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McAdams wants ‘all the facts’ before impeachment decision

McAdams wants ‘all the facts’ before impeachment decision

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah wants “all the facts” before deciding on whether to support impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. McAdams said in a statement Wednesday that the summary of Trump’s phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart suggests the president “was improperly […]

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Third-party candidate weighing run against Democrat McAdams

Third-party candidate weighing run against Democrat McAdams

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A third-party candidate is mulling a challenge to first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jonia Broderick says she likes McAdams, but hopes her expected run in the 4th Congressional District can help the United Utah Party break through the two-party system. […]

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Love says she’s ready to run for House seat held by McAdams

Love says she’s ready to run for House seat held by McAdams

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — Former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love says she’s poised to run in 2020 for the Republican nomination to challenge the Democrat who last year denied her a third term in the U.S. House. The Deseret News reports that Love said in an interview Friday that she’s […]

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Freshman Utah congressman holds town hall in GOP stronghold

Freshman Utah congressman holds town hall in GOP stronghold

LEHI, Utah (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams fielded questions ranging from the border wall to impeaching President Donald Trump during in his first town hall meeting in a Republican stronghold of his Utah district. The freshman congressman met with a crowd of constituents Tuesday in Lehi, saying he […]

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Jenny Wilson chosen to replace McAdams as county mayor

Jenny Wilson chosen to replace McAdams as county mayor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jenny Wilson has been chosen to take over as Salt Lake County mayor to replace new U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams. She becomes the first woman to hold the post. The Salt Lake County Democratic Party’s central committee selected Wilson over Shireen Ghorbani in the final […]

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Congressman reschedules town halls amid shutdown shuffling

Congressman reschedules town halls amid shutdown shuffling

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams is rescheduling town hall meetings because Congress is expected cancel its typical Martin Luther King Day holiday break as the government shutdown drags on. The Deseret News reports McAdams said in a statement Wednesday that he hopes the new times are not too […]

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New congressman holding first town halls

New congressman holding first town halls

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly installed Congressman Ben McAdams will hold town hall meetings in January after a race where he said his opponent hadn’t held enough. He said in a statement Tuesday that he wants to begin helping his constituents with issues they might be having with the […]

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McAdams-Love race in Utah spurred $11M in spending

McAdams-Love race in Utah spurred $11M in spending

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show the fierce battle for a U.S. House in Utah where Democrat Ben McAdams narrowly unseated Republican Mia Love was one of the most expensive races in Utah history. Final campaign finance reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission show that about […]

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Republican congressional candidate Mia Love talks with reporters during the Utah State GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Defeated Republican Rep. Mia Love delivers rebuke to Trump

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Defeated Republican Congresswoman Mia Love has delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump and the party’s relationship with black Americans. The first and only black Republican woman in Congress spoke Monday for the first time since she was narrowly defeated by Democrat Ben McAdams […]

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Once rising GOP star, Utah’s Mia Love loses seat to Democrat

Once rising GOP star, Utah’s Mia Love loses seat to Democrat

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Mia Love was tabbed as a rising star in the GOP when she became the first black Republican woman in Congress with her 2014 victory. But on Tuesday she became the latest Republican incumbent to fall in the midterm election’s Democratic wave that has […]

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