Who is the top dog in Utah politics? It’s time for you to vote in the 2nd edition of our “Political Bracket Face-Off.”
Current House Speaker Brad Wilson was last year’s winner.
This year we divided our bracket into four fields: Elected Officials (legislative), Elected Officials (executive branch and local officials), Lobbyists and Special interest/Community leaders.
Our #1 seeds this year are:
- Mitt Romney (Legislative)
- Gary Herbert (Executive/Local)
- Marty Stephens (Lobbyists)
- Utah Association of Realtors (Special interest/Community leaders)
Here’s this year’s field:
|
Seed |
Elected officials: Legislative |
Elected officials: Executive and local |
Lobbyists |
Special interests/Community leaders |
|
1 |
Mitt Romney |
Gary Herbert |
Marty Stephens |
Utah Association of Realtors |
|
2 |
Stuart Adams |
Spencer Cox |
Foxley & Pignanelli |
Buckshot Caucus |
|
3 |
Brad Wilson |
John Dougall |
Spencer Stokes |
Scott Anderson |
|
4 |
Mike Lee |
Jenny Wilson |
Chris Kyler/Mike Ostermiller |
Greg Hughes |
|
5 |
Rob Bishop |
Sean Reyes |
Alan Dayton |
Gail Miller |
|
6 |
Ben McAdams |
Jackie Biskupski |
Howard Headlee |
Utah Education Association |
|
7 |
John Curtis |
David Damschen |
Casey Hill |
Pamela Atkinson |
|
8 |
Chris Stewart |
Aimee Winder Newton |
Michael Best Strategies |
Equality Utah |
|
9 |
Francis Gibson |
Sim Gill |
Lincoln Shurtz |
Count My Vote |
|
10 |
Evan Vickers |
Nathan Ivie |
Scott Simpson |
TRUCE/Utah Patients Coaltion |
|
11 |
Dan Hemmert |
Bob Stevenson |
Paul Rogers |
Natalie Gochnour |
|
12 |
Mike Schultz |
Tanner Ainge |
Charlie Luke |
Kem Gardner |
|
13 |
Tim Hawkes |
Michelle Kaufusi |
MIB Partners |
Better Boundaries |
|
14 |
Daniel Thatcher |
Randy Elliott |
Kory Holdaway |
Jim Dabakis |
|
15 |
Brian King |
Stan Summers |
Nancy/Nate Sechrest |
Keep My Voice |
|
16 |
Karen Mayne |
Shawn Milne |
Candace Daly |
Jason Perry |
Matchups begin Tuesday. You can vote for the winners on our website, Twitter and Facebook.
