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Show Rep. Elizabeth Vance Announces Plan To Seek Re-election Elizabeth Vance, incumbent Democratic Legislator, today announced an-nounced her candidacy for reelection re-election as Representative for the Fifth Legislative District of Weber County. Chairman of the Licensing Subcommittee of the Legislative Council, Mrs. Vance also was recently appointed to the Governor's Gov-ernor's Advisory Committee, for the State Mental Health group. Mrs. Vance feels her previous experience will enable her to render even greater service in the years immediately ahead. "I believe I am fully aware of the area's needs and its growing grow-ing importance as a center of the nation's space and missile complex, com-plex, and there is yet much to , be done in providing adequate opportunities that will enable our youth to obtain productive training and employment. Our boys and girls need to be kept busy." "Senior citizens in our communities, com-munities, likewise should not be forgotten," said Mrs. Vance, contending con-tending that a review of the State pension structure is long overdue. over-due. Mrs. Vance recognizes that our physical location places us at the crossroads of the nation's rail industry and has expressed her belief in fair labor laws for all and adeauate nrotection for railroad employees, as well as other employee groups. Among the areas deserving immediate im-mediate legislative attention, according ac-cording to Mrs. Vance, are the vastly overcrowded school facilities facili-ties and continued improvements at the State Industrial School, the Deaf and Blind School, Utah State Mental Hospital, American Fork Children's Hospital, and the Day Care Center for Handicapped Handi-capped Children. An active participant in achieving four-year status for Weber College, Mrs. Vance believes be-lieves that, "wise action by the Legislature can immeasurably assist the college in its progress during these transitory years." Mrs. Vance has worked on every major committee in the House and sponsored legislation to protect children from molestation molesta-tion by sex offenders. She resides with her husband and daughter at 1136 Twelfth Street and is active member of the Ogden Twenty-first LDS Ward. |