Posted on 03/08/2025 3:45:35 PM PST by Angelino97
Utah State Senator Daniel Thatcher left the Republican Party this week to join the Forward Party, becoming the first sitting member of the Utah State Senate affiliated with the organization and its ballot line.
In a statement released Friday, the Forward Party said that Thatcher changed his registration on the last day of the legislative session. Reasons provided from a speech Thatcher gave that afternoon include his disappointment with the Utah Republican Party’s leadership on voting rights and legislative priorities. Specifically, Thatcher voiced concerns over the passage of HB 300, which he believes undermines the vote-by-mail process, as well as broader efforts by the legislature to exert control over citizen-led ballot initiatives.
“The Forward Party is incredibly proud to accept Sen. Thatcher into our ranks. He has served his district honorably since 2011 as a champion to the downtrodden and forgotten. Among his many accomplishments during this time include spearheading the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline,” the party wrote in its statement. Founding co-chair Andrew Yang and Executive Chair Kerry Healey also praised Thatcher for demonstrating leadership in making the switch.
Thatcher was first elected to the Utah State Senate in 2010 in District 12, though redistricting has since placed him in District 11. He is currently serving his fourth term, which will end next year. This is not the first time Thatcher has distanced himself from the Republican Party—he openly endorsed independent candidate Evan McMullin over Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, though he remained in the party then.
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Another infiltrator brought to you by Mittens Romney
I had not heard Egg McMuffin’s name in a while.
Lol.
No big loss. In fact, no loss at all because he was never with us.
Never heard of the guy to be honest, but sounds like I haven’t missed much.
Surprise, surprise, he voted for Egg McMuffin-
“he openly endorsed independent candidate Evan McMullin over Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election”
This is the Mitt Romney branch of Mormon Republicans which is a world unto itself.
Yes, liberal.
A cheat-by-mail advocate. Good riddance.
Exactly.
Romney himself is just another worthless RINO hypocrite.
You’ve never heard of the guy, and I’ve never heard of the Forward Party.
It has more to do with Utah. That new senator is another Mittens/Murkowski.
Thanks for the post and information on this individual.
“Specifically, Thatcher voiced concerns over the passage of HB 300, which he believes undermines the vote-by-mail process...”
Another idiot. Maybe someone should have reminded him that Trump hammered the liberals even wih the mail in vote, which has been proven to be used to cheat. It doesn’t take politics. It takes a good, hard working, honest, down to earth candidate with a message for the people not against them.
wy69
Isn’t “Forward” a theme of the Communist Party?
Kamala Harris Embraces Popular Communist Slogan
The Democrat has embraced a communist slogan popularized by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and American tyrant Barack Obama.
Harris has repeatedly invoked the word since becoming the de facto Democratic nominee in June. During her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention in Chicago, she promised to “chart a new way forward” for “a nation that is ready to move forward.” It is also a popular term among American communists. Speaking of which, the Spanish language equivalent of forward—”Adelante”—was a recurring theme of Castro’s brutal regime in Cuba, as well as the name of the official state newspaper founded in 1959.
“Isn’t “Forward” a theme of the Communist Party?”
Look up The Daily Forward and their founding.
so now we can only lose 1 voter in the senate when votes take place?
Utah *state* senate, I think. So it’ll only affect the Hivemind State. 😉
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