Redistricting

GOP lawmakers want the Utah Supreme Court to overturn the new map before the 2026 midterms.

Nate Blouin has served in the Utah Senate since 2023 and said he’s “prepared to speak up” on the issues that matter most to the voters in Utah’s new District 1. He and political newcomer Luis Villarreal entered the race over the weekend.

Kitchen is a local business owner and previously a member of the Salt Lake City Council, Utah Senate and part of the Biden administration from 2023-2025.

Threats to judges are nothing new, but political pressure after recent high-profile rulings risks courts becoming “arenas of political retribution,” according to the American Bar Association.

La jueza del Tercer Distrito Dianna Gibson rechazó el mapa de la Legislatura en un fallo del 10 de noviembre para cumplir con un plazo establecido por la Oficina de la vicegobernadora. Ahora, los legisladores republicanos la acusan de ignorar la Constitución de Utah.

After months of speculation, Ben McAdams has formally announced his candidacy for Congress. He is the last Democrat to represent Utah in Washington, D.C., where he served the 4th District till 2021.

Riebe has served in the Utah Senate since 2019 and previously ran for Congress in 2023 in a special election to replace retiring Republican Rep. Chris Stewart.

Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson rejected the Legislature's map in a Nov. 10 ruling to meet a deadline set by the Lt. Governor's Office. Now, Republican lawmakers are accusing her of disregarding the Utah Constitution.

In an opinion that came down late Monday night, “the Court finds that Map C [the Legislature’s map] was drawn with the purpose to favor Republicans,” wrote Judge Dianna Gibson.

The Utah Legislature passed a law dictating how congressional maps can be tested for partisan favoritism. Plaintiffs argue it’s an attempt to get around the state’s ban on gerrymandering.

On day two of the hearing over Utah’s redistricting, the Legislature put forward its own academic experts. They, predictably, presented the opposing view of what the plaintiff’s experts had to say the day before.

The 2018 citizen-approved anti-gerrymandering redistricting law is at the center of Utah’s current mid-decade map battle.