She and her husband, Allen, tried for 10 years without success. Yet now, thanks to a combination of fertility drugs, genetics and what Kayla described as "the grace of God," she is a mother to eight children--six of them under age 2. The couple are documenting their family's new adventures through Instagram and Facebook accounts.
A: I'm not an advocate for either position. While I am religious, I am going to DC to work on behalf of all Utah, not just those who believe the same as me.
For an hour, Liljenquist debated short video clips of past statements Hatch has made on various topics. He pledged to only serve 3 terms. Liljenquist denounced the federal government's role in education. His supporters roared with applause at his responses, booing Hatch's statements made over the years.
We recognize truth and reason as essential to a free and just society, and expect our leaders, citizens, and press to seek and promote them. We oppose the employment of fear mongering, conspiracy theories, and falsehoods and instead support evidence-based policymaking and honest discourse.
We reaffirm the Constitution's guarantee of free speech and freedom of the press as essential to accountable government and the American way of life. We sustain the rights of individuals and private entities to exercise this freedom, even to express unpopular views, and condemn efforts to erode press freedom and public support for its vital role.
Legislative outcome: Bill passed House, 64-9, Feb. 4; bill passed Senate, 27-0, Feb. 15; bill signed by Gov. Herbert, March 21
Our first and most urgent priority must be to prudently and wisely balance our budget, as we always have. Let's not forget, unlike many other states, we have tools we can utilize, and with these options we have added flexibility in minimizing impacts to our most critical priorities. Our discussions should be conducted with civility, respect and a recognition of the challenging circumstances in which we find ourselves.
HARRIS: Joe Biden and I are people of faith, and it's insulting to suggest that we would knock anyone for their faith, and in fact, Joe, if elected, will be only the second practicing Catholic as President of the United States.
Snow: Very Liberal
Q: Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
Snow: I usually describe myself as a progressive or a libertarian-leaning progressive. As a reference you should look at the platform positions I have on my website at www.mistyksnow.com or possibly look at some of the interviews I have done.
"I've decided to run for United States Senate because I've decided I can help bring Utah's values and Utah's lessons to Washington," Romney, who is seeking to replace retiring Senator Orrin Hatch, said in a video posted to Twitter.
Romney's video made no mention of Trump but his relationship with the president looms as a major issue in the campaign. Much of the video focused on Utah values versus the Washington culture.
"Utah has a lot to teach the politicians in Washington," he said. "Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world. Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion. And on Utah's Capitol Hill, people treat one another with respect."
Howell said the field attracted more Democrats this year because "this is a race where we have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take back the Senate seat," because of perceived weaknesses by Hatch
Liljenquist renewed his call this week for televised debates with Sen. Orrin Hatch before next month's Republican primary election. But the longtime senator refuses to debate on television and maintains that the single scheduled radio debate is sufficient.
Hatch responded: "It's understandable why Dan Liljenquist would want Utahns to view this campaign through an alternate reality," according to a press release. "In the real world, demanding debates is a time-worn campaign tactic used by candidates with little name recognition in the effort to gain free press attention."
In contrast, Howell said he learned to work with Republicans out of necessity to pass legislation as the former Democratic leader in the state Senate. Hatch countered that Howell, if elected, would be surrounded by Democrats who "won't let you be anything but liberal," and he noted that serving in the Utah Legislature is quite different than serving in Congress.
Hatch repeatedly aligned himself with the Republican presidential nominee--often enough that Howell said, "you can't ride on the coattails of Governor Romney."
Hatch didn't waver. "I'll just quote Mitt Romney. He said, 'We need Orrin Hatch back in the Senate helping to lead the way.' "
At another point, Howell said, "sometimes I wonder if I am running against Mitt Romney or Orrin Hatch."
And Hatch interrupted: "Both of us."
Howell contended that Hatch moved far to the right to win tea party support this year, and that contributes to partisan gridlock.
Hatch said it will take a senator with his "experience, clout and raw determination" to turn the country around. That and Mitt Romney in the White House.
Ashdown said Utahns admire how he has run Xmission, which would help him even if they turn out in big numbers for Mitt Romney. "It's not me running against Mitt Romney. It's me running on my own."
Holcombe, who has not previously run for public office, was appointed secretary of education by Democratic governor Peter Shumlin in September 2013 and took office in January 2014. When Scott chose to retain her in February 2017, the new GOP governor hailed her "fierce commitment to improving Vermont's education system," and she said it was "a privilege and an honor" to serve in his administration.
Lee said that his views match Utahns who "are reclaiming their right to constitutionally limited government. We have to focus on limiting the size, scope, reach and power of the federal government."
Serving in the Utah Legislature is "quite different than being in Congress, by the way, especially in our Legislature," Hatch said, adding that, if elected, Howell would be "surrounded by people" in the Democratic Party "who won't let you be anything but liberal."
At one point, Hatch pointed to his introduction of the DREAM Act--to allow undocumented immigrants brought as young children by their parents to America to attend college and work toward citizenship--as an example of how he cares about Latinos.
Howell said if he and Romney are elected, he would "reach out the hand of fellowship" and be the one to compromise and bring about bipartisanship.
