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Show LAVINIA Elected LUDLOW 1983 to KANIG 1985 Kanig was one of eight women who served in the Utah She 1982-84. in represented Representatives District 66, comprised of Spanish Fork, Palmyra, Mapleton, and West Provo. Her election and subsequent service was a proud achievement after years of volunteer political involvement. Lavina state Ludlow House of interest in politics began in her childhood home of Spanish where family dinners were followed by heated discussions on A great uncle, Henry Gardner, politics, religion and education. had been a prominent state senator, and he was followed by his A Ludlow uncle became Mayor of Spanish grandson Wallace Gardner. Her Fork, while Fork, Grandfather Enoch Ludlow was a political enthusiast. committment by During World War II she initiated her volunteer She working on the presidential campaign of Wendell Wi lkie. New in on the State 57th floor of the Building, campaigned Empire York City. She also worked for the United Service Organization, a Later while she was in (USO). living Monterey, California, the Division of PTA member Chair, Community Chest officer, Association of University Womn, and an election judge. While the Vice Chair of the Spanish Fork Republican, she worked on the Goldwater campaign, and helped get Republicans elected to and worked at the Junior County office High School and gave the Trini ty Taft Insti tute in pol i tical presentations at BYU University at San Antonio, Texas and at Boston University. I I After working for the unsuccessful campaign of Richard Richards for he was appointed Chairman of the National Republican He asked Lavinia to be his Secretary and party in Washington D.C. congress, Field She coordinator ran as a Representatives she ran and there. candidate for to Representative in 1976 and then in 1978 and lost. the House Then in of 1982 won. served on the Educa ti on Commi t tee, Sta te and Local Rep. Kanig Affairs, Community and Economic Development Appropriations. She sponsored a bill to return Utah to standard time that received a lot of attention before it failed. Also bills on education, divorce, and the placing of law books in city offices. On the Community and Economic Development committee, she supported the Devereax House, old and o t h e r buildings These including the ones at the State Fair Grounds. pioneer buildings were saved and are now very beautiful and a great asset to the State of Utah. the 194 renovation of |
