My Friends,

I think, sometimes in Utah politics, we like to see “perfect candidates.”  It makes us feel good.

We see political ads portraying the perfect candidate, the perfect family, seated at the perfect dinner table, hoping you’ll think he is “practically perfect in every way.” But “perfect people” also have one thing in common:  they are all imperfect people and they’re hoping you don’t find out.

A “perfect” candidate who has never made mistakes has also never taken risks, hasn’t grown, and hasn’t developed depth. Much like the pine trees that blew over several weeks ago--tall, beautiful, and practically perfect.  However, One stiff wind … they were all gone.

Our Republican candidate, Burgess Owens, has experienced it all -- the highest of highs, lowest of lows, and has struggled to overcome it.  He personifies the American Dream and his roots are deep.

In fact, he just published an op-ed in the Deseret News about that American Dream. Please take a moment to read it. We are fortunate to have someone like Burgess who is willing to run, knowing that the Democrats would attack his life journey of living through segregation, winning a Super Bowl Championship, losing everything and climbing back up again.  

Sometimes he failed and sometimes he succeeded, but he always learned, grew and developed deep roots that help him stand firm against adversity. 
While it must be nice to have never stumbled, when the winds of adversity hit, as they always do, we need a candidate with depth who will stand firm, NOT one who will pretend to stand firm and then blow over and vote with Nancy Pelosi 89% of the time.

And we certainly don't need a Congressman who will brutally attack someone for having the audacity to keep getting up when they’ve been knocked down.

You can understand why Nancy Pelosi has raised millions of dollars to help McAdams. They are trying to shame and shun Burgess for his life’s journey.  They are afraid of him.

We need help getting this message out. We need help making sure that people get to know the real Burgess. Ballots arrive less than two weeks from today! Please donate to help us get this message out as quickly as we can. 

Chairman Derek Brown