UTAH DEMOCRATS ELECT JOSIE VALDEZ AS VICE CHAIR OF THE UTAH DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Utah State Party Secretary Paul Pugmire congratulates newly elected vice chair,  Josie Valdez

Salt Lake City – On Saturday, December 8, 2012, the State Central Committee of the Utah Democratic Party met to fill the vice chair position left vacant by the untimely and tragic passing of Jim Judd in August.  A first ballot narrowed the candidate field to Josie Valdez and Jane Marquardt, and Josie Valdez was elected to the position following a second ballot.  Utah Democratic Party Chair Jim Dabakis responded:
“We were blessed with a great field of candidates; Josie Valdez will be a fantastic representative for the state of Utah, both as Vice Chair of the Utah Democratic Party and as a member of the Democratic National Committee in Washington.”

 “We are one party, we are one Democratic family,” said Josie Valdez, the newly elected Utah Democratic Party Vice-Chair.  “I’d like to thank the state central committee for their support.  I look forward to working with Chairman Dabakis, Jane Marquardt, the state executive committee, and all our amazing Utah Democrats.  We are going to grow this party in ways we’ve never even imagined!  I intend to work to unite and grow our party as we move forward into 2013 – and beyond!”

Josie Valdez is a longtime Democratic activist, a former candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and most recently, a candidate for Utah’s Senate 8.