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Success Stories from
the
Constitution Party of UTAH
Building the Constitution
Party
Written By: Frank Fluckiger,
former National Chairman
Successful, positive changes in our society of necessity need to be
built from the grass roots up. Strong, morally oriented families built
on sound principles are the key to the longevity of any free society.
Those family values embodied in the home are then reflected at the
local level, and, subsequently, at all higher levels of government of
those societies. Strong, moral families are an essential element in
thwarting the efforts of those who seek power and authority over
others. It matters little whether that desire for power and control is
well intended or not.
If the Constitution Party is to grow and flourish, we, as members,
must never forget those principles. However daunting or difficult,
that is the path that will ultimately lead to success. Two communities
in Utah have set an excellent example in that regard. That process
took a lot of steady hard work and several years to reach fruition,
but it did happen.
It all began with the efforts of one dedicated man, who now sits on the town council of
Duchesne, which is the county seat in rural northeastern Utah. His
name is Bryce Hamilton, who is a former state
chairman of the Utah Constitution Party and currently a member of the
CP National Committee.
Bryce is a successful businessman in his community and worked
tirelessly and diligently to share good principles of government with
local leaders in the community. Initial success came with the election
of a member of the Party to city council. Bryce, himself, was elected
to serve in that body. He, along with others, shared their concepts of
good government with fellow council members.
Yes, that all took time and did not happen overnight, but as of
this last election in November, two more members of the Party were
either elected, or re-elected, to that governing body. As a result of
the election, the mayor and three of the five council members are all
members of the Party. They have been diligent in working to keep the
local citizenry involved and informed on the issues facing the
community. That speaks well of them.
Another local Utah community has followed in  the steps of Duchesne.
Jonathan Gerrard, who has long been involved in the
Constitution Party, was elected to the city council of Lake Pointe in
a previous election and currently serves as the lead city council
member.
A fellow long-time Party member, Kirk Pearson,
also a former state chairman of the Party,
was elected in November as a member of the Lake Pointe Town Council
thus putting two party members in that body. Kirk fell only four
votes shy of being the top vote recipient of the city council
candidates.
In yet a third community, Russell Hatch, the
current state chairman ran for city council in the City of  Manti, Central Utah. He received
enough votes in the primary that enabled his name to be placed on the
November ballot. In the November election, he came in fifth of six
candidates receiving over 8% of the vote. Three of the six candidates
were elected to the council. Considering that Russ is very new to the
community, he did respectably well.
It is true that the above elections were all non-partisan, but it
was well known in each of those communities that our candidates were
members of the Constitution Party.
The one partisan race was a special election to replace
congressman, Chris Stewart, who resigned from Congress on Sept 15th
due to family health issues. Cassie Easley was the CP
candidate. Of the seven candidates listed on the ballot and one write
in candidate, Cassie came in fourth place of eight. She garnered 3,678
votes, just 850 votes shy of the third-place candidate.
Due to many state election laws, it is critical to run statewide
candidates, e.g., presidential, senatorial or gubernatorial,
in order to retain ballot access. That is a key element of why running
such candidates for office is critical; but having made mention of
that, it is winning local races (which is very doable) that enables
building a strong state and national party.
As party leaders and supporters, we would all do well to remember
this and to focus our efforts accordingly. It is using this approach
by first electing people to
public office at the local level that the Party can be built on a
solid foundation.
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Assistant to the National Chairman
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