New red state elections official says women in office ‘do not have what it takes’ (opens in new tab)

Kamalu, a Republican running for a third term as Davis County commissioner, recalled thinking, “How could this be happening in this day and age? How could this be happening, you know, in the U.S., in very important elected offices? And then, how in the world is this happening in Utah?”Kamalu is among dozens of women in elected office who signed calling for “trust, professionalism and equal respect in Utah County elections” after 23-year-old Kai Schwemmer was named deputy county clerk, despite...