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GOP candidate’s campaign donations went illegally over limit

GOP candidate’s campaign donations went illegally over limit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Burgess Owens is refunding and reallocating illegal campaign donations that went above contribution limits. The New York Times reported Tuesday the former football player challenging first-term Congressman Ben McAdams collected about $135,000 in excess contributions. The news comes shortly after he raised a large […]

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Closely-watched race in suburban Utah hits debate stage

Closely-watched race in suburban Utah hits debate stage

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lone congressional Democrat has faced his Republican challenger on the debate stage as the candidates vie for the closely watched suburban Salt Lake City seat. U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams on Monday highlighted breaks with his party and framed himself as a moderate. Former NFL […]

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Utah candidate’s campaign headquarters damaged by truck

Utah candidate’s campaign headquarters damaged by truck

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pickup truck ran into a Utah congressional candidate’s campaign headquarters, damaging the building and destroying the majority of the campaign materials stored inside. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the vehicle struck the headquarters of Republican Burgess Owens in Midvale around midnight Friday. Owens’ Twitter […]

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Black Republican seeking swing House seat set for RNC speech

Black Republican seeking swing House seat set for RNC speech

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black conservative running for Congress in Utah is set to speak at the Republican National Convention Wednesday. Burgess Owens is in a race that could test GOP’s ability to recapture the suburban districts that gave Democrats control of the House. Owens is a former […]

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Republican challenging Utah’s lone Democrat to speak at RNC

Republican challenging Utah’s lone Democrat to speak at RNC

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican former football player who is challenging Utah’s lone Congressional Democrat will speak at the Republican National Convention this week. Burgess Owens tells the Deseret News he plans to speak about the hope that sustained him growing up Black in the segregated South in […]

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Utah GOP congressional candidates focus on virus, protests

Utah GOP congressional candidates focus on virus, protests

The Republican contenders to challenge Utah’s lone congressional Democrat differed Monday on whether a hardline conservative or a more centrist candidate would be the party’s best chance in November. State Rep. Kim Coleman, former radio host Jay Mcfarland, and non-profit CEO Trent Christensen said at a debate they would be […]

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Coleman declares candidacy for Utah seat now held by McAdams

Coleman declares candidacy for Utah seat now held by McAdams

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Utah state Rep. Kim Koleman is running for the Republican nomination for the 4th Congressional District seat held by first-term Democrat Ben McAdams. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Coleman announced her candidacy Saturday at her campaign headquarters in West Jordan. The Deseret News reports […]

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