Candidates for Utah's 3rd Congressional District debated national monument boundaries, nuclear energy, forest management, and environmental regulation at a St. George forum. Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy and Democratic challenger Kent Udell offered competing visions for federal lands policy and energy development in the state's largest district.

Maloy supported reduced monument protections and emphasized local decision-making authority over federal lands. Udell called for restoring Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante to their original boundaries and stronger environmental oversight. The debate also covered nuclear power expansion and Colorado River water allocation.

The Utah News Dispatch coverage highlighted the environmental and energy policy differences between the candidates in a district where public lands management remains a defining issue.