Thursday, December 22, 2022

Dan at the Utah State Republican Convention

Daniel was selected by our precinct caucus (that's Greek for "meeting") to go to the Republican State Convention as a delegate. He ran into, amongst others, an old college friend of both his and Britt's, Brian Henderson. Here, they are posing for a photo to be posted on the party's blog for the event. Brian has been in charge of fund raising for Mitt Romney and at Mitt's request is helping McCain, now. Hence the McCain signs in the background. An interesting little tidbit the Brian told us? They can raise more money for John McCain if they send the President and Mitt Romney to Utah, but not McCain. To that end, the McCain fund raiser to be held in Salt Lake City at the end of this month will feature both, but not the presumptive candidate. In other news, after two ballots, Bill Dew was selected as the candidate to take on Jim Matheson for Utah's Second Congressional seat. News of Daniel's past experience working that territory must have gotten out, because he got a call tonight at 8:30 PM from Bill, asking Daniel if he would be interested in political consulting. Needless to say, we're dubious about where Dan's going to fit another project into this summer. Stay tuned.

1 comment:

Joy said...

Dan - Buddy said you look like a monster. I say Lex Luther. You are going to scare your new baby!

Meet Daniel and Brittany

The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.

Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.

After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.

Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.