Utah Debate Commission

Candidates for Utah’s Second Congressional District debated a number of issues at Utah Tech University on Monday — including their role in a closely divided Congress.

The Utah Debate Commission hosted and recorded the debate on Oct. 1.

Watch the recorded debate, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission.

In other news, Gov. Spencer Cox is denying claims that his campaign paid to recruit gubernatorial candidates who share a last name with write-in candidate Rep. Phil Lyman.

Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Paighten Harkins and Anastasia Hufham, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke join to talk about the week’s top stories, including Utah being set to execute its first death row inmate since 2010 this summer.

The debate was moderated by Doug Wright of KSL TV.

The debate was moderated by Boyd Matheson of KSL Radio.

Ahead of the midterm elections in November, Republican representative Blake Moore and Democratic challenger Rick Jones faced off for the house seat in Utah's 1st Congressional District.

The debate was moderated by UPR's Kerry Bringhurst, and covered inflation, healthcare and more.

This was the first in a series of debates hosted by the Utah Debate Commission.