Compare Candidates for Governor
Greg Hughes
Believes Climate Science
Air Quality "Big Idea"
Supports Lawsuit to Sieze Public Lands
Supports Public Investment in Coal
Top Funders with Ties to Fossil Fuels, Air Degradation, or Public Lands Opposition
No
Direct population growth to rural Utah
Yes
Yes
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Jon Huntsman
Believes Climate Science
Air Quality "Big Idea"
Supports Lawsuit to Sieze Public Lands
Supports Public Investment in Coal
Top Funders with Ties to Fossil Fuels, Air Degradation, or Public Lands Opposition
Yes
Reduce emissions on Wasatch Front to net zero by 2030
Maybe
Maybe Not
$30,000 from CEO of nation's 3rd largest coal company
Thomas Wright
Believes Climate Science
Air Quality "Big Idea"
Supports Lawsuit to Sieze Public Lands
Supports Public Investment in Coal
Top Funders with Ties to Fossil Fuels, Air Degradation, or Public Lands Opposition
Yes
Focus on little things and encourage people to do more
No
Maybe
$110,000 from Rob Bishop (Lt Gov running mate), one of public lands' biggest nemeses
Spencer Cox
Believes Climate Science
Air Quality "Big Idea"
Supports Lawsuit to Sieze Public Lands
Supports Public Investment in Coal
Top Funders with Ties to Fossil Fuels, Air Degradation, or Public Lands Opposition
Yes
Make redevelop-ment of prison site a model of low-emission living
Yes
Yes
$40,000 from owner of refinery that has refused to upgrade to Tier 3 fuels; $55,600 from parent company of gravel pit at Point of the Mountain; $25,000 from natural gas utility; and $15,000 from owner of coal-fired power plants
Candidate information taken from https://www.sltrib.com/utah-governor-2020/#iss6 and https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/02/27/utah-candidates-governor/. Financial information from https://disclosures.utah.gov/ on June 4, 2020, and based on each candidate's fifteen largest contributions.