THE UTAH AMICUS

Wayne Holland Jr.
Utah State Democratic Chair
March 2006 ~ Best of the Best

His phone bill is outrageous, his work ethic is to be admired, and once you get to know Wayne it becomes easy to understand why Wayne Holland Jr. was congressman Jim Matheson's pick to run and rebuild our great Utah Democratic Party.

It was a busy (busy really is an understatement) day at Democratic headquarters. The reason being that today is the first day that candidates can file to run for political office. Whose running as a republican? Whose running as a Democrat? Whose running!!!???

Except for a quick trip to The Pub at Trolley Square for lunch, Chairman Wayne Holland was pretty much on the phone all day indentifying and securing a last few qualified Democratic candidates for this year's November elections.

Although we have been working at this for months its now down to crunch time, and believe me, Wayne is crunching, on his food that is. Usually when we go to lunch we have great conversations, but not today, as it was easy to understand that what our State Chair needed was a few moments of uninterrupted reflection.

For those who are not familiar with candidate recruitment just know this, anything can change at any moment, and sometimes minute by minute. Sometimes a sure bet isn't, and a long shot becomes your only shot; such is politics. For Wayne Holland, this is the fight, and yet I know that it is Wayne's leadership that is laying down the groundwork that will ensure our future success, and he does this work with the spirit of true optimism that is nothing less than contagious.

He carries a great weight on his shoulders, and he does so with dignity. I am honored to work besides this man who understands that we are our "brother's keeper"(and sisters too).

Wayne Holland Jr., the best of the best this March on The Utah Amicus.

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