2018 UT Senate race: on Civil Rights


Orrin Hatch: 1977: No gay teachers; 2018: No LGBT discrimination

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), quoted by the Salt Lake Tribune in 1977: "I wouldn't want to see homosexuals teaching school anymore than I'd want to see members of the American Nazi Party teaching school."

Hatch, quoted by the Washington Post, in a speech yesterday honoring Pride Month: "No one should ever feel less because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. LGBT youth deserve our unwavering love and support. They deserve our validation and the assurance that not only is there a place for them in this society, but that it is far better off because of them. These young people need us--and we desperately need them. We need their light to illuminate the richness and diversity of God's creations. We need the grace, beauty and brilliance they bring to the world."

Source: PoliticalWire.com o 2018 Utah Senate race Jun 14, 2018

Craig Bowden: Same-sex marriage isn't my business to restrict

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Comfortable with same-sex marriage"?

A: It doesn't affect me, so it is not my business to restrict.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Utah Senate candidate Feb 28, 2018

Jenny Wilson: Supports bill honoring women's suffrage and women's rights

[Citing a Facebook posting from betterdays2020.com]: "Celebrating Utah and national suffrage anniversaries in the year 2020 in creative and communal ways. By popularizing the history of women's rights and women's first votes, we open doors to conversations about women in the present and future."

Jenny Wilson for Senate Facebook response: "Along with dozens of Utah women supporting Better Days 2020, I headed to Utah's capitol today to observe the Senate vote to place a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. It passed the Senate! Now along to the House. Martha Hughes Cannon, first woman in the U.S. to be elected to a State Senate seat, is the right woman to represent Utah's historic support of suffrage and voting rights."

Source: Facebook posting on 2018 Utah Senate race Jan 29, 2018

Jenny Wilson: Let's keep MLK's dream alive

[Citing a Facebook posting from KUTV.COM]: "Hundreds of people in Salt Lake City marched in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.: As Utah celebrates Martin Luther King Day, many are unaware that the reverend visited the Beehive State during the budding days of the civil rights movement."

Jenny Wilson for Senate Facebook response: "Today, we reflect on Dr. King's legacy and how to continue it in every realm of our lives. In our neighborhoods & schools. In our businesses & our churches. In our government, our public discourse, & our policies towards newcomers. He had a dream. Let's keep it alive.

Source: Facebook posting on 2018 Utah Senate race Jan 15, 2018

Danny Drew: Supported gay marriage from a young age

As a 12-year-old, [Danny Drew] had done a whole lot of soul-searching, prayer and research on gay marriage. So back in 1991, fully 26 years before Obergefell v. Hodges changed the American landscape in legalizing same-sex marriage nationally, that 12-year-old decided that he favored it. He did so as a member of a religion whose leaders, regarded as prophets, have until only recently preached in that capacity to oppose gay marriage politically.
Source: Good Men Project on 2018 Utah Senatorial race Jun 21, 2017

Jenny Wilson: Fight to get same-sex benefits

Jenny Wilson, a former Salt Lake County Council member and the lone woman in the race, said she had worked in a bipartisan way to get things accomplished--including fighting to get same-sex benefits in Salt Lake County.
Source: David Montero in Salt Lake Tribune on 2018 Utah Senate race Nov 28, 2012

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Candidates and political leaders on Civil Rights:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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