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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- There could be some changes in the makeup of the Legislature following the results of several county party conventions. That includes a net loss of women representatives and perhaps more diversity in the state Senate.
In Davis County, Republican Representative Sheryl Allen of Bountiful is being forced into a June 27 primary with fellow Republican Mark Jacobs.
In Salt Lake County, three women are leaving their seats. Salt Lake City Democratic Senator Karen Hale and Murray Democratic Senator Patrice Arent both are retiring this year. And Holladay Democratic Representative Pat Jones is leaving her House seat to run for Arent's spot in the Senate. Democratic women lawmakers will lose at least one of their colleagues as a result of Saturday's voting after the one womany vying for Jones' seat, Susan Westergard, was eliminated.
-- Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune www.sltrib.com
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