Davis County Conservatives push "Freedom First" slate, seek donations and sign-ups at local event
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At a Davis County Conservatives event, chair Tina Horlacher urged attendees to support the group's endorsed "Freedom First" slate for upcoming GOP organizing conventions, announced a monthly newsletter and passed a donation can to raise funds for the PAC and candidate support.
Tina Horlacher, chair of the Davis County Conservatives political action committee, used a gathering of the group to urge supporters to back the PAC's endorsed slate and to contribute to operating costs and campaign efforts.
"We have 3 purposes. Number 1, to inform the public about what is going on in our community. Number 2, to find and help good people, run and get elected for office. And number 3, mobilize people when there are things that we need to mobilize for," Horlacher said during the meeting.
HorLacher identified two upcoming organizing conventions affecting local Republican contests, and asked attendees to consider the group's endorsed Freedom First slate. She also announced the PAC is raising funds to pay for its website and email service and had a donation can circulated among attendees.
The event included a brief description of the PAC's monthly newsletter, Davis Correspondence, which a speaker said is distributed online to "well over a thousand people" and is free to join. An email address given at the meeting for subscription was daviscorrespondence@outlook.com.
HorLacher also encouraged opposition to incumbents in party leadership races and said she personally endorsed Phil Lyman for chair of the Utah GOP's upcoming organizing convention set for May 17. She identified herself as a candidate for the state central committee and called attention to local county organizing conventions occurring the same weekend.
The meeting format was informal: Horlacher introduced speakers and board members, invited candidates to stand, and asked attendees to sign a sheet to receive event notices. The PAC's stated goals at the meeting centered on informing residents, recruiting and supporting candidates, and mobilizing voters.
Contact and participation details referenced at the meeting include the newsletter email and the group's request for small donations to cover operating costs. No formal votes, ordinances, or government actions were taken at the event.
Speakers at the meeting included Horlacher and a board member who addressed the newsletter; other participants included the event's featured guest, who later presented on a separate topic.
