(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Former state Sen. Jim Dabakis, Sen. Luz Escamilla, environmental lawyer David Garbett, freelance journalist Richard Goldberger, retired electrical engineer Rainer Huck, businessman David Ibarra and Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall get ready to debate for the Salt Lake City mayoral seat, July 15, 2019, in the KSL-TV Broadcast House studios about a month before the Aug. 13 primary, when voters will decide which two of the eight candidates will advance to the November election and duel it out to become Salt Lake City's next mayor.
Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.