SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, after being disqualified from the Utah gubernatorial election on the Republican, Aimee Winder Newton announced she has joined candidate Spencer Cox’s campaign. Her disqualification occurred after she did not advance from the ballot from the convention. RT to welcome @AWinderNewton to #VoteCox! With four candidates in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes chose an elected official from southern Utah, Victor Iverson, as his running mate in the governor’s race Tuesday. Hughes, a Republican, pointed to Iverson’s efforts to keep the tax rate low and rainy-day funds robust in Washington County, calling […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office is investigating the hacking of a video call hosted by a gubernatorial candidate who saw the call hijacked by pornographic images and racial slurs on Thursday. Republican Aimee Winder Newton was about five minutes into the virtual event on the Zoom platform […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, Aimee Winder Newton selected Utah State Auditor John Dougall as her running mate as she runs for the gubernatorial seat of governor on the Republican ticket. This announcement was made at 8:50 am Tuesday and she cited Dougall’s knowledge of tax policy, combined with challenging bloated government […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah governor candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr. named Provo mayor Michelle Kaufusi as his running mate on Friday. The Republican and ex-U.S. ambassador to Russia said in a statement that the city’s first female mayor would bring “an important local perspective” as lieutenant governor. Kaufusi was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two of the leading Republican candidates for Utah governor weighed in on President Donald Trump during a Friday debate, with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox standing by his critiques of the president and former Russia Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. praising Trump for his approach on China. […]
Associated Press (AP) — Six candidates vying for the GOP nomination in the Utah governor’s race are expected to meet for their first debate on Friday. The debate is part of the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit, a conference for the state’s burgeoning tech sector. One candidate is a national political […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Thursday announced his 2020 candidacy for the Republican nomination for the office that he held from 2005 to 2009 before leaving to serve as a U.S. ambassador. Huntsman announced his candidacy in a statement before a scheduled kickoff […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee Winder Newton is entering the Utah governor’s race. Winder Newton announced her candidacy Wednesday, joining current Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and businessman Jeff Burningham in the race for the Republican nomination. Other possible candidates reportedly include former Utah House Speaker […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some woman candidates for public office, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are worried that a recommended social media break could hurt their campaigns. Russell M. Nelson, the president of the church, challenged women of the faith to take […]
