SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop has been hospitalized in after suffering a “mild” stroke earlier this week, he said Wednesday. Bishop told KSL NewsRadio he felt a loss of balance, dizziness and difficulty maneuvering his right side, but his condition is improving. He is recovering at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Businessman Blake Moore has won the GOP primary in northern Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the race to replace retiring longtime Congressman Rob Bishop. Moore bested three competitors in a close race that was determined Monday after days of vote counting. The other candidates were: […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gubernatorial candidate Spencer Cox announced his running mate Thursday: Utah Sen. Diedre Henderson. “As we look at the problems that Utah is facing in the near future, and in the long term, I think we really need people in leadership who know how to work […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah governor candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr. named Provo mayor Michelle Kaufusi as his running mate on Friday. The Republican and ex-U.S. ambassador to Russia said in a statement that the city’s first female mayor would bring “an important local perspective” as lieutenant governor. Kaufusi was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ex-Utah GOP chair Thomas Wright added a political heavyweight to his run for governor on Thursday, tapping outgoing U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop as his lieutenant-governor candidate. Bishop had weighed stepping into the race himself but decided against it earlier this week and endorsed Wright. He […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said Monday he won’t run for Utah governor. He told the Deseret News that he is “too old” at 68 to run for another office, and he doesn’t need to be governor to “validate my feeling of self worth.” Bishop instead endorsed […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Box Elder County commissioner is considering a run to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. The Standard-Examiner reports that Stan Summers says a number of people are asking him to run for the seat. He is a Republican from the small northern Utah community of Bothwell now […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mayor is announcing a bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt said Monday she wants to represent northern Utah in Congress to “preserve freedom, expand opportunity, and re-ignite American patriotism.” She says she wants to counter an interest […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah councilwoman aims to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, who plans to leave office at the end of his term. Morgan County Councilwoman Tina Cannon announced her candidacy Tuesday for the U.S. House seat. The Federal Election Commission lists the small-business owner and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah says he will retire when his term ends next year as planned after he considered changing his mind and running for re-election. Bishop’s northern Utah congressional district is heavily Republican, making it an unlikely spot for Democrats to […]
