Biography
Julie Quinlan is the Utah Forward Party candidate for the Utah State Senate, District 1, in the November 3, 2026 general election, alongside incumbent Republican Scott Sandall and Democrat Claudia Bigler.[1] Self-employed, she said in a Ballotpedia survey that she is not a politician and is running on fair legislative maps, saving the Great Salt Lake and opposing new data centers.[1][2]
Quinlan graduated from Viewmont High School and attended Ricks College, West Valley College and Ohlone College, and her career experience includes being self-employed, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she studied landscape architecture and sign language, has been married for 44 years and has two children.[2]
Quinlan said in the survey that she wants fair maps for both houses of the Utah legislature, with no gerrymandering.[2] She also said Utah should do more to restore the Great Salt Lake and should not build more data centers, citing their water use.[2]
- 1.Julie Quinlan - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Utah Senate District 1
Julie Quinlan is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Utah Senate District 1 as Utah Forward. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
