- Bill Dew
Bill Dew is the Republican challenger in
Utah's 2nd congressional district . OnMay 10 ,2008 , Dew won 69% of the vote at Utah's state convention, defeating five other Republican contenders. Dew came from behind, beating the favorite,Merrill Cook , to win the party's nomination outright. [ [http://voice-of-deseret.blogspot.com/2008/03/dan-jones-poll-indicates-utahs.html Dan Jones Poll Indicates Utah's Incumbents Are All Leading] ] He will face incumbentJim Matheson in the general election this November. [ [http://www.abc4.com/content/election_coverage/story.aspx?content_id=85f24f60-a011-45dc-96f8-eff64f67d18a Utah Republican Convention Report] ]Education
After graduating from high school in 1970, Dew spent two years as a missionary in Arizona. He graduated from the
University of Utah in 1978 with a degree inFinance .Military service
After completing college and
ROTC , Dew was commissioned asecond lieutenant and served in theUnited States Army Reserve for the next eight years. In 1986, he received anhonorable discharge and left the army with the rank offirst lieutenant .Business
Dew's father was a school teacher who worked construction on the weekends. Growing up, Dew often worked alongside him. Years later, while serving in the Army Reserve, Dew started building homes in the Salt Lake Valley, and his homebuilding enterprise quickly became a successful development company called Dewbury Homes. In 2006, after 30 years in the construction industry - often with his own children at his side - Dew was able to leave his business and, accompanied by his wife Jolene, devote two years to humanitarian work in
Jordan .Positions
Bill Dew supports a balanced federal budget, giving states and local communities control over public education, securing the borders and ending illegal immigration, making America energy independent, and winning the war in Iraq. [ [http://www.billdew.com/OnTheIssues/index.aspx Bill Dew on the Issues] ]
2008 Election
Dew has pledged to spend $500,000 of his own money on his campaign. [ [http://blogs.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/2008/05/dew-bests-cook-for-nomination.htm Dew Bests Cook For Nomination] ] He says he's the guy "who can help Jim Matheson sleep like a baby on Nov. 4." [ [http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/264016/ Grand Old Party: Tilton Loses House Seat At Republican County Convention] ]
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