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Misty Snow was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Utah.[1] Snow dropped out of the race in March 2018.[2]

Snow was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Utah.[3]

On June 28, 2016, Snow became one of the first two transgender women to win a major-party nomination in a federal election. Misty Plowright won the Democratic nomination in Colorado's 5th Congressional District on the same night.[4]

Elections

2018

See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

Incumbent Chris Stewart defeated Shireen Ghorbani and Jeffrey Whipple in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 2

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Chris Stewart (R)
 
56.1
 
151,489
Image of Shireen Ghorbani
Shireen Ghorbani (D)
 
38.9
 
105,051
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Jeffrey Whipple (L)
 
5.0
 
13,504

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Total votes: 270,044
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Democratic primary election

The Utah Democratic Party held a nominating convention on April 28, 2018. Shireen Ghorbani was selected as the Democratic nominee for U.S. House Utah District 2.[5]

Republican primary election

The Utah Republican Party held a nominating convention on April 21, 2018. Incumbent Chris Stewart was selected as the Republican nominee for U.S. House Utah District 2.[6]


2016

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Utah's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Lee (R) defeated Misty Snow (D), Stoney Fonua (Independent American), and Bill Barron (independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lee faced no primary challenger, while Snow defeated Jonathan Swinton to win the Democratic nomination. The primaries took place on June 28, 2016. Jade Tuan Quoc Vo (D) was eliminated at the party convention on April 23, 2016.[7][8]

U.S. Senate, Utah General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Lee Incumbent 68.1% 760,220
     Democratic Misty Snow 27.1% 301,858
     Independent American Stoney Fonua 2.5% 27,339
     Independent Bill Barron 2.3% 26,166
Total Votes 1,115,583
Source: Utah Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, Utah Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMisty Snow 59.4% 28,928
Jonathan Swinton 40.6% 19,774
Total Votes 48,702
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Snow's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Clean Air: Coal remains the number one source of electricity in this country, accounting for about one third of our total electricity generation. In Utah, coal accounts for nearly 80% of the electricity produced in the state. Coal is a significant contributor to the notoriously bad air experienced in places such as Salt Lake County and Utah County, which are already susceptible to inversions.
  • Increase Access to Healthcare: There are approximately 33 million people in this country that do not have access to health insurance. As a result, we have thousands of people dying each year because they can't afford health insurance, and thousands more die each year because the health insurance they have is insufficient. Millions that do have adequate care are burdened with high premiums, deductibles, and prescription drug prices.
  • Get Money Out of Politics: The most important issue facing our country is that there is too much money in politics. Corporations can spend almost limitless money to influence the election process, which gives them enormous power over our democracy. Not only does this money limit which candidates can get elected, it also affects which bills candidates support once in office; candidates are much more likely to support bills that are favorable to donors who helped them get elected. This is a system of political corruption and legalized bribery and it needs to end.
  • $15 / Hour Living Wage: The current minimum wage is egregiously low and in need of major adjustments. If the minimum wage from 1968 had been adjusted for inflation, our current minimum wage would be over $11.00 an hour as opposed to the $7.25 an hour it is today. The federal government is in effect subsidizing many of the corporations that are paying these low wages as many of their employees qualify for, and will receive, food stamps.
  • Women's Rights: There are over 40 years of legal precedent affirming that a woman's right to abortion is protected by the constitution. Despite this, conservatives continue to create obstacles and limitations to prevent women from exercising this right. Conservatives have also been working to defund Planned Parenthood by using false evidence and highly-edited videos to generate support for their cause; this is very troubling as Planned Parenthood provides many important health services to women, teens, and LGBT people.

[9]

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—Misty Snow's campaign website, http://www.mistyksnow.com/clean-air/

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Misty Snow for Congress, "Home," accessed August 8, 2017
  2. ↑ Facebook, "Misty K Snow," March 8, 2018
  3. ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
  4. ↑ Politico, "Two transgender candidates named 'Misty' win primaries," June 29, 2016
  5. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Democratic front-runners Ben McAdams and Jenny Wilson defeat challengers to avoid primary elections," April 28, 2018
  6. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Republican delegates force Mitt Romney into a primary election with state lawmaker Mike Kennedy in the race for the U.S. Senate," April 24, 2018
  7. ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
  8. ↑ Politico, "Utah," June 28, 2016
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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