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Utah lawmaker hoping to 'recruit Romney,' launches petition urging former presidential hopeful to
Utah lawmaker hoping to ‘recruit Romney,’ launches petition urging former presidential hopeful to run for SenateA Utah state lawmaker drafted a petition and a mock campaign website this week to persuade — or, as he puts it, to “recruit” — Mitt Romney to run for U.S. Senate in 2018.
“I can hopefully create a grass-roots effort,” said first-term Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Orem. “And I think that that could help influence his decision, sure.”
The Recruit Romney political action committee, recognized by the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, mobilized after recent reports that the 2012 GOP presidential nominee was considering a run for the seat currently held by Sen. Orrin Hatch.
The conservative seven-term senator, though, has not decided whether to run for re-election next year and Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who now has a home in Utah and actively votes as a Holladay resident, has not announced any intentions.
Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/11/11/utah-lawmaker-hoping-to-recruit-romney-launches-petition-urging-former-presidential-hopeful-to-run-for-senate/