Hot off the “press:”  STAN LOCKHART NEW STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY CHIEF!  Securing more than the majority of State Delegate votes in the first round of balloting, Stan Lockhart has been elected the new Utah State Republican Party Chairman.  In what could have been a three ballot event, Stan “easily” scored more than 50% of the votes necessary to become the state’s GOP head honcho.

I spoke with Stan while the ballots were being counted, but only after the balloting results had been “leaked,” and…he was just as calm, cool, and collected as always–characteristcs of someone unflappable, who will become, I believe, one of the best state party leaders we’ve ever seen–no pressure, Stan.

Congratulations.

On a more apologetic note (I should probably do this more often), outgoing Interim Party Chair, Enid Greene, gave a particularly touching benedictory speech.  To Enid’s credit, she along with several benefactors, eradicated the state’s sizeable GOP debt before leaving office today.  Out of the red, into the black.  Ahhhh!  Thank you.