House leaders bullied two Salt Lake County Council Republicans to change their votes on the COVID mask mandate. They didn’t budge.

Laurie Stringham and Aimee Winder Newton refused to change their votes; House spokeswoman says leaders just wanted to understand their perspective.

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, drops the gavel for the start of the 2022 legislative session in the Senate chamber at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

House leaders bullied two Salt Lake County Council Republicans to change their votes on the COVID mask mandate. They didn’t budge.

Laurie Stringham and Aimee Winder Newton refused to change their votes; House spokeswoman says leaders just wanted to understand their perspective.

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