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.

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Utah Debate Commission GOP Primary Debates 2022

DATE	RACE	CANDIDATES	MODERATORS	TIME
06/01/2022	U.S. House 4th District Utah (R) Primary	Jake Hunsaker & Burgess Owens	Jason Perry	1:00 PM
06/01/2022	U.S. House 3rd District Utah (R) Primary	John Curtis & Chris Herrod	Natalie Gochnour	6:00 PM
06/02/2022	U.S. House 2nd District Utah (R) Primary	Erin Rider & Chris Stewart	Grant Burningham	10:00 AM
06/02/2022	U.S. House 1st District Utah (R) Primary	Tina Cannon, Andrew Badger, Blake Moore	Thomas Wright	2:00 PM
06/02/2022	U.S. Senate Utah (R) Primary	Becky Edwards, Ally Isom, Mike Lee	Doug Wilks	6:00 PM
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UTAH DEBATE ESSAY CONTEST

In anticipation of the vice presidential debate, the Utah Debate Commission worked with the Utah State Board of Education and Lucid Software to create a curriculum for all K-12 students and held a statewide essay contest. Students from all levels – from kindergarten to college – were invited to submit 300-word essays answering the question: “If you could ask the vice presidential candidates one question, what would you ask and why?”
We are pleased to announce the winning essays from all four age categories:

View Winning Essays