Chandler Tanner
Chandler Tanner (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Utah. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.
Tanner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chandler Tanner was raised in Orangeville (Emery County), Utah. Tanner graduated valedictorian from Emery High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in business, summa cum laude, from Brigham Young University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a master's degree in history from Oxford University. His career experience includes working as an attorney and co-founding a business.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
John Curtis defeated Caroline Gleich, Carlton Bowen, and Laird Hamblin in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Curtis (R) | 62.1 | 914,700 | |
| Caroline Gleich (D) | 31.5 | 464,515 | ||
| Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) | 5.7 | 83,972 | ||
| Laird Hamblin (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 322 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 8,878 | ||
| Total votes: 1,472,387 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Caroline Gleich advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs, Brad R. Wilson, and Jason Walton in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Curtis | 48.7 | 206,094 | |
| Trent Staggs | 32.7 | 138,143 | ||
| Brad R. Wilson | 12.6 | 53,134 | ||
| Jason Walton | 6.1 | 25,604 | ||
| Total votes: 422,975 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chandler Tanner (R)
- Brian Jenkins (R)
- JR Bird (R)
- Ty Jensen (R)
- Gabriel Lobo-Blanco (R)
- Clark White (R)
- Brent Hatch (R)
Independent American Party of Utah primary election
The Independent American Party of Utah primary election was canceled. Carlton Bowen advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Caroline Gleich defeated Laird Hamblin and Archie Williams III in the Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caroline Gleich (D) | 92.5 | 795 | |
| Laird Hamblin (D) | 5.6 | 48 | ||
| Archie Williams III (D) | 1.9 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 859 | ||||
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Trent Staggs in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
| Total votes: 3,147 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clark White (R)
Independent American Party of Utah convention
Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Carlton Bowen defeated Robert Newcomb in the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) | |
| Robert Newcomb (Independent American Party of Utah) | ||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Tanner in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chandler Tanner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tanner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am Chandler Tanner. I was raised in Orangeville, Utah, a small community in Emery County. I was educated in the public schools in Emery County, though I lived in the Dominican Republic with my parents for two years when I was young, and we did home schooling during that time. I served a two year proselytizing mission in Mexico for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I graduated from Brigham Young University Summa Cum Laude with a business degree, from Harvard Law School with a law degree, and I earned a masters degree in history from Oxford University. I worked as a lawyer for two years in New York City and for several more years in Utah doing appellate law. I am a co-founder of a company specializing in promoting reading among children. I am married and the father of 4 children, three boys and a girl. I am active in my community and help coach youth sports and serve in my religious congregation. I believe in a government close to the people. I believe the federal government should be as small as is possible and still perform the required duties and service. I believe in a strong national border with a fair, sensible and transparent immigration process. I believe in a strong military. I believe that national economic strength requires maintaining and developing energy sources across the board.
- Strong national border, with clear, honest, logical and fair immigration policy. Immigration has played an important role in the development of our country and it must continue to do so. America is a land of promise and we should welcome honest, hardworking, freedom loving people to keep our land great. Those who enter the country legally should be rewarded, those who do not, should not. The path to citizenship should be clear and fair. I believe that path should include becoming an "American" and embracing American values and culture. Democracy is a core American culture and should be embraced by all who desire to reside here.
- From eroding values to intrusive regulations and progressive agendas, our families face threats on multiple sides. As Senator, I am committed to defending our traditional values, ensuring our children grow up in a society that cherishes freedom, family, and personal responsibility. I'll tackle challenges head-on, fortifying the foundations that make our nation strong. By preserving our core values, I'll help preserve a bright future for American families and generations to come.
- Federal spending is out of control. I believe this happens when elected officials believe they can stay in power by promising all things to all people. The United States of America must get its budget in balance and practice the same sound fiscal management that is expected of citizens, businesses, cities and towns. I don't pretend this will be easy, but it is necessary and critical. Special Interests should be considered a pariah of our country. When our representatives are beholden to a small few, solid government is ignored.
I believe that empowering people, not government is my most important message. Rather than have people who spend 30+ years in Washington, becoming entrenched in and corrupted by the power of politics, people should serve for a limited, reasonable time. It is almost impossible to unseat a senator, and almost as difficult to replace a sitting representative. Serving in government should be serving. These elected officials must always remember they are servants of the people, not rulers of the people. Governance happens best when its closest to those governed and states, counties, cities and towns are best suited to govern and administer most things, including education, welfare and business.
An elected official should be honest, competent and well educated. It is important that they understand the interactions between governance and the society of the governed. Elected officials should have experience in the private sector, so that they are less likely to make decisions that will have serious, detrimental unintended consequences.
I believe it is often when special interests are at play that the most harmful decisions are made. Honesty and wisdom should help an elected official avoid such mistakes. An elected official should recognize his or her place as a servant of the people. Public service is a most honorable endeavor when the public is truly being served.
The elected official should be close to the people, physically and philosophically. By being in close proximity to the people the elected official is approachable and the served are able to access him or her to ask questions, express opinions, give ideas and express grievances. Rubbing shoulders in neighborhoods, in restaurants, churches or other public gatherings keeps the elected official grounded and in touch with the feelings and needs of the people. When any elected official is shut up in an ivory tower, away from the needs and feelings of the people, their capacity to understand those they serve becomes limited, or even non-existent and they are more likely forget or ignore the manner and reason for which they were elected in the first place.
Aligning with the governed in the principles they value will keep the elected official true to his duty. If the official knows and agrees with the values of his constituents, he or she will represent them well when making decisions regarding taxing and spending and protecting, upholding and enforcing laws and rights.
After graduating summa cum laude from BYU, I earned law degree from Harvard Law School and a masters degree from Oxford University. After practicing law in NYC for two years, I returned to Utah and co-founded a company that promotes early childhood literacy. Having a strong educational background and the ability to serve without needing to be a career politician will help me seek the best interests of those I serve, not my own.
The current tax, spend and print philosophy of fiscal policy is shameful. To me, this fiscal program aims to gather a larger body of voters who will reelect the office holder in the next election. Social programs must take care of those in need, but not replace work and thrift. The budget must be balanced. We are already in a deep hole with the federal debt. We as a country cannot continue spending more money than we receive in tax revenue, and increasing taxes has a negative effect on the people and economy.
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Campaign website
Tanner’s campaign website stated the following:
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Protecting Families Preserving Constitutional Rights Immigration Energy Independence Safety & Security Limited Government Economic Strength National Defense |
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| —Chandler Tanner’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tanner for Senate, "Meet Chandler," accessed March 10, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tanner for Senate, “Issues,” accessed March 10, 2024
