This Year's Utah Legislature

Well - we got some re-elected and some not. The one candidate I pesonally supported that had worked tirelessly in our name throughout District 1 lost a close election after the Republican party gerrymandered the district. While a Democrat losing to a Republican is not anything new in Utah, it was unexpected in District 1 where the encumbant was a conservative Democrat that often voted with the majority Republican Party on education, health care, job growth, and against urban sprawl. I'm sorry to see him go. After the last 4 terms, I can sum up his help for my industry as tireless. While we are unpopular (nobody likes a Hazardous Waste facility in their backyard), he made sure we were clearly distinguished with his collegues apart from the radioactive waste disposal business. He spoke positively of the need for business like ours to the press as he worked behind the scenes to secure the votes last year to assist overturning the previous years tipping fee increases.

Thank you Representative Eli Anderson for your service to Utah and good luck in your future endeavors.