SALT LAKE CITY — Holly Mullen, a longtime journalist who recently lost a bid for a seat on the Salt Lake County Council, has been named communications coordinator for Utah House Democrats.
"Holly comes to us with excellent communication skills from her three decades as a newswoman and with practical political experience as well," said House Minority Leader David Litvack, D-Salt Lake.
He said Mullen, who has worked for newspapers in Utah, Washington, Minnesota and Texas, will help the minority party further "a reasonable and thoughtful message in what will be a demanding 2011 Legislature."
Democrats in the Legislature saw their numbers shrink in the November election. Mullen said in addition to working with the press, she will use social networking sites as well as blog postings on the House Democrat's website, utahhousedemocrats.org, to communicate with the public.
Mullen ran unsuccessfully this year as a Democrat for an at-large seat on the County Council.
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