Entrata CEO Dave Bateman is once again offering to absorb the debts of the Utah Republican Party in order to ensure the organization does not “rely on a rich fetcher like me” to maintain operations, according to a Facebook post on Friday evening.
Writing on an unofficial discussion page for Utah Republicans, Bateman said he had been told that next month’s meeting of the party’s State Central Committee, or SCC, would be cancelled due to roughly $100,000 in outstanding debts. He said he would personally ensure the debt is paid off, adding that the members of the central committee are the solution to the Utah GOP’s problems and not a “side show.