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Congressional candidates debate gun control, health care, partisan politics

Better Utah October 11, 2017

Sources: Deseret News and KSL.com The three top candidates running for the vacant 3rd Congressional District seat largely stuck to the issues Tuesday in the race’s first general election debate. There were still sharp differences among Republican John Curtis, the mayor of Provo; Democrat Kathie Allen, a Cottonwood Heights physician; and new United Utah Party candidate

DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR CD-3 SPECIAL ELECTION DEBATE

Better Utah September 15, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 15, 2017 CONTACTS: Averie Vockel | ABU Education Fund | avockel@gmail.com – – – – – DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR CD-3 SPECIAL ELECTION DEBATE Debate presented by the ABU Education Fund & the John R. Park Debate Society – – – – – Sandy, UT – The ABU

Press Release: Debate Announced for Third Congressional District Special Election

Chase Thomas August 30, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 CONTACT: Chase Thomas | Alliance for a Better Utah chase@betterutah.org – – – – – – DEBATE ANNOUNCED FOR THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION UofU’s John R. Park Debate Society & ABU Education Fund Partner for Upcoming Debate – – – – – – Salt Lake

Op-ed: Utah’s governor, Legislature are both half right

Better Utah May 31, 2017

Source: Deseret News In the battle over the process for replacing U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the governor and the Legislature are each half right, but their refusal to compromise is wrong for Utah. On April 19, Rep. Chaffetz announced he would not stand for re-election in the 3rd Congressional District. In the immediate aftermath, members

Press Release: Better Utah Responds to Special Election Timeline

Chase Thomas May 19, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 19, 2017 CONTACT: Chase Thomas | Alliance for a Better Utah – – – – – – BETTER UTAH RESPONDS TO SPECIAL ELECTION TIMELINE – – – – – – Salt Lake City, UT – In response to Lt. Governor Spencer Cox’s announcement today laying out the timeline

Election Date Set – Lt. Gov. lines up schedule for Chaffetz’ replacement election.

Better Utah May 19, 2017

Source: Salt Lake City Weekly Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says his office gets sued a lot. He was sued, for example, by the Utah Republican Party claiming that the requirement, outlined in Senate Bill 54 regarding the number of signatures to appear on the ballot, was too onerous. So don’t act too surprised if his

Gov. Herbert takes control of special election process to fill Rep. Chaffetz’s seat

Better Utah May 19, 2017

Source: Deseret News Gov. Gary Herbert took control Friday of the special election process to fill Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s 3rd District congressional seat, frustrating legislative leaders who called his action a legal risk to the state. But neither House nor Senate leadership appear to be interested in taking the governor to court to stop the

Gehrke: Herbert is right to not let Chaffetz’s replacement turn into a political game

Better Utah May 2, 2017

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune You can’t take politics out of politics, as we’re witnessing in the maneuvering over how to pick a likely replacement to Rep. Jason Chaffetz. The congressman is widely expected to resign from office, possibly within a few weeks, and Gov. Gary Herbert is getting intense pressure from legislative leaders and

‘I might depart early,’ Chaffetz says

Better Utah April 20, 2017

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he may step down early from his House seat, leaving a vacancy that would be filled by a special election that is fuzzy under current state law. “I might depart early,” Chaffetz told The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday. “It very well might happen.” If he

Press Release – SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE NEEDED FOR SPECIAL ELECTION