Saturday, May 17, 2025
Utah Valley University, UCCU Center
7:30 AM Credentialing & Booth Exhibits Open
10:30 AM STATE NOMINATING CONVENTION WELCOME
THOMAS WRIGHT, FORMER CHAIR, UTAH REPUBLICAN PARTY
Prayer
Presentation of Colors
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
Remarks
Credential Report, Mac Sims, Credentials Chair
Adoption of Rules (10 minutes)
Adoption of Agenda (10 minutes)
CALL TO ORDER, THOMAS WRIGHT, FORMER CHAIR, UTAH REPUBLICAN PARTY
County Roll Call
ELECTION COMMITTEE REPORT
Explanation of Voting, Tracy Shaw, Elections Chair
UTGOP OFFICER ELECTIONS
Secretary Candidate Speeches
Olivia Dawn Horlacher Williams
Stafford Palmieri Sievert
Chair Candidate Speeches
Robert Axson
Phil Lyman
UPDATED CREDENTIAL REPORT, Mac Sims, Credentials Chair
OPEN VOTING UNCONTESTED CANDIDATE SPEECHES
Melanie Monestere, Vice-Chair
Chris Null, Treasurer
US SENATE PANEL
Senator Mike Lee & Senator John Curtis
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PANEL
Rep. Blake Moore, Rep. Burgess Owens, Rep. Celeste Maloy, & Rep. Mike Kennedy
UTAH STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS PANEL
Gov. Spencer Cox, Utah AG Derek Brown, State Auditor Tina Cannon, State Treasurer Marlo Oaks, Senate President Stuart Adams, & House Speaker Mike Schultz
ELECTION RESULTS
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS
(6 minutes of debate time each, not to exceed 60 minutes total)
1. Const Amendment to Art XII Sect 7 Organizing Convention Platform Amendment, Bob McEntee
2. Amendment to Constitution Art VIII: Improve the Budgeting Process by Moving to a Federal Fiscal Year, Lesa Sandberg
3. Amendment to Constitution Article VII.E: Precinct Definition, Aaron Bullen
4. Amendment to Constitution Article XII, Sec. 2: State and County Nominating Conventions, Aaron Bullen
5. Amendment to Const. Article XII - Relative Republican Strength Proposal, Mac Sims
6. Constitution Amendment to Article I - Require Republican Voter Registration to Run for Office, Aaron Bullen
7. Amendment to Constitution Article I and Article XII: Conditions for Revocation of Party Membership and Convention Winner Threshold, Arnold Gaunt
8. URP Constitutional Amendment to Article IV.D, Bob McEntee
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
(6 minutes of debate time each, not to exceed 60 minutes total)
1. Fair Property Tax Resolution, Christine Brown
2. Resolution To Direct Federal And State Officials To Promote Term Limits, And To Condemn Actions Allowing A President To Serve Longer Than Two Terms, Matthew Drachman
3. Resolution to Interpret Republican Votes in RRS, Lowell Nelson
PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENTS
(6 minutes of debate time each, not to exceed 60 minutes total)
1. State Central Committee Quorum, Bob McEntee
2. State Central Committee Eligibility, Neil Sebring
PROPOSED PLATFORM AMENDMENTS
(6 minutes of debate time each, not to exceed 60 minutes total)
Conditional Notice: Only to be heard if Constitutional Amendment Proposal 1 is adopted
1. Right to Life, Bob McEntee
2. Role of Government in Broadband, Willie Billings
3. Caucus and Convention System, Lowell Nelson
NATIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Brad Bonham
Kim Coleman
UTAH REPUBLICAN PARTY OFFICER REPORTS
AUXILIARY REPORTS
ADJOURN