Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced he's forming an exploratory committee for a 2024 run for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mitt Romney.
called a statement of candidacy that allows him to raise and spend money for the 2024 race.In an interview with the Deseret News before the announcement, at his office in Farmington, Wilson characterized himself as a "pragmatic" conservative, focused on getting things done, and pointed to his work in Utah, including his work the past few legislative sessions on cutting state taxes.
"I've been in elected office for a while. And one thing that I know is these offices don't belong to any of us individually, they belong to the people that elect us," he said. "And so my decision is going to be based on what I hear from people, what I believe is in the best interest of the state of Utah, and what is, quite frankly, in the best interest of my family."
In response to a question about how he'd manage a much more partisan and rancorous Washington, Wilson said he believes his time as speaker has prepared him to work across the political aisle, and said even though Utah's statehouse is controlled entirely by the Republican Party, he still said it was difficult at times to achieve consensus.
When it comes to Ukraine, Wilson said he thinks the U.S. needs a "more clear objective" and that we cannot be the only country that's doing the "heavy lifting there."When asked about debt and entitlement reform, Wilson said early on in his legislative career he focused on becoming an expert in the state budget.
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