St. George, Utah – The campaign for Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rob Latham is grateful to be the first outside the two-party system included in a debate hosted by the Utah Debate Commission for a statewide race.

“Making the debate stage is not something a person does on their own,” said Latham. “It is not lost on me that I'm carrying the messages of fellow Utahns who are not satisfied with what the Uniparty candidates have to offer and want different voices to be heard.”

“Liberty-minded Utahns are excited for this opportunity and are humbled by the support,” added Latham. “We invite our fellow Utahns to join us on this journey Wednesday evening and thereafter.”

“My sense is that the organizers are also excited that more Utahns will be able to hear from an alternative on the ballot to the regime candidates, rather than just another boring conversation between representatives of the Uniparty’s Blue and Red Teams,” observed Latham.

Among the debate guests invited by the Latham campaign are family and friends, which include family integrity advocates, electoral reform advocates, jury nullification advocates, medical freedom advocates, medical cannabis advocates, people opposed to Amendment D, people opposed to the death penalty, and people opposed to the state budget almost doubling in the past five years. During Monday’s virtual “coin-flips” to determine speaking order, Latham won two out of the three, and will be giving the last closing statement and appear first at the post-debate media scrum. The incumbent will be the last to take the first question from debate moderator -- “Mr. Establishment” and the Wesley Mouch of Utah politics -- Jason Perry.

“Although we see each other annually at University of Utah alumni dinners in southern Utah,” said Latham, “Jason Perry hasn’t spoken to me at those events since 2020 after agreeing that it would be a good idea to include me for a Libertarian perspective, and then snubbing me when it came time to interview candidates for the Second Congressional District race that year; an election year in which Latham also qualified for the general election debate hosted by the Utah Debate Commission.”

“Looking forward to the opportunity to make up for the snub – to which so many invisibilized and gaslighted Utahns have become familiar -- with one of the state of Utah’s most richly-compensated employees and recent recipient of the Bronze Minuteman Award from former Utah National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael Turley,” said Latham.

St. George, Utah – With the primary election season over and most Utahns believing the state is on the wrong track, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rob Latham observed that Utah voters now have a distinct alternative from the Uniparty candidates as the 2024 race enters its next phase.

Rob Latham: "Utah voters have a clear choice in the governor’s race between re-electing a self-dealing[1], crony-coddling [2], election-rigging [3], child-trafficking [4], mass-incarcerating [5], speech-controlling [6], wasteful-spending [7], nepo-baby [8] - an echo - and a righteous way."

Messages raising awareness of Latham’s campaign have already been seen and heard by Utahns more than 320,000 times ... and growing ... through Google [9]/YouTube [10], X/Twitter [11], social media, and streaming audio platforms [12], navigating around an Iron Triangle of regime gaslighters currying favor with the Powers-That-Should-Not-Be for corporate welfare, or a future gig as a federal- or state-employed propagandist.

Rob Latham renewed his invitation to all Utahns seeking to grow the liberty vote to join the campaign and share their support for meaningful change with friends and neighbors. Added Latham: “We can anticipate weaponized tears from the incumbent regime in due course.”

[1] “Here’s why Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s family business has become an internet powerhouse,” The Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 18, 2024 (“taxpayers have paid CentraCom and its subsidiaries, helmed by the governor’s father, a total of more than $32.6 million, according to state finance records”).

[2] “Utah senate approves tax hike to fund downtown sports and entertainment project,” ABC4.com, Feb. 28, 2024; https://justice4all.blog/2024/02/29/the-who-cares-act-crimes-that-define-utahs-legacy/.

[3] “Groups sue Utah Legislature, alleging unconstitutional gerrymandering,” Deseret News, March 17, 2022; see also fairvoteutah.wordpress.com. [4] See childtrafficking.exposed; “Cox calls on Utahns to consider foster care amid biggest shortage of licensed families in decades,” Utah News Dispatch, May 28, 2024; Utah Courts’ statistics (termination of parental rights filings: FY2023: 492; FY2022: 658; FY2021: 794) (juvenile court adoption filings: FY2023: 465; FY 2022: 643; FY2021: 594) (district court adoption dispositions: FY2023: 1,002; FY2022: 958; FY2021: 1,122).

[5] Utah profile | Prison Policy Initiative; the Central Utah Correctional Facility is located in Sanpete County, where the incumbent was a county commissioner from 2008 to 2012 before “winning” an uncontested seat in the Utah House of Representatives; see also Prison Gerrymandering Project. [6] Utah governor signs bill making it easier to ban books statewide,” Utah News Dispatch, March 18, 2024; “U Students Share Thoughts on Social Media Regulations for Minors and the Potential TikTok Ban,” The Daily Utah Chronicle, April 14, 2023; Senate Bill 97 - Public Contract Requirements, signed March 14, 2023; Senate Bill 186 - Anti-boycott Israel Amendments, signed March 17, 2021.

[7] “Utah lawmakers made $3.2B in funding requests this year. Here’s how they want to spend your money.” The Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 14, 2023 (“security for the Governor’s Mansion in Salt Lake City will cost $30 million ... plan includes an underground parking garage, fencing off the block and acquiring two privately-owned buildings on the site”); “Plans call for Utah’s first family to be completely separated from the public,” The Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 15, 2022 (security measures for incumbent’s private home — which included a fence around the property’s perimeter, wrought iron gates and a new building to house his security detail — cost Utah taxpayers more than $600,000). [8] “How Spencer Cox, an ”angsty” farm boy, grew up to be the governor of Utah,” Deseret News, May 20, 2021 (“Cox’s father, Eddie Cox, also invited him to come back to Fairview and help run the family business: CentraCom, a telecommunications company” ... “Cox followed in his father’s path. In 2004, he filled a vacancy on the Fairview City Council. He went on to become mayor. In 2008, he was elected as a Sanpete County commissioner”).

[9] 227.9K Google Ads impressions as of June 25th

[10] 26.7K YouTube views as of June 25th

[11] 62.4K X/Twitter impressions as of June 25th

[12] Ads reached 3.7K streaming audio users as of June 25th