it’s at these days. Democrats are ready to govern and I want the voters in Davis County to know that. Davis County has faced increased property taxes, environmental hazards, overcrowding, transportation and a host of other issues. Our current elected officials have failed us. I want to lead the change to a better way of doing things that is more responsive to our citizens.”

“The best example I know of is in North Salt Lake where there are homes being destroyed in slow motion. The Mayor and City Council have not been responsible. There has been no declaration of disaster, no request for grants from the Recovery package that Congress and President Obama signed into law. This is a shame. There are resources out there to help our citizens, and pure partisanship is standing in the way of getting these good people some help,” said Miller.

Wayne Holland, Chair of the Utah Democratic Party, said, “The county level is where the good talent is going these days.  It is where you can really make a difference. Richard Davis showed the way in Utah County with significant gains. With Rob Miller in Davis and Steve Olsen in Weber County this dynamic duo will make a big difference in the ‘top-of-Utah’. I couldn’t be more pleased than to have an expanding base that demands top-tier leadership. Democrats have seen some solid growth in Salt Lake County over the past decade. We will work to hold onto that, but we now have the talent to bring the fight in a significant way to other communities.”

J. Dell Holbrook, former Davis County Commissioner and the last Democratic elected in Davis County, said, “Rob’s public relations, marketing and organizational skills make him uniquely qualified to lead us at this time. I’m proud to endorse him for this job and to chair his campaign for this spot.”

Rob Miller said, “Chairman Holland has been telling delegates statewide that we need to be ready to govern. This is my goal with Davis County: to prepare for 2010 and 2012 when Utah Democrats will have the opportunity to elect some statewide officers. I am ready to work and we need to step up and make it happen.”