Show II I I II I I II I I Hopkin Seeking Election Re-Election to Utah Senate State Senator Afonzo Monzo F. F Hopkin Woodruff Democrat Saturday announced an an- he wo would td be a candidate for re-election re to the Senate seat seal he be has held for Cor the past 21 years The unquestioned dean of Utah legislators wll will be seeking his seventh reventh year four term In la the State Senate He lie represents RI Rich h. h Morgan and Summit counties Announcement of his candidacy for election re-election to the State Senate Senate Sen ate ended reports he might try for tor the Democratic US U.S. Senate lie He has been tinder inder persistent pressure to seek this post Senator Hopkin watt was first elected elect elect- elected ed to the Utah Legislature in 1932 serving a 11 term in the Utah House of Representatives He was first elected to the Senate In 1934 lIe He has served as Senate president twice and was twice chairman of the Utah Legislative Council In 1956 he was the Democratic nomination for US U.S. Senate U.S.-Senate Senate S nate losing the election to Sen Wallace F F. Bennett Dennett Utah R-Utah but running well wen ahead of the rest of his party ticket Senator Hopkin Is president of the Utah Cattle Growers Ass and has held numerous other posts in livestock civic and state organizations He lie Is an active of the Ch Church Chinch of Jest Jesi Christ of Latter Latter- day Saints presently serving as president of the oo Woodruff ruff Stake of the Church He has been a rancher and stockman In the Woodruff area for many years Senator Hopkin was chief spon sor of the reapportionment gave the rural counties three more members I In the State Senate Senate Sen Sen- i ate and reduced Salt Lake Coun CO County ty by one thereby giving the Cow Co Counties a word of majority In Inthis Inthis inthis this body bodT Many any of tie the t e most Important pieces of legislation which have become law during the past 20 years rears he has either sponsored or ot orlas othas has las beep been instrumental in their passage passage |