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, DEMO- CRATIC 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, DEMO- CRATIC 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, DEMO- CRATIC 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)(EA-GLE FORUM), Jefferson Bardin (UU)

HOUSE DISTRICT 44 — MIDVALE

ANDREW STODDARD, DEMO- CRATIC 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 ATTORNEY

OPPONENT: Wayne Harper (R)(I)

SENATE DISTRICT 8 — MURRAY/MIDVALE/ COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS

KATHLEEN RIEBE, DEMOCRAT- 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