Salt Lake Tribune · Jan 2, 2020
Former Utah GOP Chairman Thomas Wright running for governor
(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Thomas Wright says a few words during a news conference with second lady Karen Pence at the Utah Sate Capitol, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.Thomas Wright, who led the Utah Republican Party as chairman between 2011 and 2013, has entered the race to be Utah’s next governor.
The state elections office tweeted on Thursday that Wright had filed his intent to gather signatures for the governor’s race, one of two routes under state law for partisan office candidates to qualify for a primary election.