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(The Epoch Times) Candidates in Crowded GOP Utah House Race Vow to Fight Feds for Control of Public Lands
SALT LAKE CITY–The race to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in the U.S. Senate pits prominent Utah party rivals against each other in a Senate primary while also setting the stage for a competitive GOP battle for an open U.S. House seat.
Like most Utah elections, both contests will essentially be determined in the June 25 Republican general primaries. There are nearly 1 million registered GOP voters in Utah; and fewer than 300,000 registered Democrats.
Mr. Romney was a former Massachusetts governor; he led the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics and was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. He announced in September 2023 that he wouldn’t seek a second Senate term. Headlining the 11 GOP candidates campaigning for his seat are former Utah House Speaker Rep. Brad Wilson, Reagan/Bush administration attorney and former Federalist Society Director Brent Orrin Hatch, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, and U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah).
Mr. Curtis succeeded Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) in a 2017 special election before winning three House terms and opting to run for the Senate. There are 10 candidates vying in Congressional District 3’s (CD 3) Republican primary for his seat. Squaring off are state Sen. Mike Kennedy, a medical doctor and also an attorney; Roosevelt Mayor and oilfield company founder Rod Bird, Jr.; former state Rep. Chris Herrod, a three-time CD 3 candidate; Utah Young Republicans Chair Zac Wilson; Utah State Auditor John “Frugal” Dougall; and former Utah County Republican Party chair attorney Stewart Peay.
The winner is favored to defeat Democrat Glenn Wright in November, although the former Summit County councilor ran a robust 2022 race and is already aggressively campaigning in CD 3, which includes Salt Lake City suburbs, the Provo-Orem area, and vast sprawls of southeast Utah.[/quote]-Read more: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ca...ight-feds-for-control-of-public-lands-5609771
SALT LAKE CITY–The race to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in the U.S. Senate pits prominent Utah party rivals against each other in a Senate primary while also setting the stage for a competitive GOP battle for an open U.S. House seat.
Like most Utah elections, both contests will essentially be determined in the June 25 Republican general primaries. There are nearly 1 million registered GOP voters in Utah; and fewer than 300,000 registered Democrats.
Mr. Romney was a former Massachusetts governor; he led the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics and was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. He announced in September 2023 that he wouldn’t seek a second Senate term. Headlining the 11 GOP candidates campaigning for his seat are former Utah House Speaker Rep. Brad Wilson, Reagan/Bush administration attorney and former Federalist Society Director Brent Orrin Hatch, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, and U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah).
Mr. Curtis succeeded Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) in a 2017 special election before winning three House terms and opting to run for the Senate. There are 10 candidates vying in Congressional District 3’s (CD 3) Republican primary for his seat. Squaring off are state Sen. Mike Kennedy, a medical doctor and also an attorney; Roosevelt Mayor and oilfield company founder Rod Bird, Jr.; former state Rep. Chris Herrod, a three-time CD 3 candidate; Utah Young Republicans Chair Zac Wilson; Utah State Auditor John “Frugal” Dougall; and former Utah County Republican Party chair attorney Stewart Peay.
The winner is favored to defeat Democrat Glenn Wright in November, although the former Summit County councilor ran a robust 2022 race and is already aggressively campaigning in CD 3, which includes Salt Lake City suburbs, the Provo-Orem area, and vast sprawls of southeast Utah.[/quote]-Read more: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ca...ight-feds-for-control-of-public-lands-5609771
