Better Boundaries Podcast

Join Katie as she interviews co-chair of the Legislative Redistricting Committee, Representative Paul Ray. They discuss recent public hearings, the committee's decision to use no ethnic or language data, and the relationship between the Independent Commission and the Legislative Committee.

In episode 3, hear from Senator Scott Sandall, co-chair of the Legislative Redistricting Committee discuss the legislative committee's process. They will discuss the rural v. urban conundrum, the committee's decision to use incumbency data, and communities of interest. Tune in and share!

Join us for episode two, a conversation with Utah's first-ever Independent Redistricting Commission's Chair, Rex Facer. Commissioner Facer and Katie will talk about map-drawing, communities of interest, and hitting the road in southeast Utah. 

Welcome to the Better Boundaries Podcast. For our first episode, we're pleased to re-broadcast a conversation between Utah political veteran Spencer Stokes and Better Boundaries Executive Director Katie Wright. The episode was first aired on Stokes' podcast, Stokes & Folks, and is an excellent introduction to Utah's 2021 redistricting landscape. 

Subscribe and share our podcast, and check out Stokes & Folks for interviews with Utah politicians past and present.

The goal of this podcast is to keep you informed during the 2021 Utah redistricting process. Over the series, we’ll bring you news, interviews, and updates on the players and the process for this decennial event. We’ll offer perspectives from the Independent Redistricting Commission —  established when voters passed Proposition 4 in 2018 —  we’ll keep you informed on the workings of the Legislative Redistricting Committee, — composed of state lawmakers —  and we’ll give you perspective from participating citizens.   We hope you will subscribe and share.

Better Boundaries Podcast is brought to you by Utahns for a Responsive Government and is hosted by Executive Director Katie Wright. The goal of this podcast is to keep you informed during the 2021 Utah redistricting process.