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Equality Utah 2020 election endorsements Equality Utah, Utah’s LGBTQ political organization, released its endorsements for the 2020 election. 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 same-sex 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.
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Briscoe was an advisor for a gay student group while 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, DEM 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, DEM 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)
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HOUSE DISTRICT 44 — MIDVALE ANDREW STODDARD, DEM 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, DEMOCRATIC 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, DEM 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
