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In Their Own Words: Utah's Gubernatorial Debate Summed up in Quotes

(photo from the USU Statesman online.)

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In Their Own Words: Utah’s Gubernatorial Debate Summed up in Quotes

By Alyssa Roberts in The Utah Statesman Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Utah State University hosted this year’s Utah gubernatorial debate, which took place Monday in the Caine Performance Hall on campus.

Incumbent republican governor Gary Herbert and his democratic opponent Mike Weinholtz discussed a range of questions regarding political issues facing Utahns. Those questions included two submitted and asked by USU students.

The following is an issue-by-issue breakdown of the topics discussed during the debate and each candidate’s position on those issues, as articulated by the candidates themselves.

(Read the complete list of issues and responses on the Utah Statesman website.)


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