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Debate frustration: Utah GOP will host candidate debates independent of the Utah Debate Commission

‘Primary elections are partisan,’ Party Chair Carson Jorgensen says.

(Rick Egan  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)   Candidates meet for a 2nd Congressional District debate between J. Robert Latham (L), Chris Stewart (R) and Kael Weston (D), at KSL Studio in Salt Lake City, on Monday, October 19, 2020. The Utah GOP is hosting debates independent from the Utah Debate Commission after their request to have input on topics and moderators were rebuffed.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Candidates meet for a 2nd Congressional District debate between J. Robert Latham (L), Chris Stewart (R) and Kael Weston (D), at KSL Studio in Salt Lake City, on Monday, October 19, 2020. The Utah GOP is hosting debates independent from the Utah Debate Commission after their request to have input on topics and moderators were rebuffed.