New elections official said women in office ‘do not have what it takes.’ They returned the criticism

A 23-year-old conservative influencer was hired to help run a county elections office in Utah. He has a new role after women in elected office pushed back.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 1,182

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A longtime fixture in local government, Lorene Kamalu’s seen controversy come and go. But she was shocked last week to learn that the newest elections officer in the state was a young conservative influencer who’s described himself as “anti-universal suffrage” and declared “women generally do not have what it takes to endure the pressures of a public office.”

Kamalu, a Republican running for a third term as Davis County commissioner, recalled thinking, “How could this …

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