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Republican Utah Senate campaigner Trent Staggs has taken a difficult stance against progressive ideas erstwhile it comes to environmental, societal and governance issues — (otherwise known arsenic ESG) — while he's been connected nan run trail.
But immoderate would reason his past whitethorn deny him, since he antecedently served connected nan committee of an ESG-focused institution that sought to extremity ambiance change.
Staggs — nan existent politician of Riverton, Utah, is locked successful a tight GOP primary. He has many times taken purpose astatine renewable-energy-related policies since entering nan race. The ESG activity broadly calls for investments to beryllium pulled from accepted power industries and diverted to green power industries successful nan conflict against world warming.
According to his run website, Staggs stated that he has "battled ESG connected nan homefront" and "pushed backmost connected damaging 'woke' policies for illustration ESG."
"Mayor Staggs recognized early connected nan insidiousness of ESG and authored a solution that prevents Riverton City from moving pinch organizations that espouse it," nan website adds.
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Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs entered nan Senate superior title successful May 2023. (Trent Staggs)
Securities and Exchange Commission filings reviewed by Fox News Digital show Staggs served connected nan committee of board of Dallas-based lipid remediation services patient Vivakor betwixt September 2020 and January 2023, leaving nan position soon earlier announcing his Senate campaign.
Vivakor describes itself arsenic a "clean power technology, ESG institution focused successful nan area of lipid remediation and earthy resources." During Staggs' tenure, Vivakor further stated that it "intends to proceed its ESG attraction while seeking opportunities to diversify its products."
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The Dallas patient separately characterizes itself arsenic a "socially responsible operator, acquirer and developer of cleanable power technologies and biology solutions."
Staggs is moving for nan spot presently held by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah. (Trent Staggs | Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg)
In a connection to Fox News Digital, Staggs said that simply noting his past activity pinch Vivakor "does not show nan afloat truth."
"My two-year stint pinch Vivakor was 1 of respective companies and consulting assignments wherever I fought ESG policies successful nan firm boardroom," Staggs said. "At Vivakor, I successfully advocated for nan acquisition of accepted lipid and state assets successful nonstop repudiation of ESG."
"I was 1 of nan fewer voices connected nan committee fighting vehemently against ESG," he continued. "I person seen first manus nan detrimental effects of financial markets forcing ESG connected nationalist companies, and this is why I've been a champion of fighting this insidious believe some successful nan firm world and besides wrong my powers arsenic an elected official."
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Vivakor didn't respond to a petition for remark erstwhile reached by Fox News Digital.
The Utah superior elections, meanwhile, are slated for precocious June. Staggs trails U.S. Rep. John Curtis, blimpish lawyer Brent Hatch and erstwhile Utah authorities Rep. Brad Wilson, according to nan latest poll conducted successful January by Deseret News and nan University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics.
Thomas Catenacci is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital.
