Show Women In By LE ANN BLODGETT the influence which women everything which is base and unclean in politics will be burned and purged said Orsen F. Whitney at a political convention in IF THAT is we are on the right track with eight women in Davis County running for political A record number of women are seeking seats in the Utah House of Representatives this Talking with the eight women candidates in Davis this reporter found several things common to all of ALL OF them have some have large and involve their children with them in Many say it is a worthwhile and learning family The youngest Carolyn age says her four-year-old along with two other assist her in campaigning and serving papers in her position as The youngest hasn't been recruited as THE POLITICAL spirit was caught young in life for most of Bernita Kerscher for District said she had it from the minute she was Although homemaking is the focal interest for the they have combined politics and various TAKING attention for unusual past careers-Bernita Kerscher is a former rodeo performing quadrille by Glenna Leavitt has a degree in engineering and was an analyst in the second world receiving recognition for writing about air cargo potentials between the U. S. and LaDawn Williams says campaigning and politics is an emo- but that the good times far outweigh the DORIS WILSON Tor says reasons why women are involved in politics are often totally different than with a She pointed out that often a man is involved because it ties in with his profession as an attorney or a school while with a woman it is often an inherent Beth S. Jarmon says she has found people to be very receptive to door-to-door campaigning this year She says it is gratifying to find that people aren't turning to politics and interest is MARGUERITE Bourne term for says she became interested in running for competitive offices in high school where she held various Rebecca Nalder says she has always been interested in city She has been on the Layton Planning ALL OF the lady candidates spoke of the support they had received from their Wilson said that if a woman runs Tor a political her husband must be totally dedicated if she is to be This often isn't the case with a man running for an A man will often join the political arena without his wife's I |