"I've shed many tears in reaching this difficult decision. I am so excited and honored and privileged that you would ask me to join your team, Kaufusi said in the video. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. and running mate, Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, are officially on the June primary election ballot as of Monday, according to a release. But her BYU credentials count for a lot, as well. Huntsman was Utahs governor from January 2005 to August 2009. Her mother is also a member of the church, and father left the family when she was six. Huntsman, 60, has promised that hes here to stay and that he would complete a full term, if elected in November. After graduating from college, she moved to Pennsylvania to join her husband, who she had married a few months earlier, who was then playing for the Phildephia Eagles. In a video introducing Huntsmans running mate, Kaufusi discussed her priorities of education His running mate, Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, was cleared to continue campaigning in person last week. "Shes a pathbreaking figure," Huntsman told KSL NewsRadio. The response by the people of Utah these past few weeks has been incredibly A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Ambassador of the United Statesto Russiafrom 2017 to 2019, to Chinafrom 2009 to 2011, and to Singaporefrom 1992 to 1993. On Friday, Huntsman, who is running for a third term as governor, announced Kaufusi as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Michelle is a tremendous addition to the ticket and she is the right choice to be Utahs next lieutenant governor.. He said she is passionate about what she does to the point of getting emotional when she talks about what she has accomplished as Provo mayor. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "About Utah: Madame mayor: Michelle Kaufusi becomes Provo's first female boss in 166 years", Jon Huntsman names Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi as running mate in 2020 governors race, "Jon Huntsman names Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi as running mate in 2020 governor's race", "BYU football: Steve Kaufusi steps down, Preston Hadley hired", cities with populations exceeding 100,000, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Kaufusi&oldid=1012709391, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 March 2021, at 21:42. They returned to Provo in 2002. Huntsman, a Republican, announced the news in a Twitter video Friday morning. Recent polling This comes after new polls conducted by Y2 analytics through Utah Policy and KUTV 2 News show Lt. Gov Spencer Cox leading in Prior to her election as mayor, Kaufusi served as a member of the Provo School Board for six years. 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