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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Bills and related materials
- Brochures
- Campaign information
- Conferences and conventions
- Correspondence
- Event invitations
- Finance and banking materials
- General materials
- Immigration law
- Letter of recommendation materials
- National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
- National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
- Presentations and reports
- Projects and involvements
- Research materials
- State Legislative Leaders Foundation
- Oversized
- Names and Subjects
Ross L. Romero papers, 1998-2016
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Romero, Ross
- Title
- Ross L. Romero papers
- Dates
- 1998-2016 (inclusive)19982016
- Quantity
- 14.5 liner feet, (24 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2711
- Summary
- The Ross L. Romero papers (1998-2016) include correspondence, convention and conferences materials, legislative materials, as well as presentations, projects, and reports. A large part of the materials relate to Romero's involvement in the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Romero served in the Utah House of Representatives from 2004-2006 and the Utah State Senate from 2006-2012. He also served as the Utah Senate Minority Leader from 2010-2012 and was involved in many organizations.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Ross Romero is an attorney and democratic politician, serving in the Utah House of Representatives from 2004-2006 and the Utah State Senate from 2006-2012. Romero also served as the Utah Senate Minority Leader from 2010-2012 and was involved in many organizations, such as the Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Romero advocated for causes such as higher education and responsible environmental quality, while serving on various committees, including the Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee and the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Ross L. Romero papers include correspondence, convention and conferences materials, legislative materials, as well as presentations, projects, and reports. A large part of the materials include meetings, handbooks, and forums, and are related to Romero's involvement in the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The boxes in this collection are arranged alphabetically, while the folders in each box are arranged chronologically, and alphabetically within the chronological ordering.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Bills and related materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Bills and related materials |
2007-2012 |
| 1 | 2 | Carbon credits, SB223 and SB128 |
2008-2010 |
| 1 | 3 | Ethnic bills and commissions |
2009-2010 |
| 1 | 4 | The fetal anesthesia bill, HB222, and Abortion law amendments, HB90 |
2009 |
| 1 | 5 | Fathers and families initiatives, HB4783 |
2010-2011 |
| 1 | 6 | Parent adoption bill, SB62 |
2010-2011 |
| 1 | 7 | Private property rights, HB141 |
2010 |
II: BrochuresReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Utah Democratic Party State Convention |
2004-2005 |
| 2 | 2 | Miscellaneous brochures |
2007-2011 |
| 2 | 3 | Senate handbook |
2007; 2011 |
| 2 | 4 | Brochures regarding Hispanic involovement |
2009-2016 |
| 2 | 5 | Sundance/film brochures |
2015-2016 |
| 2 | 6 | General event brochures |
2008-2016 |
III: Campaign informationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Romero candidate information materials and correspondence |
1998-2011 |
| 3 | 2 | Campaign contributions and financials |
2004-2010 |
| 3 | 3 | Romero brochures and election pamphlets |
2004-2010 |
| 3 | 4 | Other political candidates correspondence and campaign support |
2008-2016 |
| 3 | 5 | Other political candidates pamphlets and brochures |
2004-2010 |
IV: Conferences and conventionsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | ABA National Conference for the Minority Lawyer |
2008 |
| 4 | 2 | Democratic National Convention |
2008; 2012; 2016 |
| 4 | 3 | National Conference for the Minority Lawyer |
2008 |
| 4 | 4 | Utah Association of Special Districts "20 Years of Success" |
2008 |
| 4 | 5 | Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs |
2010-2014 |
| 4 | 6 | Baja Broadband |
2011 |
| 4 | 7 | National Conference of State Legislatures |
2011-2012 |
| 4 | 8 | United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Convention |
2012; 2015 |
| 4 | 9 | U.S. Latino Leaders Educational Seminar in Israel |
