BURRN Candidate Endorsements

We are proud to present the 2026 BURRN Candidate Endorsements!

How we endorse

We endorsed every candidate who met our standard. Some races have more than one endorsed candidate.

Endorsed candidates

Click each candidate's card to see their responses to our questions.

U.S. House

Ben McAdams (Democrat) – U.S. House District 1Peter Crosby (Democrat) – U.S. House District 2Robert Moesinger (Unaffiliated) – U.S. House District 2

Utah Senate

Julie Quinlan (Forward) – Utah Senate District 1CJ Hernandez (Democrat) – Utah Senate District 5Jared Neal (Democrat) – Utah Senate District 6Josh Smith (Forward) – Utah Senate District 6Garret Rushforth (Democrat) – Utah Senate District 7Emily Buss (Forward) – Utah Senate District 11Annette McRae (Forward) – Utah Senate District 20Kandee Myers (Democrat) – Utah Senate District 21Tucker Smith (Democrat) – Utah Senate District 23

Utah House

Chris Reid (Democrat) – Utah House District 1Patrick Belmont (Unaffiliated) – Utah House District 3Zane Woolstenhulme (Democrat) – Utah House District 4Kendra Penry (Democrat) – Utah House District 5James Rich (Forward) – Utah House District 6Kim James (Democrat) – Utah House District 8Libby Shelton (Forward) – Utah House District 8Angela Choberka (Democrat) – Utah House District 9Rosemary Lesser (Democrat) – Utah House District 10Anna Graff (Democrat) – Utah House District 12Brandon Young (Democrat) – Utah House District 14Abigail Treasure (Democrat) – Utah House District 16Phillip Graves (Democrat) – Utah House District 20Stephen Otterstrom (Democrat) – Utah House District 21Liz Oates (Democrat) – Utah House District 27Tynley Bean (Forward) – Utah House District 29Blake Townsend (Democrat) – Utah House District 36Drew Howells (Democrat) – Utah House District 39Iva Williams (Democrat) – Utah House District 42Rod Moser (Democrat) – Utah House District 45Lillian Bowles (Democrat) – Utah House District 49John Boyd (Forward) – Utah House District 53Kevin Slater (Democrat) – Utah House District 53Travis Hysell (Democrat) – Utah House District 55Nancy Peterson (Write-in) – Utah House District 57Alan Jimenez (Democrat) – Utah House District 61Julie Smith (Forward) – Utah House District 63Alan Wessman (Unaffiliated) – Utah House District 64Breanne Mashek (Democrat) – Utah House District 66Thomas Loveheart (Democrat) – Utah House District 71Jeffrey Lipe (Democrat) – Utah House District 74Rebecca Winsor (Democrat) – Utah House District 75

County Clerk

Lannie Chapman (Democrat) – County Clerk