The Republican Party's startling turn to the right was evident throughout Saturday’s convention in Davis County, focusing on culture war issues over more traditional bread and butter Republican topics.
Rep. Steve Handy was defeated by right-wing newcomer Trevor Lee, while other Republican lawmakers will be pushed into primaries.
There was also mention of other policy issues like rising inflation, tax cuts and preserving Utah’s increasingly scarce water sources. Still, those were more of a garnish on the heaping plate of red meat being served up to delegates. That hard lurch to the right-wing of the party cost longtime state Rep. Steve Handy of Layton his seat in the Legislature on Saturday. One of the state’s more moderate Republicans, Handy, was defeated by newcomer Trevor Lee, who has embraced several right-wing issues during his campaign.
On Saturday, other prominent Davis County Republicans were forced into a primary contest by more right-wing candidates.
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