A key funder of a shadowy anti-transgender political action committee that attacked Democratic state lawmakers and candidates in the weeks leading up to last month’s election is one of the most powerful Republicans in Utah — House Speaker Mike Schultz.
A key funder of a shadowy anti-transgender political action committee that attacked Democratic state lawmakers and candidates in the weeks leading up to last month’s election is one of the most powerful Republicans in Utah, according to the PAC’s first disclosure of a contribution filed Saturday.
House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, speaks at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 1, 2024. The PAC criticized 13 of 14 Democrats in the House of Representatives, leaving out one lawmaker who lost his primary bid. Attack ads included a text that read, “In Sandra Hollins’ world it is perfectly fine to let men use girls’ restrooms and locker rooms,” and a truck fixed with an LED screen that showed the image of Utah’s only openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker, Rep. Sahara Hayes, with a message urging her constituents to “vote against” her.
House Minority Leader Angela Romero said she was “disappointed” to learn that Schultz was a major donor to the PAC, which targeted her reelection campaign, too. In response, Schultz provided a statement: “Defending Utah values is the right thing to do. These principles are the foundation of who we are and I will always fight to protect them.”
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