Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The mayor from Riverton, just south of Salt Lake City, still must face other top contenders in the June 25 GOP primary, including U.S. Rep. John Curtis and former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson. “Let’s replace Joe Biden’s favorite Republican with Donald Trump’s favorite Republican in Utah,” Staggs said Saturday, criticizing Romney for being a moderate who often has challenged Trump and other Republican leaders. His elaborate expo booth in the convention hall featured a tractor plowing through a pile of cinder blocks labeled the “Biden Agenda.” The nearly 4,000 delegates overwhelmingly supported “convention-only” candidates such as Staggs and state Rep. Phil Lyman, who was chosen as the party’s gubernatorial nominee over incumbent Gov.

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Mitt Romney’s Senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative Trump critics
1 week, 3 days ago

Mitt Romney’s Senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative Trump critics

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — With Mitt Romney set to exit the U.S. Senate, Washington will be without one of its strongest conservative critics of Donald Trump when the president retakes the White House in the new year. The retiring senator will reflect on his two-decade political career, which included the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, a term as Massachusetts governor and …

Utah Senate Race: Curtis Favored to Win Romney's Seat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Utah Senate Race: Curtis Favored to Win Romney's Seat

Associated Press  

Utah voters are poised to decide whether Republican Rep. John Curtis or Democrat Caroline Gleich will win the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Mitt Romney. Curtis, a moderate Republican, is favored to win, but he faces a formidable opponent in Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist. Both candidates have sparred over their differing approaches to climate change, a top issue …

Trump-backed US Rep. Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary in Utah after recount, court case
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump-backed US Rep. Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary in Utah after recount, court case

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy narrowly won the Republican primary in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday after the state Supreme Court rejected her challenger’s lawsuit that asked justices to count a batch of ballots with late postmarks after Maloy defeated him in a recount by fewer …

US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins

Associated Press  

PROVO, Utah — A pair of moderate Utah Republicans won primary elections Tuesday for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP. U.S. Rep. John Curtis, who won the GOP primary for Mitt …

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman
6 months ago

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman

Associated Press  

OREM, Utah — As he led a crowd of picnicking families in the “YMCA” dance, Trent Staggs gleefully waved a “Utah for Trump” flag at a recent campaign rally — one more not-so-subtle reminder to voters that he is backed by the former president in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney. “I don’t want another senator that …

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman
6 months ago

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman

LA Times  

This combination photo of Republican Senate nominees speaking in Salt Lake City shows Rep. John Curtis, left, in April, and Trent Staggs, a former mayor of Riverton, Utah, on June 10. As he led a crowd of picnicking families in the “YMCA” dance, Trent Staggs gleefully waved a “Utah for Trump” flag at a recent campaign rally — one more …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primaries
6 months ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primaries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Anti-Trump Republicans lost their standard-bearer in the Senate when Sen. Mitt Romney announced he wouldn’t seek a second term. Even before Romney announced he wouldn’t run again, former state House Speaker Brad Wilson had already formed an exploratory committee and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs joined the primary. Winning a Utah nominating convention means that a candidate’s name will …

Republican contenders for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat clash over support for Trump
6 months, 1 week ago

Republican contenders for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat clash over support for Trump

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Three of the four Utah Republicans vying for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney sought to portray themselves as the most loyal to former President Donald Trump during Monday’s primary debate, while the likely frontrunner stood out as someone willing to challenge party leadership. Observers are closely watching whether voters select a successor whose …

Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly a dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state. Observers are closely watching whether voters select a successor whose politics align …

A congressman and a senator’s son have jumped into the Senate race to succeed Mitt Romney in Utah
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A congressman and a senator’s son have jumped into the Senate race to succeed Mitt Romney in Utah

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. A congressman and a senator’s son jumped into the race Tuesday for the Utah U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney. Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis announced his campaign to a TV station after saying last fall he had decided not to run. After people asked him to reconsider, …

Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race
1 year, 2 months ago

Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race

Associated Press  

DRAPER, Utah — Promising to fight against liberal activism in Washington if elected, Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson formally announced Wednesday night that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney, who recently announced he won’t run for reelection. “Joe Biden and radical leftists as well as ‘go along to get along’ Republicans are …

‘The next generation of leaders must take America,’ Mitt Romney won’t seek Senate reelection, calls for new generation
1 year, 3 months ago

‘The next generation of leaders must take America,’ Mitt Romney won’t seek Senate reelection, calls for new generation

Hindustan Times  

Mitt Romney, the Utah senator and former presidential candidate, announced on Wednesday that he will not seek another term in the Senate when his current one expires in January 2025. Romney Called for a "new generation of leaders" while also criticizing both U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump. “The next generation of leaders must take America …

Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney won’t seek reelection in 2024, marking end to decadeslong political career
1 year, 3 months ago

Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney won’t seek reelection in 2024, marking end to decadeslong political career

Associated Press  

Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection, ending a storied two-decade political career that included the 2012 Republican GOP nomination for president and a term as Massachusetts governor. Romney said at the news conference that he belongs to the “wise wing of the Republican Party” and doesn’t think it will fade away. Members …

Utah MAGA mayor vows to take down Mitt Romney for 'impeaching President Trump'
1 year, 7 months ago

Utah MAGA mayor vows to take down Mitt Romney for 'impeaching President Trump'

Raw Story  

The pro-Trump Mayor of Riverton, Utah is vowing to end Sen. Mitt Romney's political career. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs is making a run at Romney's Senate seat, and he cited Romney's decision to twice vote to convict former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges as one reason. "The only thing I’ve seen him fight …

