State Democratic Chair Remembers Senator Ed Mayne

None by Eric Ray

(KCPW News) Fellow lawmakers, family and friends are mourning the death of Democratic senator Ed Mayne today. Mayne passed away yesterday following a nearly year long battle with lung cancer at the age of 62. Mayne is perhaps best known for his work as president of the state's chapter of the AFL-CIO, and he was in the midst of his fourth senate term.

Mayne was a longtime family friend of Wayne Holland, Chairman of the Utah Democratic Party. Holland's father and Mayne worked together in the 1960's representing workers at the Bingham Canyon Mine. Holland tells KCPW's Eric Ray about his initial reaction to the death of Senator Ed Mayne:

 

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