Jona Whitesides considers the handling of Davis County’s contract with the lieutenant governor’s office prior to the 2024 election to be a leading factor for why he decided to run to become the next Davis County clerk. The contract had expired, and while the Davis County Commission had ...
Editor's note: The Standard-Examiner has invited primary candidates from Weber and Davis counties to sit down to answer questions from the editorial board and share their vision. Over the next month, the Standard-Examiner will share the highlights from these conversations, giving candidates ...
Duane Kearsley is aiming to bring leadership and transparency back to local government. Kearsley, who owns a construction company and works as the facility manager for the Weber County Fairgrounds, is one of four primary candidates vying for Seat A on the Weber County Commission. The seat is ...
Editor's note: The Standard-Examiner has invited primary candidates from Weber and Davis counties to sit down to answer questions from the editorial board and share their vision. Over the next month, the Standard-Examiner will share the highlights from these conversations, giving candidates ...
Weber County Commissioner candidate James Ebert categorically denied violations related to his filing paperwork or the timing of it, saying there was “zero substance to any of the accusations” and that he “will not be off the ballot.” In an interview with the Standard-Examiner on ...
Trevor Lee’s political story started with a visit to the Capitol in 2021. Phil Lyman was proposing a bill targeting mail-in ballots. “And I watched as the entire committee essentially just said, ‘No. We're fine,’” he said. “And the room is packed full of people. Everyone was ...
