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Dabakis started his political career when he co-founded the Utah Pride Center and Equality Utah. He works closely with both of these organizations. Dabakis was elected chair of the Utah Democratic Party in July 2011. He has made outreach to Mormons a focus of his tenure at the head of the
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Dabakis has his own caucus, called the Dabakis Kakis. He holds weekly meetings to keep people updated on the legislative session. He also has a blog during the legislative session: dabakisdiary.wordpress.com.
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Dabakis encouraged registered non-Republicans in Utah to register as
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Dabakis dropped out of BYU, and later became a talk-radio and TV host in Salt Lake City. He also organized tours of the
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from restaurants. The bill was held in committee and did not pass.
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