2012 |
| 5 | 1 | American Israel Public Affairs Committee |
2013-2016 |
| 5 | 2 | Hispanic National Bar Association |
2013 |
| 5 | 3 | Utah State Bar Spring Convention, St. George |
2013 |
| 5 | 4 | U.S. Conference of Mayors, 81st Annual Meeting |
2013 |
| 5 | 5 | Fire Conference agenda and directory |
2015 |
| 5 | 6 | White House Commission on U.S. Presidential Scholars |
2015 |
| 5 | 7 | White House Commission on U.S. Presidential Scholars |
2016 |
V: CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Constituent correspondence |
2006 |
| 6 | 2 | Constituent correspondence |
2007 |
| 6 | 3 | Thank you letters to constituents |
2007 |
| 6 | 4 | Constituent correspondence |
2008 |
| 6 | 5 | Constituent correspondence |
2009 |
| 6 | 6 | Constituent correspondence |
2010 |
| 6 | 7 | Constituent correspondence |
2011 |
| 6 | 8 | Constituent correspondence |
2012 |
| 6 | 9 | Constituent correspondence |
|
| 6 | 9 | Constituent correspondence |
|
| 7 | 1 | Correspondence |
1998 |
| 7 | 2-10 | Correspondence |
2003-2016 |
| 7 | 11 | Correspondence |
|
| 8 | 1 | Thank you cards |
2007-2012 |
| 8 | 2 | Thank you cards |
2008-2012 |
| 8 | 3 | Holiday cards and birthday cards |
2009-2012 |
VI: Event invitationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1-8 | Event invitations |
2006-2016 |
VII: Finance and banking materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1 | Articles and materials |
2002-2005 |
| 10 | 2 | Correspondence |
2003-2005 |
| 10 | 3 | Presentations and reports |
2005 |
| 10 | 4 | Mayor Peter Corroon Salt Lake Country 2012 proposed budget |
2011 |
| 10 | 5 | General expenditure information |
2008-2011 |
| 10 | 6 | Higher education appropriation |
2010 |
VIII: General materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1 | General materials |
1998-2014 |
| 11 | 2 | General legislative materials |
1998-2010 |
| 11 | 3 | Newspaper clippings |
2001-2012 |
| 11 | 4 | Certificates and awards |
2003-2015 |
| 11 | 5 | Bill Richardson, candidate for President |
2007 |
| 11 | 6 | 21 LLC Utah Limited Liability Company vs. Defendants |
2007 |
| 11 | 7 | Andrew Joan Utah Individual Income Tax Return |
2008 |
| 11 | 8 | Handwritten notes |
2008-2010 |
| 11 | 9 | Legislative and law paraphernalia |
2008-2012 |
| 11 | 10 | Utah State Legislative Guides |
2008-2014 |
| 11 | 11 | Funeral brochures and obituaries |
2009-2012 |
| 11 | 12 | General administrative information |
2010-2011 |
| 11 | 13 | General blue slips |
2010-2011 |
| 11 | 14 | General travel information |
2010-2014 |
| 11 | 15 | Sundance Institute administrative materials |
2010-2011 |
| 11 | 16 | Formal legal opinion, closed political caucuses |
2011 |
| 11 | 17 | General materials regarding latinos and politics |
2011-2015 |
| 11 | 18 | UDOT windshield damage report |
2012 |
| 11 | 19 | Amici Curiae Brief of Utah Pride Center |
|
| 11 | 20 | General script and talking points |
IX: Immigration lawReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1-3 | Legislation on immigration |
2005-2012 |
| 12 | 4 | Arizona immigration law |
X: Letter of recommendation materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 13 | 1-6 | Legislation on immigration |
2006-2012 |
XI: National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed OfficialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 14 | 1 | Los Angeles 26th Annual Conference |
2009 |
| 14 | 2 | Denver 27th Annual Conference |
2010 |
| 14 | 3 | Florida 29th Annual Conference |
2012 |
| 14 | 4 | Chicago 20th Annual Conference |
2013 |
| 14 | 5 | Edward R. ROybal Legacy Gala |
2015 |
| 14 | 6 | Las Vegas 32nd Annual Conference |
2015 |
| 14 | 7 | D.C. 33rd Annual Conference |
2016 |
| 14 | 8 | Latino election handbook |
2008; 2010 |
| 15 | 1 | Policy Institute on Sustainable Communities |
2005 |
| 15 | 2 | Policy Institute, Public Finance, and Economic Devlopment |
2005 |
| 15 | 3 | Healthy Communities Initiative Policy Institute |
2007 |
| 15 | 4 | Latino Legislative Forum on Health Disparities |
2007 |
| 15 | 5 | Policy Institute on Sustainable Communities |
2008 |
| 15 | 6-9 | Board of Directors Meetings |
2012-2016 |
XII: National Hispanic Caucus of State LegislatorsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | Health Disparities Conference |
2007 |
| 16 | 2 | Membership directory and pamphlet |
2007 |
| 16 | 3 | National summits |
2007-2011 |
| 16 | 4 | Bylaws Task Force meeting |
2010 |
| 17 | 1-8 | Executive Committee Meeting and Business Board of Advisors Meeting |
