Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday holds Dist 5 lead April 17 2004 — A9 d fund-raisi-ng SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic Rep Jim Mathe-so- n leads his Republican chal- Icngcrs in fund raising ' according to the latest campaign filings Matheson has raised $893316 the past 18 months and still has $783447 in cash Republican Tim Bridgewater has loaned his campaign $234000 since September and raised $80366 from other sources He has $273938 in cash - ' John Swallow who beat Bridgewater for the GOP nomination in the 2nd District race two years ago loaned his campaign $24000 over the past several months and repaid himself $23000 making up for some of the money he loaned his 2002 campaign Swallow an attorney has raised overall $634575 and spent $377019 He has $3 13389 in cash Salt Lake County Council- man Dave Wilde who says he doesn't need a lot of money to run an effective convention race has raised $18718 including $4000 from a personal loan He has $6223 in cash In the 3rd US House District Republican Rep Chris Cannon has raised $237506 and has $43873 in cash Cannon reported raising more than $200000 from political party committees Cannon faces intraparty challenges from Greg anything” he said Wyatt meanwhile acknowledged that he’s the underdog in the race but said he’s “anxious to get at it” “We’re just going to get out and hit the streets and continue with our theme of listen- Hawkins and Matt Throck- morton Hawkins has raised $3685 and has spent $3605 He loaned his campaign $2000 - Throckmorton and Democ- ratic hopeful Beau Babka did not have new FEC filings online Thursday the filing deadline In the ht District Republican Rep Rob Bishop has raised $134043 and has ing” he said $23000 iii cash Bishop loaned his 2002 campaign1 $61000 And over the past several months he’s paid back $2000 Bishop still has debts to 2002 campaign of $69359 his report shows Democrat Steve Thompson has raised $4796 $4000 of which is a personal loan to his campaign He has $302 in cadi Senate candidates file paper copies of campaign reports with the Senate clerk Sen Bob Bennett provided a copy of his report to the Deseret Morning News He reported raising $16 million and spending $1 million and has $688000 in cash on hand Democrat Raul Van Dam did not provide an advance copy of his report Cody Judy who also is seeking the Democratic nomination told the newspaper that he has raised around $50000 with about 90 percent of that coming from his own funds ah Earlier before the delegates cast their votes each candidate addressed them for 10 minutes Webb talked about his recent campaign experiences and held up photographs of some of the people he’s encountered including a skateboarder a golfer a farmer and a soldier who had recently returned from Iraq “These pictures represent the things we try to preserve in the Legislature” he said Webb also held up a stack of surveys that he mailed to delegates recently and said the results show that everyone has different views about certain issues “What they all have in common is that they care about Cache Valley values and the Cache Valley way of life” he said Webb who has been accused by Wyatt of having a liberal voting record during his time in the Legislature also told delegates that he voted with the Republican majority on 927 percent of bills in the 2004 General Session He said he was proud of his vote to put a state constitu- tional amendment banning same-se- x marriage on the November ballot even though opponents of the measure packed the gallery of the House floor while it was being debated “I'm tired of the minority interest being more important than the rights of the majority” he said “I think you need to stand by your moral compass when it’s challenged" During his remarks Wyatt focused on what he perceives to be unnecessary spending on the part of the Legislature He said that in the U) years from 1991 to 2001 Utah's government grew faster than any other state's 'That's kind of hard' to believe in a state as conscrva- -' live as Utah” he said ' Wyatt also said the state is on the brink of a serious economic crisis and noted that legislators must find funding for I40(XX) new students who will he'enlering the public education system in the next 10 years “We've got some serious financial problems in this state- and the Legislature not support vouchers" Stewart told the delegates that while education is a top priority he is not a candidate He said that he will do a better job listening to the needs of the local constituents and won't let other legislators tell him how to vote Buttars said the ranking by the USBA does not accurately portray his support for ediica- tion He told the delegates that he voted against certain edu- - ' cation bills because they would have required raising taxes “I know they tracked a lot more bills than those" Butturs said “There are a lot of groups that do that It doesn’t tell you a lot about the candi- dates I think once thie citizens ' understand what we'e done for education I think we'll have strong support from the community" Buttars said the election will come down to who has the most experience to represent the interests of the county He has served in the Legislature for the last 8 years and is chairman of the Natural Resources Committee and a member of the state trans portation planning task force which determines the state's road priorities ' “Experience counts a great deal" Buttars said "I'm just going to stress my experience and the opportunity logo buck down them and work on some of the issues that ’m involved in especially on water and natural resources issues I also Dist 3 J i one-iss- Continued fromAl Stewart a teacher at White Pine Middle School accusing Buttars of not doing enough in the Legislature to support education Stewart has pointed out that Buttars received the lowest possible ranking on education issues from the Utah School Board Association having voted in favor of just 1 1 percent of the bills supported by ' that organization “There are some real differences” Stewart said “I believe I am more local con- trol oriented Craig supports vouchers and universal tax tuition credits They use the word choice to veil that I do ue PAFFORDABliEl i Membership Slim l linr t "ircte Ssi'mDell Johiwiii 245-i45- 4 IUSl I ( mun KrciiL vnn 5 'v omuwtfotr wni towns rUSJU TV’S RAT SCBH ITS - 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