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Equality Utah announces 2020 endorsements Equality Utah, Utah’s LGBTQ political organization, released its endorsements for the 2020 election. This year, the group endorsed 30 Democrats, two Republicans, and one nonpartisan candidate in 33 races. Eighteen of the endorsements are incumbents. No endorsement was made in the state gubernatorial race, though the group endorsed former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in the Republican primary race. To find what districts you live in, visit vote.utah.gov.
State Elections UTAH STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG SKORDAS, DEMOCRAT Opponent has penned many anti-LGBT court briefs in his time in the office OPPONENT: Sean Reyes (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 9 — OGDEN/WEST HAVEN STEVEN OLSEN, DEMOCRAT OPPONENT: Calvin Musselman (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 11 — RIVERDALE/ WASHINGTON TERRACE JASON ALLEN, DEMOCRAT Engineer OPPONENT: Kelly Miles (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 14 — SYRACUSE OLIVIA JARAMILLO, DEMOCRAT Opponent attempted to thwart the effort to ban conversion therapy, stating on social media that people can overcome “unwanted samesex attraction.” OPPONENT: Karianne Lisonbee (R)(I)
HOUSE DISTRICT 22 — MAGNA CLARE COLLARD, DEMOCRAT Public relations. This race is to replace retiring Rep. Susan Duckworth OPPONENTS: Anthony Loubet (R), Marilee Roose (C)
HOUSE DISTRICT 23 — SALT LAKE CITY ROSE PARK SANDRA HOLLINS, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Social worker OPPONENT: Bradley Borden (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 24 — SALT LAKE CITY AVENUES/CAPITOL HILL JENNIFER DAILEY-PROVOST, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Nonprofit executive. Poverty, housing, LGBTQ rights proponent NO OPPONENT
HOUSE DISTRICT 25 — SALT LAKE CITY JOEL BRISCOE, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Director, Davis Education Association. Briscoe was an advisor for a gay student group while he was a teacher in the early 2000s. OPPONENTS: Karel Mcdonough (R), Cabot Nelson (UU) HOUSE DISTRICT 26 — GLENDALE ANGELA ROMERO, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Community programs manager NO OPPONENT
HOUSE DISTRICT 28 — SUGAR HOUSE BRIAN KING, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Attorney. OPPONENT: Carol
Hunter (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 30 — WEST VALLEY CITY MIKE WINDER, REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT
Economic development director OPPONENT; Robert Burch, Jr. (D) HOUSE DISTRICT 32 — SANDY/DRAPER SUZANNE HARRISON, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Anesthesiologist. OPPONENT: Cindie Quintana (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 33 — WEST VALLEY CITY CRAIG HALL, REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT
Attorney. Chief sponsor of the
bill to ban conversion therapy Opponent: Fatima Dirie (D) HOUSE DISTRICT 34 — TAYLORSVILLE/ WEST VALLEY CITY KAREN KWAN, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Assoc. Professor of Psychology OPPONENT: David Young (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 36 — MILLCREEK DOUG OWENS, Democrat Attorney who ran for U.S. House in 2016. This is Patrice Arent’s former seat. Opponents: Lisa Bagley (R), Nishan Beglarian (C) HOUSE DISTRICT 37 — MURRAY-HOLLADAY CAROL SPACKMAN MOSS, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Retired teacher OPPONENT: Maryann Christensen (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 38 — KEARNS ASHLEE MATTHEWS, DEMOCRAT Adopt-a-Highway coordinator OPPONENT: Eric Hutchings (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 39 — TAYLORSVILLE LYNETTE WENDEL, DEMOCRAT Planning commissioner OPPONENT: Jim Dunnigan (R)(I) HOUSE DISTRICT 40 — SOUTH SALT LAKE STEPHANIE PITCHER, Democratic Incumbent Deputy District Attorney OPPONENT: Jeremiah Clark (R) HOUSE DISTRICT 43 — WEST JORDAN DIANE LEWIS, DEMOCRAT Business Manager OPPONENT: Cheryl Acton (R)(I)(EAGLE FORUM), Jefferson Bardin (UU) HOUSE DISTRICT 44 — MIDVALE ANDREW STODDARD, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Assistant City Prosecutor OPPONENTS: Kyle Bird (R), John Jackson (UU) SENATE DISTRICT 1 — ROSE PARK/WEST VALLEY LUZ ESCAMILLA, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Chief operating officer OPPONENT: Jim Whited (R) SENATE DISTRICT 6 — TAYLORSVILLE/WEST JORDAN ERIKA M. LARSEN, DEMOCRAT
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ATTORNEY
Wayne Harper (R)(I) SENATE DISTRICT 8 — MURRAY/MIDVALE/ COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS KATHLEEN RIEBE, DEMOCRAT-
OPPONENT:
IC INCUMBENT
Outdoor education teacher OPPONENT: Brian Zehnder (R) SENATE DISTRICT 19 — EAST WEBER COUNTY/ SUMMIT COUNTY KATY OWENS, DEMOCRAT Policy specialist. Opponent is a “religious liberty” supporter OPPONENT: John Johnson (R)
Salt Lake County Elections SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL AT-LARGE A SHIREEN GHORBANI, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
Communications professional OPPONENT: Laurie Stringham SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 DEBORAH GATRELL, DEMOCRAT Teacher OPPONENT: Fred Cox (R) SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 ANN GRANATO, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT
No opponent SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 TERRI TAPP HRECHKOSY, DEMOCRAT OPPONENT: Dea
Theodore (R) SALT LAKE COUNTY MAYOR JENNY WILSON, DEMOCRATIC
INCUMBENT
Opponents: Trent Skaggs (R), Michael Cundick (G) SALT LAKE COUNTY ASSESSOR JENNIFER FRESQUES, DEMOCRAT OPPONENT: Chris Stavros (R) SALT LAKE COUNTY RECORDER RASHELLE HOBBS, DEMOCRAT OPPONENT: Erin Preston (R)
State Board of Education UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 11 — HERRIMAN TONY ZANI (R) = Republican, (D) = Democrat (C) = Constitution Party, (UU) = United Utah, (I) = Incumbent For more info, visit equalityutah.org
