| Show I In Huntsman un Running I for or Governor as Concerns Concerned 1 Father a. a er r 11 1 Ki 4 i j. j iff ff Aaron Weight Contributing Writer Vote Notes 2004 is a series of articles introducing the candidates and issues facing facing fac fac- fac- fac ing voters Nov 2 2004 This week features Republican John Huntsman Jr Huntsman is c r running in for Governor against Democrat Scott Matheson Jr Voters must register with the county in which they reside no later than 20 days before an election Voter registration forms must be postmarked by October 13 in order to vote in the 2004 General Election Most know John Huntsman Jr as the multi multi millionaire millionaire son of Huntsman Corporation founder John Huntsman John would like you to know him as a father first Though not a traditional political stance Huntsman said that the perspective of a concerned concerned concerned con con- father is a pretty good basis for his campaign I say that somewhat tongue-in-cheek tongue but realistically there isn't an issue that we face as a state that I 1 dont don't refract or see through the eyes of my kids As a father Huntsman wants education jobs and livable communities for his children a pretty good foundation from which to kind of move into this race silly as it sounds Huntsman said Utah has a tradition of family unity and support support support sup sup- port Huntsman said that comes from the founders of the state Huntsman said many families are abandoning that tradition due to the recent lull in the economy and the enormous enormous enormous enor enor- growth of Utah's cities and towns They want to stay in the same town or the same county and they cant can't do it because we dont don't have the economy to sustain it Huntsman believes that the past is but a prologue prologue prologue pro pro- logue for the future He said that Utah's founders built the state on the principle of industry and left us with the ideals and infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure infra infra- structure to make our dreams come true We are getting a little lazy he added Were getting a little tired We are forgetting a little about what made us great as a state early on and indeed from that what is going to make us great going forward So Im I'm in it the governors governor's race because the state needs a little shot of an injection of enthusiasm and new ideas based upon the original original original inal ideas that got us to where we are in the first place Huntsman hopes to build on these ideals by focusing on economic growth I dont don't want to simplify simpli simpli- fy things too terribly much but it is the economy economy economy my that weve we've got to really really really real real- ly be focused on Huntsman said The governor has to plan and have experience in this particular area and the with where-with-all to bring the best ideas together to tomake tomake tomake make or to re-fire re our economic economic economic eco eco- engines Keeping Hill Air Force Base open and effectively utilizing public lands are two of the most important 1 A t ti y II r r r rr r Jr 4 r l. l I Il 1 r r I IJ 1 a 04 J ij f i il I 0 I iI l Q v f 1 1 5 I I It r I i ingredients in Utah's tah's economic future Huntsman said He points to his experience as asa asa asa a major player in the Huntsman Corporation and his service to three US U.S. presidents presidents' as qualities that will enable him to boost the states state's economy We need a governor who has a combination of business experience which I 1 have at the highest levels and government experience which I 1 also have at the highest levels Huntsman said I have served on the boards of Fortune companies I have been at the highest levels of the Huntsman Corporation which is the biggest company in the state today I have seen it grow from zero nothing to where it is today And in government I 1 have served three presidents two at the highest high high- est levels I have been a United States Ambassador twice I think that in today's world being governor is going to be a combination combination combination combi combi- nation of both Huntsman believes that while state government government government govern govern- ment is important its role is limited In my mind the role of government is two things and they are pretty simple Protecting the constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- rights of our citizens I think that's about as complex as the role of government ought to be And second if there is part two its it's ensuring a pathway forward that would ensure life liberty and the pursuit of happi happi- ness And I cant can't think of an issue that you cant can't bounce off of that concept of therole of J. J government and not come out ahead 1 When asked how he would fill such a role as s J governor Huntsman s said i he would serve I humbly thoughtfully and with gratitude de I am just an average candidate I have a lot lotof lotof lotof of good people around me who help to make nake me above average But I hope to f fill l it by involving people around the state who have hay never before thought about being involved in instate instate instate state government never before thought about providing practical solutions ns to problems And I see them diem everywhere I go around the and I th them I II state bring m out I i. i I want to reach out to a new generation I I want to reach out to a new group of who have never thought about giving of their i time giving of their thinking in terms of v find finding finding find find- ing solutions to some of our states state's problems I ITo To do this Huntsman is assembling committees commit commit- I tees throughout the state These committees committees' discuss issues such as health education and transportation ti n If elected Huntsman faze these committees into state government y This arrangement Huntsman hopes will allow every citizen to participate in creating public policy L |
