Utah GOP

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.

Utah Republicans will pick a party chair on Saturday. The decision between incumbent Robert Axson and firebrand Phil Lyman will guide where the party is headed.

Curtis fills the Senate seat formerly held by Mitt Romney, and wants to be a champion of “pioneer values” like hard work, honesty and leaving the word a better place for those who come after him.

Only one candidate, Mike Kennedy, was both a Utah GOP convention pick and a winner of their primary.

With the June 25 primary fast approaching, campaigns are gearing up to spend big money as they make their pitch to voters.

Observers are closely watching whether the eventual replacement for Romney ends up being a moderate Republican or someone who leans farther right.

The party candidates seem to be getting more diverse, including more women and people of color winning their convention races.

With some of Utah’s coal-fired power plants set to close in the coming years, Republican legislators are looking at ways to give the state some breathing room.

Another teacher raise, eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs and an energy independent Utah are all up for discussion during the 45 day legislative session.

Carson Jorgensen left his seat as the leader of the Utah Republican Party, but he didn’t leave politics for good.

With Utah now poised to elect a new senator in 2024, will Romney’s successor continue in the “wise wing” of the GOP or subscribe to the Trump brand of politics?

“What Utahns might not realize is what you just lose when we don't have Chris Stewart,” said Jason Perry of the Hinckley Institute of Politics.