The good people of our state--and our country--are in desperate search for leadership. A desperate search for hope. In past generations as Americans, we dreamed big. Now, I'm afraid that our eyes are consistently in the gutter. But not in Utah. Not yet anyway. In Utah, we still look up. I firmly believe in my heart that if America is the last great hope of the world, then Utah is the last great hope of America.
Speaking after the march on a CNN panel, McMullin said, "Not all Republicans, of course, are racist. I was raised by Republicans who welcome Americans of all backgrounds and are not at all alike. But there is an element of the Republican base that is racist, and our leaders are afraid to stand up to them, because if they do, if they do so, they'll be criticized, and they'll potentially lose votes, and so they don't do it."
McMullin, who is running against Lee as an independent, called out the ad, saying it edited his own words as a deception to protect his opponent. The McMullin campaign has asked television stations to stop running the ad.
"In the days leading up to January 6, I had a job to do. There were rumors circulating suggesting that some states were considering switching out their slates of electors. I did research on that; I made phone calls to figure out whether the rumors were true. The rumors were false. On that basis, I voted to certify the results of the elections."
Lee did vote on January 6 to certify Biden's victory. But before that, he wasn't merely doing research. To the contrary, on Jan. 4, he told Mark Meadows in reference to Trump: "I've been spending 14 hours a day for the last week trying to unravel this for him."
Asked during the debate if Biden fairly won the election, Lee said "yes, Joe Biden is our president" because Biden "was chosen in the only election that matters: the election held by the Electoral College." But Lee's texts show that he kept working to achieve a Trump victory for three weeks after the Electoral College affirmed Biden's win on December 14, 2020.
COX: Whether you see that as a sin or not I think is unimportant. I don't like to rank sins. I clearly have many, many, many faults and many sins myself. I've just determined that none of that matters to me personally. I just have to do the best I can with what I have. Part of that is the commandment - and my church teaches this as well - that we are to love everyone as Jesus taught us.
"Not only through my study of the New Testament and Book of Mormon but from studying my own family history, I've come to believe that it is Christlike to challenge the status quo. The man we worship was killed for it. My great great grandfather, Hyrum Smith, was also killed for challenging authority and standing up for what he knew to be true, even when it was deeply unpopular. In everything I do, I hope to follow in their footsteps."
Wokeness is a false religion with no business in our government. It must be ripped out wherever it shows its ugly head. As Senator, I will be woke's worst enemy.
"At the end of another term, I'd be in my mid-80s. Frankly, it's time for a new generation of leaders," Mr. Romney, 76, said in a video statement. "They're the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in."
"It would be a great thing if both President Biden and former President Trump would stand aside," Mr. Romney told reporters later on Capitol Hill.
Cummings is the director of digital matters at the University of Utah and is a board chair of the Utah State Library Board. She has been a fierce advocate against book banning. These qualifications "are very relevant to the issues that we're facing," King said in his reasoning for picking her.
"I've actually been Brian's constituent for the past 11 years," she said, adding she has felt impressed by his ability to focus on "common sense solutions and working across the aisle to get things done."
The change in candidate comes after Layne Bangerter, Phil Lyman's original lieutenant govenor pick, was declared ineligible by a Utah judge. The issue was Bangerter's residency in Utah was not the minimum of five years "immediately" preceding the election as required by the Utah Constitution.
Born and raised in Utah County, Clawson studied political science and graduated from Brigham Young University's law school. "I've been involved in adoption law, state planning and other areas," Clawson said.
Clawson has also focused on education policies and laws impacting her children. She has also attended police academy, clerked for a Utah County judge and worked on the Secure Vote Utah initiative.
Snow: I value love and compassion in all things and for all people.
Q: What in the nature of mankind caused America's Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Snow: People tend to be vulnerable to corruption; so it's very important that power is not concentrated in a single place.
Said Romney: "I've made it very clear that I don't want Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States."
But, he added later: "I want to continue to have a voice in the Republican Party following this election. I think there's a good chance that the Republican Party is going to need to be rebuilt or reoriented."
In a social media post, Lyman wrote, "I will be running as a write-in candidate in the general election in November," then told another, "There is a true conservative option."
At convention, Lyman secured a little over 2/3 of delegates' support, beating Cox, who landed on the ballot by gathering more than 28,000 signatures from voters. Cox emerged from the primary with 54% of Republican votes. [Lyman has sued to remove Cox from the ballot]. Delegates who participate in the convention process tend to lean further to the right than the state's larger Republican electorate.
Early on in the debate, King leveled criticism at Cox for his about-face endorsement of former President Donald Trump as his National Governors Association campaign to "disagree better" concluded. "The governor right now is simply acting inconsistently with his statements that he wants to disagree better," he said, pointing out the ex-president's efforts to overturn the results of the last presidential election.
Cox responded, saying, "It's sad to me that my colleague would dismiss the vast majority of voters in our state who are going to support the former president," adding he aims to continue to try bringing Utahns across the political spectrum together.
Today, we can renew our forebears' tradition of true grit. Generations of Utah entrepreneurs and leaders have fought through unfavorable conditions; and built in the face of cynicism. In time, those efforts turned Utah into what's now known as the best state in the country to start a business; the #1 state for social mobility; the state where young people can still out-earn the prior generation, and the #1 state overall; in short, the place where the American dream still means something.
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