Utah's 1st Congressional District
To all Kossacks: Please take note that these Congressional District Information Diaries are not meant to evaluate whether or not the districts are beatable. They are meant for Kossacks and others to share information on any knowledge they have on the districts.
There have been recent Congressional District Information diaries where Kos user comments are talking about "how this person will never be beaten," or "even a scandal wouldn't change anyone's minds." To be frank, we're not looking for this kind of feedback. We want real, inside information about the Congressional Districts we cover in our diaries.
We'd like to reach out to any of you Kossacks from Utah's 1st Congressional District for information. Feel free to add your understanding of the communities, issues, etc.
What issues directly affect people in Utah's 1st Congressional District? My colleague Augustin and I are working on the Knowledge Democrats project and I've started working on a wiki page for the 1st Congressional congressional district in order to assist in our long term efforts to promote progressive candidates in that district, whether at the local, state or federal level. We understand this district may in fact have a bit conservative constituency but we're looking to reach out to any Kossacks, Democrats or progressives in the state anyway. It helps for long-term planning.
We also plan on contacting Local and State Democratic Parties that cover each of the Congressional districts for more information. We first want to know what thoughts any of you Kossacks have.
Just as a point of reference, my mother is originally from Ogden, which is included in the 1st Congressional District and is nearby Logan and Roy. The community of Ogden (which includes Weber State University) is traditionally conservative Mormon community. The 1st Congressional District also includes Brigham City which has the famous Maddox restaurant and Farr's, the popular ice cream parlor in the state.
We also know that the current representative of the district is Rob Bishop who is a big supporter of the NDAA act.
U.S. House, Utah, District 1 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Rob Bishop 71.5% 175,487
Democratic Donna M. McAleer 24.7% 60,611
Constitution Sherry Phipps 3.8% 9,430
Total Votes: 245,528
Source: Utah Elections Results "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
http://electionresults.utah.gov/...