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Gov. Gary Herbert might be feeling some heat from the challenge to his re-election bid next year from Overstock.com Chairman Jonathan Johnson. Herbert recently expressed concerns to U.S. Rep. Mia Love that she and Johnson share the same campaign chairman.

Herbert approached Love during a meeting in Washington, D.C., expressing disappointment that Dave Hansen, who guided Love's successful victory in the 4th Congressional District last year and still is her official campaign manager, is also helping his opponent for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2016.

After word got out about the exchange, some in the Johnson camp felt it was an attempt to get Love to pressure Hansen to leave the Johnson campaign, or for her to drop Hansen herself.

But Marty Carpenter, the governor's director of communications, said it was a sincere expression of concern and no pressure was applied to the congresswoman.

"The governor has an open and direct relationship with Congresswoman Love," Carpenter responded in a text message. "He expressed his concerns to her about her campaign being run by the same person who would run the campaign of a potential challenger. He sees it as an inherent conflict of interest. I wouldn't be surprised to learn there are others who feel the same and have expressed their views."

Richard Piatt, Love's communications director, said the two met and had a discussion, but Love plans no changes in her campaign staff, including Hansen as her campaign manager.

Two longtime Republican operatives who have assisted Hansen in several campaigns, including the Love campaign and the 2012 re-election run of Sen. Orrin Hatch, have also been brought into the controversy.

Kitty Dunn, who was state Republican vice chairwoman when Hansen served as the party chairman, and Abby Courra were approached by Herbert campaign aides to work on the Herbert campaign after they had committed to helping Hansen with the Johnson campaign.

State Rep. Jon Cox, R-Ephraim, who won a special election to the seat vacated by his cousin Spencer Cox when the latter was appointed lieutenant governor by Herbert, confirmed that he approached Courra about working for the Herbert campaign, but it was not to sabotage the Johnson team. It was because he has longstanding political relationship with Courra and respects her work.

"She and I worked together for Sen. [Bob] Bennett," Cox said. She also managed Cox's campaign for Sanpete County commissioner.

Courra is considered a whiz in the party when it comes to collecting and deciphering data that is crucial to the success of campaigns.

Cox said he did express his concerns about the possible conflicts of campaigns sharing information with each other if they have the same staffs.

Courra and Dunn continue to work with Hansen on the Johnson campaign.

Trouble in Saratoga Springs • Speaking of Mia Love, she made Utah history when she became the state's first black woman mayor with her election in Saratoga Springs several years ago. Then she made U.S. history last year when she became the first black Republican woman elected to Congress.

Now that she has left Saratoga Springs government for the land of the Potomac, it seems the northern Utah County town has a new distinction: The first in Utah to elect a 3-year-old to the City Council.

At a June 16 meeting in Saratoga Springs, council members were discussing whether to force a developer to put concrete or asphalt roads in a subdivision. After the city attorney said this was an administrative, not legislative, decision, Councilman Michael McOmber insisted that it was a legislative decision. He then went on a rant about the developers, saying that all they care about is money. Councilman Bud Poduska responded that McOmber should not ascribe a motivation to the applicant. McOmber then had a tantrum.

"Be quiet, please. Thank you," McOmber snapped when Poduska began to speak. "You are not my father," he sulked. "You are an old man who lies on his Facebook page. I can't believe you are running again."

The audience and other council members sat in silence, apparently stunned.

But as a 67-year-old columnist who is improving with age, I have to stand up for my fellow old guy here. It was the young guy who lost his cool and acted unprofessionally. It was the old guy who remained calm.

So you should respect your elders, Councilman McOmber, you little whippersnapper.