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Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is mulling a run for congressional office in Utah's 4th District seat in 2018. "I've heard from many Utahns encouraging me to run for Congress," McAdams told KSL on Saturday.
The Salt Lake Tribune) Hundreds of "We are Dreamers," a Utah pro-Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival group, marched in solidarity from the Utah Federal Building to the State Capitol with undocumented immigrants who will be affected by the end of DACA. What if our six congressional representatives joined forces to create and pass bipartisan legislation to permanently establish the legal status of the DACA Dreamers, those individuals who came to the U.S. as children with their undocumented parents? Utahns who value family and children could be very proud of our federal representatives for leading this important legislative action.
The Salt Lake Tribune) Mia Willie Anderson hides behind his sign, next to an unnamed Trump supporter and Sister Foster Chiiild, as they jockey for space at the "One Utah" Rally for Unity at the State Capitol on Monday, August 14, 2017. I am close to turning 100 years old.
Steve Griffin / The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah answers questions as he debates Charlene Albarran Democratic challenger for the 2nd Congressional District during the Utah Debate Commission's event at the KUED studios on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City Tuesday October 4, 2016. Utah Rep. Chris Stewart "absolutely" hopes his colleague and mentor Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, runs for re-election in 2018.
The mayor in the Mormon stronghold of Provo won a three-way Republican primary Tuesday in the race to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, putting him on track to clinch the congressional seat in the general election in the overwhelming GOP district. John Curtis pulled off the win despite being dogged by attack ads from deep-pocketed outside groups in a race whose three candidates were emblematic of the divisions roiling the GOP under President Donald Trump.
In this Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, photo, David Muir, a 58-year-old longtime Republican, casts his vote in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Muir said that he cast his ballot early for John Curtis, because he thinks his experience running local government makes him more qualified than the other two.
Three GOP candidates hoping to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz in Congress face off in a primary election Tuesday after weeks trying to burnish their conservative credentials and fend off attack ads from deep-pocketed outside groups. Chaffetz abruptly stepped down from his seat in June after making a name for himself as the Republican who relentlessly investigated Hillary Clinton and her emails while he was chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - The Republican race to fill a Utah congressional seat abandoned by Jason Chaffetz is pitting the party establishment, which is backing a popular mayor with a Democratic past, against further-right conservatives who are divided between two candidates with support from national GOP ... (more)
The Salt Lake Tribune Tanner Ainge, John Curtis, and Chris Herrod. During the 3rd congressional district candidate debate at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo on July 11, 2017.
So not for nothin' but, yesterday was National Get Gnarly Day. I'm thinking after the recent antics of tRump almost every day this week was Get Gnarly Day.
Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is breaking with President Donald Trump over his new directive to bar transgender people from the military. "I'm not going to defend President Trump on this issue," the Republican governor said Thursday during his monthly press conference on KUED-TV.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Getting DNA test results back in a criminal case can take months or even years.
Congressman quits because he can't make it on $174,000. In his home state, low-income residents can't find housing In an interview published last Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, proposed a $2,500 housing stipend for members of Congress to more easily afford housing at home and in Washington.
This 2017, file photo shows an aerial view of Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. Native American tribes and environmental groups preparing a legal battle to stop President Donald Trump from dismantling Utah's new national monument will face a tougher challenge than anticipated.
Native American tribes and environmental groups preparing for a legal battle to stop President Donald Trump from dismantling Utah's new national monument face a tougher challenge than anticipated. Republican officials in the state who oppose Bears Ears National Monument asked Trump to rescind the designation.
My family knows relatively little about the subject of climate change - but we have been listening and are willing to learn. Recently, our 15-year-old daughter Hannah was given the opportunity to accompany a nonprofit group to Washington, D.C. She and other volunteers from around the country lobbied members of Congress and their staff members about legislation addressing potential solutions to our changing climate.
Utah lawmakers said that that they won't interfere with a special election to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz this year but they believe Gov. Gary Herbert stepped outside of his constitutional role and into the Legislature's by deciding the election's timing and process. Lawmakers contend that Utah's executive branch can only set the date of an election and it's the Legislature's role to decide things like how political parties can pick their nominees and how long candidates have to file.
Former Utah lawmaker Chris Herrod speaks during a special convention Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Provo, Utah. Herrod won the vote of about 800 state Republican delegates in a race to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz in Congress, advancing to an August primary election.
About 1,000 Utah Republicans will gather for a special convention Saturday to cut down a field 12 candidates vying to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz and advance one candidate to an August primary election. Chaffetz announced earlier this year he's resigning at the end of June, leaving an enticing open seat for Republicans in what's considered one of the most conservative congressional districts in the country.