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Buzz of the Week: Should ‘an anti-universal-suffrage guy’ be working in elections?

Kai Schwemmer, known for sharing antisemitic and white nationalist views, was hired by Utah County.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) College Republicans o American Director Kai Schwemmer, says a few words at a Learning Event sponsored The Utah Republicans at the University of Utah, on Friday, April 10, 2026.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) College Republicans o American Director Kai Schwemmer, says a few words at a Learning Event sponsored The Utah Republicans at the University of Utah, on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Utah County hired a 23-year-old to get young people voting. Then a town hall turned into a protest.

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