Utah candidate and ex- envoy Huntsman says he has COVID-19
Jon Huntsman, Jr., speaks during the Utah Gubernatorial Republican Primary Debate in Salt Lake City. Huntsman Jr. has one of the most recognizable names in the state as a former popular governor and son of a billionaire philanthropist. (Ivy Ceballo/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)SALT LAKE CITY Republican Utah gubernatorial candidate and former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. Huntsman previously served as Utah governor until 2009, when he left to be the U.S. ambassador to China under then-president Barack Obama. Jon Huntsman Sr. was a billionaire industrialist and philanthropist.