2007-2012 |
XIII: Presentations and reportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1 | Legislative Auditor General performance audits |
2002; 2011 |
| 18 | 2 | Democratic Profile of House District 25 |
2003 |
| 18 | 3 | Health Care Challenges for the Latino Community |
2005 |
| 18 | 4 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act |
2005 |
| 18 | 5 | National Ability Center |
2006-2008 |
| 18 | 6 | Utah Fund of Funds, Annual Report to Utah State Legislature |
2006 |
| 18 | 7 | Energy Policy for America, The Heartland Insitute, A Guidebook for Elected Officials |
2007 |
| 18 | 8 | Executive Education: Native Nation Building |
2008 |
| 18 | 9 | Latino Voter Forums Report |
2008 |
| 18 | 10 | Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs |
2008 |
| 18 | 11 | Report to the Utah State Legislature, A Performance Audit of the Utah State Hospital |
2008 |
| 18 | 12 | United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, The Emerging Power of Ethnic/Racial Minorities in Congressional Elections |
2009 |
| 18 | 13 | Bucking the Trend: Tales of Successful Firms in Turbulent Times |
2009 |
| 18 | 14 | Utah Retirement System |
2009 |
| 19 | 1 | Local History District |
2010 |
| 19 | 2 | State of Utah Workforce Profile Report, Executive Summary |
2010 |
| 19 | 3 | United Way of Salt Lake, Community Assessment |
2010 |
| 19 | 4 | Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority |
2010 |
| 19 | 5 | Utah State Democratic Caucus, administrative and general |
2010-2014 |
| 19 | 6 | Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow |
2010 |
| 19 | 7 | 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File |
2011 |
| 19 | 8 | Educare presentation |
2011 |
| 19 | 9 | Equity Utah, Experiences of Gay and Transgender Utahns |
2011 |
| 19 | 10 | SS Consulting Private Lands proposal and reports |
2011 |
| 19 | 11 | Utah Data Book prepared for the Utah State Legislature |
2011 |
| 19 | 12 | Utah National Guard Annual Report |
2011 |
| 19 | 13 | American Israel Education Foundation briefing book, Latino legislative and labor leaders educational seminar |
2012 |
| 19 | 14 | Negotiations Affairs Department, Palestine Liberation Organization |
2012 |
| 19 | 15 | Black House Sundance Film Festival sponsorship opportunities |
2015 |
| 19 | 16 | Democratic Profile of Senate District 7, Speical Report for Senator Romero |
|
| 19 | 17 | Equity and Diversity at the U, presentation from Office for Equity and Diversity |
XIV: Projects and involvementsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 | Romero, The University of Michigan Law School class of 1996 |
2006 |
| 20 | 2 | Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs, High School Retention of Latino students |
2007 |
| 20 | 3 | Utah Minority Bar Association |
2008-2012 |
| 20 | 4 | Catholic Business Network materials and directory |
2009-2011 |
| 20 | 5 | Emily's List: elect pro-choice Democratic women |
2009 |
| 20 | 6 | Project New West |
2009 |
| 20 | 7 | American Council of Young Political Leaders, U.S. to Brazil |
2011 |
| 20 | 8 | Emerging Leaders Program |
2011-2012 |
| 20 | 9 | Partnership for a New American Economy |
2011 |
| 20 | 10 | Sugarcane Industry in Brazil |
XV: Research materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 21 | 1 | Publications on cell phone laws |
2003-2009 |
| 21 | 2 | Articles |
2004-2012 |
| 21 | 3 | Assault weapons |
2007 |
| 21 | 4 | General articles |
2007-2012 |
| 21 | 5 | Information regarding victim restitution |
2007 |
| 21 | 6 | Iran divestment |
2008 |
| 21 | 7 | Vulnerable adult recklessness |
2009-2010 |
| 21 | 8 | Affinity fraud articles |
2010 |
| 21 | 9 | Utah Governers and Legislators retirement and health insurance information |
2010 |
| 21 | 10 | Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
2011-2012 |
XVI: State Legislative Leaders FoundationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 22 | 1 | Health Care Summitt - Baltimore, Maryland |
2012 |
| 22 | 2 | Leadership Forum - Providence, Rhode Island |
2012 |
XVII: OversizedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 23 | General |
2012 |
| 24 | Memorabilia |
2012 |
| 25 | Pins and buttons |
2012 |
| 26 | State legislature seals |
2012 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislators (U.S. state governments)
Personal Names
- Romero, Ross L.--Archives
Geographical Names
- Utah--Politics and government--Sources
- Utah. Legislature. House of Representatives--Sources
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