2024 Utah Senatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Brad Wilson: Fighting to protect our children, including the unborn.     Caroline Gleich: Staunch supporter of the right to choose.     Caroline Gleich: No place for the government in intimate, personal decisions.     Trent Staggs: Abortion until 14 weeks; exceptions for rape, incest, & life.

Budget & Economy     Brad Wilson: We make sure that our spending can't get out of control.     Trent Staggs: Pass a balanced budget amendment; oppose omnibus bills.     Caroline Gleich: Focuses on job creation, economic growth, needs of workforce.

Civil Rights     Brad Wilson: Appointed anti-trans activist to trans sports commission .     Brad Wilson: Signed Compact on Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.     Caroline Gleich: Hateful rhetoric on immigrants, LGBTQ+ doesn't reflect Utah.     Trent Staggs: No taxpayer funding for gender transition services.     Trent Staggs: Disagrees with Critical Race Theory (CRT) .     John Curtis: As the mayor of Provo I prioritized inclusion and love.     John Curtis: Opposed Equality Act for not protecting religious liberty.

Crime     Trent Staggs: Crime is running amok on American streets.

Drugs     John Curtis: Rated C- by NORML: medical marijuana is a state issue.     Mitt Romney: Rated D+ by NORML on marijuana reform.

Education     Caroline Gleich: Provide quality and equitable opportunities for all students.     Brad Wilson: Provide parents full transparency into children's classrooms.     Trent Staggs: Parents must have options to meet their child's unique needs.     John Curtis: Decisions about education should be made at the local level.

Energy & Oil     Brad Wilson: Expand production: nuclear, natural gas, oil, solar, wind.     Brad Wilson: Our coal is significantly cleaner than the coal in China.     Trent Staggs: No American should accept the crippling of domestic energy.     John Curtis: 2021: Founded the Conservative Climate Caucus.     Caroline Gleich: Supports transition to clean, renewable energy sources.     Caroline Gleich: Reduce or eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels.

Environment     John Curtis: Ban Natural Asset Companies from "ecological performance".     Caroline Gleich: Lobbied EPA to cut emissions from coal plants.

Families & Children     Caroline Gleich: More resources for childcare and elder care.     Trent Staggs: Raised in middle-class family of 10 children; has 2 kids.     Trent Staggs: Marriage is a God-ordained union of one man and one woman.     Caroline Gleich: Expand child care subsidies for those who need them.

Foreign Policy     Trent Staggs: America stands with Israel; stop UN funding allies of Hamas.     Caroline Gleich: Important to support our allies and protect democracy.

Free Trade     Brad Wilson: There's a lot of opportunity for us to partner with Taiwan.

Government Reform     Brad Wilson: Opposes unnecessary or burdensome cryptocurrency regulation.     Brad Wilson: For procedures to improve and verify results of balloting.     Trent Staggs: The ruling elite have created a regulatory state run amok.     Trent Staggs: Would prefer to have only paper ballots with photo ID.     Mitt Romney: 2021: remove Trump from office; 2024: he's not fit to lead.     Caroline Gleich: Opposed to partisan gerrymandering from both sides.

Gun Control     Brad Wilson: Led the fight to bring Constitutional Carry to Utah.     Trent Staggs: Those wanting to take guns are responsible for crime wave.

Health Care     Caroline Gleich: Ensure affordable and quality healthcare for all.     Trent Staggs: Consistently pro-liberty during the COVID lockdowns.

Homeland Security     Trent Staggs: Maintain the air superiority making us world's "Top Gun".     Caroline Gleich: Advocate policies that support veterans' rights & healthcare.

Immigration     Brad Wilson: Stop illegals, drugs, and terrorists coming into our country.     Trent Staggs: American hating globalists support illegal immigration.     Caroline Gleich: Help support vetted immigrants coming here who want to work.

Principles & Values     Brad Wilson: Need to restore the values that have made our country great.     Trent Staggs: Jesus Christ at the center of their family of two children.     Trent Staggs: Wokeness is a false religion with no business in government.     Trent Staggs: We need leaders who will put America first!     Mitt Romney: Time for new generation of leaders excluding Biden AND Trump.     Caroline Gleich: Family loss led to becoming a professional ski mountaineer.     Mitt Romney: I don't want Trump for President, but I won't endorse Kamala.

Social Security     Caroline Gleich: Close billionaire, corporate loopholes to keep benefits.     John Curtis: Make sure its sustainable for future generations.

Tax Reform     Brad Wilson: Led the fight in Utah to cut taxes by more than $1 billion.     Trent Staggs: Fought to lower every tax and fee I can get my hands on.     Caroline Gleich: Consider a federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers.     Caroline Gleich: Giant corporations and ultra-wealthy should pay fair share.

Technology     Caroline Gleich: Revise Patriot Act to enhance digital privacy protections.     Trent Staggs: Prioritized broadband infrastructure as mayor.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Brad Wilson Republican Challenger Utah Caroline Gleich Democratic Challenger Utah John Curtis Republican Challenger Utah Mitt Romney Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008) Trent Staggs Republican Challenger Utah