Utah Debate Commission
Elevating the discussion of the most important issues
confronting Utah through a series of candidate debates.
Welcome to the Utah Debate Commission
The Utah Debate Commission is a consortium of higher educational institutions, media organizations, and business and civic leaders dedicated to creating a non-partisan and independent system of debates among qualified candidates for statewide and federal offices in Utah during each election cycle. The purposes of the Utah Debate Commission are to educate voters about viable candidates and their issue positions, promote a civil exchange of ideas among the leading candidates, and elevate the discussion of the most important issues confronting the State of Utah.
Utah Debate Commission 2024
2024 Utah Federal and Statewide Elections
General election races – 9 races
- Governor
- Attorney General
- State Auditor
- State Treasurer
- US Senate
- CD 1
- CD 2
- CD 3
- CD 4
- Governor 5 R candidates
- Attorney General 4 R candidates
- State Auditor 2 R candidates
- US Senate 11 R candidates
- CD 1 3 R candidates
- CD 2 3 R candidates
- CD 3 10 R candidates
Democratic primary races – 3 races
- Attorney General 2 D candidates
- US Senate 3 D candidates
- CD 4 2 D candidates
UTAH DEBATE ESSAY CONTEST
We are pleased to announce the winning essays from all four age categories:
Debate Feeds
4th Congressional District (R) Primary
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 1 p.m.
Moderator: Jason Perry
Candidates: Jake Hunsaker & Burgess Owens
3rd Congressional District (R) Primary
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 6 p.m.
Moderator: Natalie Gochnour
Candidates: John Curtis & Chris Herrod
2nd Congressional District (R) Primary
Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Moderator: Grant Burningham
Candidates: Erin Rider & Chris Stewart
1st Congressional District (R) Primary
Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Moderator: Thomas Wright
Candidates: Tina Cannon, Andrew Badger, Blake Moore
Utah Debate Commission Team
Edgar "Ed" Allen
Former Utah State Senator,
Co-chair
Becky Edwards
Former Utah State Representative, Co-chair
UTDC news
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