Utah’s 2024 debate for governor features 3 candidates
Sep 11, 2024, 10:59 AM | Updated: 2:51 pm
Democrat Rep. Brian King, Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and Libertarian Robert Latham. (Deseret News)
(Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – While all eyes are on Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Utah will hold a debate of its own on Wednesday for its highest office, governor.
Three candidates will take the Utah Debate Commission stage – Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, Democrat Rep. Brian King, and Libertarian Robert Latham. Jason Perry, the Director of Hinckley Institute of Politics, will moderate the debate.
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“There will be a broad range of ideas coming out in this debate tomorrow night,” Perry said. “These are three candidates with very distinct positions that they will make well known; I think for the people of Utah who are watching it, they will watch this debate, and they will have a pretty good idea who they’re aligned with.”
All the questions and topics have to remain anonymous, so Perry couldn’t elaborate on any topics he plans to discuss, but he urged Utahns to watch.
“This is a very important position for the state of Utah,” he said “The policy direction, the group that stands for the execution of the laws, which are under fire substantially here these days.”
Utah’s other branch of government, the Utah Legislature, has recently come under fire for calling an emergency special session to overturn a Utah Supreme Court ruling on initiatives by proposing a constitutional amendment to voters. And the fate of whether Amendment D even makes it on the ballot is likely to be decided by the courts hours before the debate starts.
The top two legislative leaders decided by the courts
“So this is an important race to watch,” Perry said.
