Utah Senate District 11 Race: Growth, Data Centers, and Two Views of Prop 4

This Senate district covers some of the fastest-growing communities in Utah, from Eagle Mountain to Tooele, and both candidates describe a district being reshaped by new roads, data center construction, and a possible nuclear testing campus. The race also splits on a question that has dominated Utah politics: what to do about Proposition 4 and […]

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Utah Senate District 21 Race: A Democrat and a Former Republican Take On Brady Brammer

Senate District 21 voters will see three names on the November 3 ballot in Utah County, and only one of them has held the seat. Republican Sen. Brady Brammer won his June primary with 57% of the vote over Cedar Hills City Council member Kelly Smith, and now faces two challengers with very different political […]

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Utah County Commission Seat B: An Executive and a Third-Party Organizer Make Their Case

Utah County’s Seat B race has already drawn a crowded field. J Allen and David Hinckley each bring an outsider argument that party-line thinking is getting in the way of the county’s growth planning: Allen frames the problem in executive terms, arguing that 30 years of running businesses taught him how to plan past the […]

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HD 53 Christofferson vs Boyd – General Election

Utah House District 53 Race: The GOP Incumbent Against a Forward Party Challenge Kay Christofferson didn’t face a primary this year. The 14-year incumbent and chair of the House Transportation Committee won the Republican convention unopposed within his own party. His real contest comes in November, when he faces Democrat Kevin Slater and John Boyd, […]

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The American Fork PD still an issue – some suggestions

Citizens Are Demanding Accountability With the American Fork Police Department (AFPD) making national news over the mishandling of the Bricks & Minifigs consignment dispute, citizens showed up to city council meetings and demanded structural accountability. The controversy stems from multiple, escalating interactions between the AFPD and YouTuber “Reckless” Ben, who was attempting to serve out-of-state […]

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Why do I see so many ads for certain candidates?

Senator Brady Brammer and Senator Dan McCay both received $55,000 from the fund this election cycle. Senator Stuart Adams and Senator Scott Sandall each received $15,000. Sandall was able to defeat his primary opponent at convention; Adams, Brammer, and McCay all still face primary challengers on Tuesday. Where did the money come from? I had […]

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Same Vendors, Same Donors, Same Playbook: How a Coordinated Network Is Shaping Utah’s 2026 Primary

Pre-primary campaign finance reports reveal a connected infrastructure of consultants and donors backing establishment candidates across five races — from county commission to a state school board seat Disclosure: The financial analyses underlying this article were produced using Claude AI (Anthropic), which read the original disclosure PDFs directly and extracted contribution and expenditure data without […]

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State School Board District 11: Conservative Accountability vs. Legislative Alignment

The open seat for Utah State School Board District 11 brings two well-credentialed candidates to the June primary. With incumbent Cindy Davis stepping down, the race pits Terry Hutchinson against Tracy Nuttall. Both candidates want better outcomes for students. They differ considerably on how to get there and who should be making the calls. Terry […]

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Utah State House District 16 Race: Legislative Record vs. Executive Experience

The Republican primary for House District 16 in Layton presents voters with a clear choice between two distinct approaches to state governance. The race contrasts an incumbent focused on constitutional and social legislation with a challenger emphasizing municipal-level executive experience and property tax reform. Following the Davis County Republican Convention, where Stevenson got 55% to […]

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Brady Brammer: The Strategic Legislator Focused on Long-Term Infrastructure and Court Reform

As the 2026 election cycle hits its stride, incumbent Senator Brady Brammer is running on a record of technical, often high-stakes legislative heavy lifting. A business litigator with a Master’s in Public Administration from BYU, Brammer has spent the last eight years navigating the complexities of the House and Senate. Energy and the Economy: A […]

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