U.S. Senate candidates Ally Isom, left, and Becky Edwards.Since this state’s conception, four women have served Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives, only one of whom served during my lifetime. Not a single woman has been elected to the U.S. Senate from Utah. Let me make that clear: It’s 2022 and a woman has never been elected to either of Utah’s Senate seats.
With Mike Lee winning the primary election against Becky Edwards and Ally Isom, and Evan McMullin poised to be Lee’s main opponent in the general election, that’s unlikely to change any time soon. Where does this leave us as a state? It certainly keeps us on track to rank worst in women’s equality nationally for the fifth year in a row. In December 2021, the Salt Lake Tribune publishedUtah can improve that ranking. The article reported that increasing the political representation of women would make a big difference, and recommended electing a woman to one of Utah’s two U.S. Senate seats.
Now it’s June 2022, and we have undeniably missed another opportunity to improve the standing of Utah women.has found that female legislators are more likely to champion legislation addressing issues of particular importance to women — including women’s rights, children and families and reproduction. For these reasons, female legislators often have closer ties to women’s advocacy organizations than their male counterparts.
Not those 2. Both are Democrats not Conservative or Republican.
It really shouldn’t matter whether our representatives are male or female, or black or white or whatever. The important thing is that we choose the person who will do the best job. Whoever that is.
As a Utah resident I say no thanks! We have a the 2nd best economic growth in United States, we are not interested in your ideolog.
It's time. But let's be clear: 16 other states have also never elected a woman as U.S. Senator, including 6 of the original 13, and 3 of Utah's neighbors. No state has in its history elected more than 3 women. We can work for better without implying that Utah is unique on this.
100% agree. Around half of UT's population are women, but those numbers aren't represented in state and federal legislatures.
Screw SenMikeLee He has a very punchable face. Go EvanMcMullin!! Someone who reads things and thinks for himself instead of following the party.
We’re a few weeks late on this’n aren’t we?
Depends on the woman because there plenty of women in Utah with trash political positions and align themselves with patriarchy.
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