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MURRAY, Utah — Natalie Cline, a controversial member of the Utah State School Board who became the first state elected official to be censured by the legislature, lost her re-election bid at the Salt Lake County Republican Party convention on Saturday.
Cline failed to advance on a delegate vote of 37% to challenger Amanda Bollinger's 63%. That means that Bollinger will be the Republican nominee for the school board seat. Cline generated a firestorm of controversy when she attacked a student, insinuating the young athlete may be transgender in a social media post . It led to the child receiving death threats. Cline did apologize for the"negative attention" the post drew. Public records obtained by FOX 13 News found that within the first 48 hours of the Facebook post, the Utah State Board of Education logged more than 350 complaints about Cline.
The action, one in a long line of controversial social media posts by the outspoken social conservative, brought near-universal condemnation from Utah political leaders. The governor, House Speaker and school boards called for her to resign from office.The Utah State Legislature voted overwhelmingly to censure Cline, but stopped short of impeaching her. Her colleagues on the Utah State School Board stripped her of her duties.
Under Utah law, political candidates can go through the caucus-convention system, gather signatures or both to qualify for a spot on the primary ballot. Bollinger gathered enough signatures, earning a place on the June GOP primary ballot before Saturday's convention even began.This is a breaking news story. Updates on FOX 13 News as information becomes available.
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