SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has tested negative for COVID-19, several days after his campaign revealed one of its staffers had the coronavirus. Huntsman is one of four Republican gubernatorial candidates on the June primary ballot. Campaign manager Lisa Roskelley said Monday that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. is self-quarantining after a campaign staffer tested positive for COVID-19. The campaign said Friday that the former U.S.-Russia ambassador has postponed his in-person public events until he can be tested. His running mate Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi has not […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The hotly contested race for the GOP nomination in the Utah governor’s race is showcasing conservative fault lines over the coronavirus crisis response. The four-way June 30 vote will be a test of whether the state leaders’ approach to the pandemic embodied by Lt. Gov. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican voters will have a fourth gubernatorial hopeful to choose from in the June primary after former state House Speaker Greg Hughes qualified for a spot on the ballot. Hughes nabbed his place Saturday by winning support from delegates at the state party’s nominating convention, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. qualified for the Republican primary ballot on Monday, joining Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and ex-GOP chair Thomas Wright. Huntsman made the cut hours before the deadline after the coronavirus crisis made the typical strategy of knocking on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee endorsed Jon Huntsman, Jr. in Utah’s crowded gubernatorial race on Friday. Lee called the Republican hoping to reclaim his seat at governor a true conservative who has supported local control of federal public lands, opposed abortion and pushed back against the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah governor candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr. has named Provo’s first female mayor as his running mate. The Republican and ex-U.S. ambassador to Russia said in a statement Friday that Michelle Kaufusi would bring “an important local perspective” as lieutenant governor. She was elected mayor in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two of the leading Republican candidates for Utah governor weighed in on President Donald Trump during a debate on Friday. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox stood by his critiques of the president and former Russia Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. praised him for his approach on China. […]
Associated Press (AP) — Six candidates vying for the GOP nomination in the Utah governor’s race are expected to meet for their first debate on Friday. The debate is part of the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit, a conference for the state’s burgeoning tech sector. The candidates range from a former […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Republican party chair Thomas Wright is adding a political heavyweight to his run for governor by tapping outgoing Congressman Rob Bishop as his lieutenant-governor candidate. Bishop had already said he would not run for a ninth term in the U.S. House. He had […]
