2021 Voter Guide

The 2021 Voter Guide is a project of Equality Utah, a 501(c)4 organization. This guide is intended for educational purposes only. Appearing in this guide does not constitute an endorsement from the Equality Utah PAC, a 527 organization.
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You can view our slate of endorsed candidates here.

Equality Utah's 2021 Voter Guide was developed to help voters better understand where candidates running for office stand on LGBTQ issues here in Utah.
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The scores in this guide were generated from data collected through a digital survey. The survey consisted of twenty questions, seven of which were directly related to our policy priorities. Candidates were only graded on the questions related to our policy work, and either received one point, two points, three points, four points, or five points where appropriate. You can see a list of the survey questions below. 
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This year’s survey was sent to candidates with email addresses on file with each County Clerk Office as part of their Declaration of Candidacy filings. This includes municipal candidates from each county in the state of Utah.
 
Survey Questions: 

• I support extending public accommodation laws (for facilities that provide goods and services to the general public) to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.
• I support health care and coverage for gender affirming procedures for trans* individuals in Utah, in accordance with medical best practices, and standards of care as established by the nation’s leading medical and mental health organizations. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.
• I support discrimination-free and accessible fertility treatments for all people. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.
• I support equal access to adoption services for LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.
• I am committed to including LGBTQ+ community members when considering policy that affects the LGBTQ+ community. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.
• I support the integration of LGBTQ+ history, people, and topics into school curriculum. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.
• I support the integration of racial and ethnic history, people, and topics into school curriculum. Rank 1-5, 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.

The following candidates are organized alphabetically by City and Race. Candidates must have fully completed and submitted our optional survey to be listed in this guide. If a candidate is missing, they have not completed our optional survey.

John Byrne

Alta City Council

Grade:

B

Carissa George

American Fork City Council

Grade:

A

Cecilee Price-Huish

Bountiful City Council

Grade:

A

Mike Hanson

Cottonwood Heights City Council District 3

Grade:

A

Runar Boman

Cottonwood Heights City Council District 3

Grade:

C+

Ellen Birrell

Cottonwood Heights City Council District 4

Grade:

A

Mike Weichers

Cottonwood Heights Mayor

Grade:

A-

Eric Kraan

Cottonwood Heights Mayor

Grade:

A+

Patti Hansen

Cottonwood Heights Service Area Trustee

Grade:

A

Shawn Beus

Farmington City Council

Grade:

A

Jonathan Blotter

Heber City Council District 1

Grade:

F

David Dornan

Helper City Council

Grade:

A

Ralph Severini

Hideout City Council

Grade:

B

Philip Rubin

Hideout Mayor

Grade:

A

Terrill Musser

Hildale City Council

Grade:

C

Paul Fotheringham

Holladay City Council District 3

Grade:

A+

Steven Holman

Leamington City Council

Grade:

A

Paul Hancock

Lehi City Council

Grade:

B+

Dee Jones

Logan Mayor

Grade:

B+

Briar Proctor

Lynndyl Mayor

Grade:

F

Dustin Gettel

Midvale City Council District 5

Grade:

A+

Marcus Stevenson

Midvale Mayor

Grade:

A+

Angel Vice

Millcreek City Council District 2

Grade:

A+

Lynda Bagley-Gibson

Millcreek City Council District 2

Grade:

A

Thom DeSirant

Millcreek City Council District 2

Grade:

A+

Bruce Parker

Millcreek City Council District 4

Grade:

A+

Beverly Boyce

Millcreek City Council District 4

Grade:

A

Joe Silverzweig

Murray City Council District 2

Grade:

A+

Diane Turner

Murray City Council District 4

Grade:

B+

Andrew Bentley

Naples City Council

Grade:

C

Emily Schmidt

North Logan City Council

Grade:

A+

Alisa Van Langeveld

North Salt Lake City Council

Grade:

A+

Daniel Gladwell

Ogden City Council

Grade:

F

Marcia White

Ogden City Council At-Large A

Grade:

A

Priscilla Martinez

Ogden City Council District 3

Grade:

A+

Ken Richey

Ogden City Council District 3

Grade:

C

Shaunte Zundel

Orem City Council

Grade:

A

Quinn Mecham

Orem City Council

Grade:

B-

Tim Henney

Park City Council

Grade:

A+

Tana Toly

Park City Council

Grade:

A

Nann Worel

Park City Mayor

Grade:

A+

Andy Beerman

Park City Mayor

Grade:

A+

Joe Christman

Price City Council

Grade:

A

Tanner Richardson

Price City Council

Grade:

F

Aaron Skabelund

Provo City Council

Grade:

B+

Rachel Whipple

Provo City Council District 5

Grade:

A+

Jeremiah Harding

Rush Valley City Council

Grade:

F

Nickie Gillins-Anderton

Rush Valley Town Council

Grade:

A

Blake Perez

Salt Lake City Council District 1

Grade:

A+

Victoria Petro-Eschler

Salt Lake City Council District 1

Grade:

A+

Billy Palmer

Salt Lake City Council District 2

Grade:

A+

Nigel Swaby

Salt Lake City Council District 2

Grade:

A

Dennis Faris

Salt Lake City Council District 2

Grade:

A+

Alejandro Puy

Salt Lake City Council District 2

Grade:

A+

Daniel Tuutau

Salt Lake City Council District 2

Grade:

A

Casey O'Brien McDonough

Salt Lake City Council District 3

Grade:

B-

Chris Wharton

Salt Lake City Council District 3

Grade:

A+

David Berg

Salt Lake City Council District 3

Grade:

A+

Sarah Reale

Salt Lake City Council District 5

Grade:

A+

Darin Mano

Salt Lake City Council District 5

Grade:

A+

Amy Hawkins

Salt Lake City Council District 5

Grade:

A+

Ben Raskin

Salt Lake City Council District 7

Grade:

A

Amy Fowler

Salt Lake City Council District 7

Grade:

A+

Evan Tobin

Sandy City Council At-Large

Grade:

A

Zach Robinson

Sandy City Council District 3

Grade:

A+

Marci Houseman

Sandy Mayor

Grade:

C+

Jim Bennett

Sandy Mayor

Grade:

B+

Monica Zoltanski

Sandy Mayor

Grade:

B+

Rick Rosenberg

Santa Clara City Mayor

Grade:

C+

Wade Campbell

Smithfield City Council

Grade:

C+

Corey Thomas

South Salt Lake City Council District 2

Grade:

A

Jake Christensen

South Salt Lake Mayor

Grade:

A

Cherie Wood

South Salt Lake Mayor

Grade:

A

Mark Chambers

Springdale Mayor

Grade:

A+

Vardell Curtis

St. George City Council

Grade:

C-

Cassandra Arnell

Stansbury Service Agency

Grade:

C+

Amber Rasmussen

Vineyard City Council

Grade:

A

Marc Brimhall

Vineyard Mayor

Grade:

B

Maria Cane

Vineyard Mayor

Grade:

F

Jeff West

Washington Terrace City Council

Grade:

C+

Dennis Sweat

Wendover Mayor

Grade:

F

Mikey Smith

West Jordan City Council At-Large

Grade:

A+

Pamela Bloom

West Jordan City Council At-Large

Grade:

A+

Lars Nordfelt

West Valley City Council At-Large

Grade:

B+

Jim Vesock

West Valley City Council At-Large

Grade:

C-

Chris Bell

West Valley City Council District 2

Grade:

A+