Dan Liljenquist announces key campaign staff positions

11 January 2012
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senate candidate Dan Liljenquist has named Rusty Cannon as his finance chairman. On Tuesday, January 10, Cannon resigned his seat as chair of the Davis County Republican Party to aide Liljenquist.

“It is exciting to have someone of Rusty’s caliber join us. He is both well-connected and well-regarded throughout the state,” said Liljenquist. “Running an effective campaign means having enough money to get our message out, and Rusty is key to that. He has spent his career in the financial sector and brings the determination and enthusiasm we need.” Liljenquist said.

Cannon was the president and chief investment officer at RKC Capital LLC until December. He was previously a financial advisor at Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch and has spent 15 years managing money in the financial service industry.

“The upcoming election is an election of a lifetime and vitally important to getting our country back on the right track. I am putting all of my time and energy into making sure Dan Liljenquist is the next Senator for Utah.” said Cannon in his resignation letter.

Liljenquist also announced on Wednesday that Holly Richardson will be his campaign chair. Richardson resigned her seat as a state representative to take the position.

“Holly has been with me every step of the way while I made my decision to run,” Liljenquist said. “She knows her way around the political landscape of the state better than anyone, and she’s a tireless and energetic voice for the conservative movement. I consider it a great honor that she and Rusty have joined our campaign.”

Richardson served as a state representative in Utah House District 57 before stepping down. She is perhaps best known as popular political blogger “Holly on the Hill.”

“It was difficult to step down as a representative, but I trust Utah will continue to be well run. At the end of the day, however, it will not matter that Utah is the best-managed state in the nation if we cannot fix the business-as-usual politics coming from Washington,” said Richardson. “Dan has demonstrated remarkable leadership and a deep-seated understanding of the fiscal reforms that are now absolutely necessary. He also has the ability to actually get things done. I am confident that he will take what he has done on the state level and apply it to the federal level.”