A Provo Senator with Chicago Attitude (Updated)

Provo State Senator Curtis Bramble has developed into something of a Utah legislative powerhouse of late. As anyone who's been following Weber County Forum for more than a couple of days knows, Senator Bramble is responsible for last year's Senate Bill 184, which put a 1-year moratorium on new Utah RDA projects, and entirely stripped the power of eminent domain from the RDA toolbox. I also mentioned part of his 2006 legislative agenda in a previous Weber County Forum article.

For anyone who'd like to know a little more about this State Senator from Provo, the Salt Lake Tribune has a thumbnail biography of Senator Bramble in this morning's edition. His background is very interesting: He's a Chicago native, Notre Dame alum, BYU grad, LDS convert, career tax-accountant and ex-collegiate varsity wrestler. We're going to be hearing a lot more about Sen. Bramble in the upcoming year, as he builds up a head of steam for his ambitious upcoming legislative agenda. This SL Trib piece sheds some light on some of the factors that contribute to his effectiveness, I think. Those readers who don't have access to a hard-copy version of this morning's SL Trib article can read it online here.

I thank an alert and early-rising WCF reader for the heads-up on this article.

Update 07/20/05 8:07 a.m.: Utah House Representative John Dougall posted some interesting comments about Senator Bramble yesterday, on his Dynamic Range blog.