Candidates included Democrat Dorothy Engelman, who is running against Republican incumbent Sen. Don Ipson for Senate District 29, and Democrat Chuck Goode, running against Republican incumbent Rep. Brad Last for House District 71.
Other Republican incumbents in attendance included Reps. Lowry Snow of House District 74 and Jon Stanard of House District 62. Rep. Walt Brooks, who is running for House District 75, was also at the forum. Brooks was chosen to fill the position as an interim appointee following Ipson’s being chosen to fill the spot left by Sen. Steve Urquhart’s resignation last month. All three representatives are running unopposed.
Differences of opinion concerning various issues typically broke along party lines. Among the topics presented were points considered to be priorities for Utah voters per a recent published survey conducted by Utah Foundation, a nonpartisan group out of Salt Lake City. Additional questions were submitted by forum attendees.