Romney gets 1st likely challenger in ’24 Utah Senate primary
1 year, 8 months ago

Romney gets 1st likely challenger in ’24 Utah Senate primary

Associated Press  

FARMINGTON, Utah — A potential challenger to Republican first-term Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah took a major step Thursday toward jumping into next year’s race, expected to be one of the GOP’s hardest-fought primary contests in 2024. With memories of Romney’s two votes to impeach former President Donald Trump stillfresh, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced he was forming an …

Romney faces first potential challenge in Utah Senate race
1 year, 8 months ago

Romney faces first potential challenge in Utah Senate race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A potential primary challenger to Republican first-term Sen. Mitt Romney …

Republicans Begin To Point Finger At Trump After Disappointing Georgia Election
2 years ago

Republicans Begin To Point Finger At Trump After Disappointing Georgia Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Some Republicans attributed their party’s losses in the 2022 midterm elections, including most recently in Georgia’s Senate runoff election, to former President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. On Tuesday, Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated former football star Herschel Walker in Georgia’s runoff Senate election, handing Democrats a 51-seat majority …

Democrats Kept The Senate This Year, But 2024 May Be Harder
2 years ago

Democrats Kept The Senate This Year, But 2024 May Be Harder

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more challenging. Richard Hernandez, who was Brown’s campaign adviser, said, “He has committed to his supporters that he will never stop fighting for their issues, but he has not made any …

Burgess Owens, GOP congressmen win reelection in Utah
2 years, 1 month ago

Burgess Owens, GOP congressmen win reelection in Utah

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens won reelection to a second term on Tuesday, solidifying the Republican Party’s grip on Utah’s delegation to Washington as it vies for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Their wins maintain the balance of power in Utah, which has had four Republicans and zero Democrats in Congress since Owens defeated Democrat …

Colorado GOP senator becomes Democrat, cites vote falsehoods
2 years, 4 months ago

Colorado GOP senator becomes Democrat, cites vote falsehoods

Associated Press  

DENVER — Citing alarm toward the Republican Party’s widespread embrace of 2020 election conspiracies, a moderate GOP Colorado state senator has switched his affiliation to Democrat, enhancing that party’s prospects to retain its majority in the chamber in the November midterms. Kevin Priola, who represents Adams County in Denver’s suburbs, said in a letter Monday he was horrified by the …

‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent GOP primary attack
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent GOP primary attack

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Mitt Romney isn’t up for reelection this year. The anti-tax group Club For Growth, among the most active super PACs in this year’s primaries, used “Mitt Romney Republican” as the central premise of an attack ad in North Carolina’s Senate primary. Despite his popularity with many residents here, candidates are repeatedly deploying “Mitt Romney Republican” as …

Utah Sen. Mike Lee braces for toughest reelection fight yet
2 years, 7 months ago

Utah Sen. Mike Lee braces for toughest reelection fight yet

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Sen. Mike Lee may have been an upstart when he toppled a longtime senator in a tea party wave more than a decade ago, but in the dozen years since he’s managed to avoid a serious challenge in deeply conservative Utah. The recent turn of events illustrate Lee’s potential vulnerability in the rare Republican state …

Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
2 years, 10 months ago

Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — A deep-red state that’s home to some of Donald Trump’s most vocal conservative critics welcomed members of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday for a meeting in which party officials are expected to solidify the former president’s status as the GOP standard-bearer ahead of the midterm elections. Utah — home to U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, co-founders …

Third-party conservative challenges Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee
3 years, 2 months ago

Third-party conservative challenges Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin launched a campaign Tuesday to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee in Utah, a conservative state where McMullin made inroads with voters uncomfortable with then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016. In a tweet announcing his campaign Tuesday, he said “extremism, division and conspiracy now threaten our quality of life and democratic republic.” …

Column: Utah’s governor doesn’t worship Trump or hate Democrats. Is there room for him in the GOP?
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: Utah’s governor doesn’t worship Trump or hate Democrats. Is there room for him in the GOP?

LA Times  

Spencer Cox doesn’t feel obliged to agree with everything fellow Republicans say or do and doesn’t feel compelled to reflexively attack Democrats. “I love being the governor of this state,” Cox said, and he will love “not being the governor of this state.” “I think I can hold those two ideas equally and passionately,” he said in an interview in …

Utah GOP defends Romney amid criticism over impeachment vote
3 years, 10 months ago

Utah GOP defends Romney amid criticism over impeachment vote

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Republican Party has defended Sen. Mitt Romney after an online motion accused him of misrepresenting himself as a Republican and embarrassing the state by voting against former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trials. It says Romney failed to “represent the average conservative Utah Republican voter” by voting to convict Trump at his second …

News Guide: President Donald Trump wins Utah again
4 years, 1 month ago

News Guide: President Donald Trump wins Utah again

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump won Utah again, defeating Democrat Joe Biden in the deeply conservative state. State voters also elected Republican Spencer Cox as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade, while a closely watched U.S. House race was too early to call. U.S. HOUSE The race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District was too early …

With Romney's Support, GOP Likely Has Votes To Move Ahead With Ginsburg's Replacement
4 years, 3 months ago

With Romney's Support, GOP Likely Has Votes To Move Ahead With Ginsburg's Replacement

NPR  

With Romney's Support, GOP Likely Has Votes To Move Ahead With Ginsburg's Replacement Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Updated at 4:16 p.m. In his statement, he asserted that the "historical precedent" of election year nominations is that the Senate "generally does not confirm an opposing party's nominee but does confirm a nominee of its …

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