Extremism - Utah Political Watch

Utah is about to dox its voters thanks to election deniers and SB153

Thousands of Utah voters opened letters from Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson last week with an alarming message: thanks to SB153, their voter registration data is about to go back on

By Bryan Schott

/ 7 Apr 2026

Utah is about to dox its voters thanks to election deniers and SB153

Trevor Lee's 'Diversity isn't our strength' post wasn't a hot take—it was a white supremacist copy/paste

Utah Rep. Trevor Lee didn’t just post a hot take on social media last week. He copy-pasted one straight from the white nationalist playbook and slapped his name on

By Bryan Schott

/ 9 Mar 2026

Trevor Lee's 'Diversity isn't our strength' post wasn't a hot take—it was a white supremacist copy/paste

Medical experts 1, 'Do your own research' 0: Utah House Committee nixes ivermectin bill

On Utah’s Capitol Hill Monday night, it was medical experts versus self-styled “do your own research” warriors—and the doctors won…just barely. The House Health and Human Services

By Bryan Schott

/ 10 Feb 2026

Medical experts 1, 'Do your own research' 0: Utah House Committee nixes ivermectin bill

Christian nationalist advising a Utah lawmaker on a proposed rewrite of the state's K-12 civics education

David Barton has no academic credentials in history or the U.S. Constitution. His book on Thomas Jefferson was pulled from shelves by the publisher for historical inaccuracies. Now he&

By Bryan Schott

/ 9 Feb 2026

Christian nationalist advising a Utah lawmaker on a proposed rewrite of the state's K-12 civics education

Utah Senate blocks a pair of bills inspired by far-right conspiracies

Two far-right–inspired bills fizzled in the Utah Senate on Thursday—one killed in committee, the other failing on the floor—after lawmakers balked at giving conspiracy theories a place

By Bryan Schott

/ 6 Feb 2026

Utah Senate blocks a pair of bills inspired by far-right conspiracies

The paranoid style in American politics: Utah edition

Utah’s GOP-controlled legislature is once again elevating fringe conspiracy fodder into state policy, peddling the paranoid “Great Reset” myth under a “state sovereignty” label. ⏰ Tick Tock 18 days -

By Bryan Schott

/ 28 Jan 2026

The paranoid style in American politics: Utah edition

Utah Sen. Mike Lee parrots white nationalist 'Great Replacement' rhetoric

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee used his personal X/Twitter account Sunday night to echo the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy—writing, “We’ve been invaded… outsiders chosen to replace us.

By Bryan Schott

/ 19 Jan 2026

Utah Sen. Mike Lee parrots white nationalist 'Great Replacement' rhetoric

Phil Lyman loses again: Judge tosses lawsuit over Utah's voter rolls

Another court loss for former Rep. Phil Lyman: on Thursday a federal judge threw out his latest bid to cast doubt on his 2024 GOP gubernatorial primary loss. Last year,

By Bryan Schott

/ 16 Jan 2026

Phil Lyman loses again: Judge tosses lawsuit over Utah's voter rolls

Five years on, Mike Lee still won't explain his Jan. 6 role

The senator's story doesn't match the receipts

By Bryan Schott

/ 6 Jan 2026

Five years on, Mike Lee still won't explain his Jan. 6 role

Utah County GOP’s to‑do list: Sink the Dignity Index, swat CO2 rules, back Phil Lyman's 2024 do-over

On Saturday, Utah County Republican Party leaders will vote on two resolutions aimed squarely at hot‑button fights: one denounces efforts to rate political speech — including the University of Utah’

By Bryan Schott

/ 6 Nov 2025

Phil Lyman supporters sue to boot Cox, Curtis and Brown from office, replace them with Republican convention winners instead

A small cadre of Utah GOP dissidents and others filed a federal lawsuit that alleges a sweeping racketeering-and-election-fraud scheme to keep “signature-gathering” candidates on the ballot under SB54—effectively nullifying

By Bryan Schott

/ 3 Nov 2025

The time neo-Nazis had a radio show in Utah

⏰ Tick Tock Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 4 Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026) - 81 Days until the 2026 midterm

By Bryan Schott

/ 31 Oct 2025

The time neo-Nazis had a radio show in Utah