[6] Following his graduation, Johnson worked as a clerk for Utah Supreme Court Justice Leonard H.

[7] In 1999, Johnson moved back to Utah to work for the publicly traded software company TenFold Corporation, lasting there until 2002 when he was hired by Overstock.com to be general counsel.

[4][13] Johnson, a Republican, formally announced his candidacy for governor on August 15, 2015 at the state GOP convention[14] Johnson defeated the incumbent governor, Gary Herbert, at the convention, triggering a primary election, which was held June 28, 2016.

[16] Bagley is the founder of a charter school, and was a leader on the losing side in the voucher battle in 2007.

Both running mates voiced support for vouchers that would allow public funding to go to private schools.