2 Utahns To Court Hispanics

By: Lisa Riley Roche

Deseret Morning News

Friday, Jul 27, 2007

"Two Utahns are among the 41 members of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's National Hispanic Steering Committee, the campaign announced Monday.

"Marco Diaz and Joe Reyna are part of the committee charged with advising Romney on matters of importance to the Hispanic community and, of course, helping the former leader of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City court Hispanic votes.

"The pair were 'identified as leaders in their communities, Joe obviously in the business community and Marco for his efforts for the Republican party in Utah,' said Alex Burgos, director of speciality media for the Romney campaign.

"Reyna is regional president of Zions Bank and chairman of the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He was a key organizer of former Mexican President Vicente Fox's visit to Utah last year.

"Diaz is a former chairman of the Utah Republican National Hispanic Assembly and was just elected vice chairman of the National Republican Hispanic Assembly, the first Utahn to hold an office with the national group."

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"'The Hispanic vote is up for grabs,' Diaz said, describing Romney as the candidate who 'really recognizes the importance of the Hispanic vote in this election.'

"What Romney offers them, Diaz said, is 'strong family values and traditional values and his ability to get things done.'"...

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Letter To The Editor: Mitt Romney Is Right On Taxes

By: George A. Lovejoy, Barrington

Laconia Citizen

Friday, Jul 27, 2007

"Editor, The Citizen: As the first 2008 Presidential Candidate to sign the "Taxpayers Protection Pledge," Gov. Romney has taken the lead for those of us who are opposed to the free spending and onerous taxing by government.

"Gov. Romney's record as a tax-cutting leader in neighboring Massachusetts establishes him as consistent and effective on tax-cutting issues and their influence on our economy.

"As we face the effects of a free spending and pork barrel influenced Democratic Congress, our national economy will suffer greatly without a committed tax-fighting president.

"As president, Gov. Romney has said that he will use his veto pen freely to combat the raid on taxpayer's pocketbooks. He has said that he will oppose any effort to increase taxes. He will support making the current tax cuts permanent. He calls on Congress to reimpose a three-fifths (60 percent) super majority vote to raise taxes.

"We need that sort of commitment. We need that kind of president!"