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11 Republicans seek District 2 congressional seat

Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 9:54am

SALT LAKE CITY -- An open congressional seat has 11 candidates from across the state hoping to woo delegates to the state Republican Party convention.

All of them hope their experience, either politically or personally, will get them past the party nominating convention Saturday at the South Towne Exposition Center, 9575 S. State St., Sandy.

Rep. Jim Matheson, a Democrat, held the 2nd District seat since 2001, but is running this year in the new 4th Congressional District, leaving an open seat without an incumbent.

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Matheson says comprehensive energy policy needed

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 3:23pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson is calling on federal regulators to streamline the application process for oil and gas projects and eliminate confusing rules that impede energy development.

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Matheson decides not to challenge Hatch in 2012

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 4:18pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Rep. Jim Matheson, the lone Democratic member of Utah's congressional delegation, has announced he won't challenge Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch in 2012.

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(Associated Press file photos) Rep. Jason Chaffetz (right), R-Utah, says he hasn’t decided whether he’ll challenge Sen. Orrin Hatch (left), R-Utah, in 2012, but it appears he has his sights already set on a statewide campaign. The Tea Party favorite who is seen as a serious threat to Hatch’s bid for a seventh term begins a series of statewide town halls Monday.

Chaffetz ready to launch campaign tour around Utah

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 11:30pm

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz hasn’t decided whether he’ll seek the Senate seat of fellow Utah Republican Orrin Hatch, but his movements in the upcoming week indicate he’s seriously considering it.

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Democratic officials looking at Utah race

Kevin Freking The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 11:17pm

WASHINGTON — Democratic officials sense a rare opportunity to win a U.S. Senate race in Utah and are laying the groundwork to help if Rep. Jim Matheson decides to run for the seat now held by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch.

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Utah delegation advises NASA

Scott Schwebke, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, November 19, 2010 - 12:08am

Utah's congressional delegation on Thursday urged NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to comply with federal payload requirements for a heavy-lift space system they contend can only be met by solid rocket motors like those built by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) near Promontory.

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(JIM URQUHART/The Associated Press) Morgan Philpot, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Utah's 2nd Congressional District, announces Tuesday night he is not conceding the race against Democratic incumbent Jim Matheson. He called Matheson on Wednesday to say it was a good race, but he says he still hopes his situation will change once absentee ballots are counted.

Republican challenger to Matheson: 'Good race, honor to run'

Brock Vergakis, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 11:09pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Republican challenger Morgan Philpot on Wednesday congratulated Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson for a hard-fought race in an acknowledgment that the likelihood he could still knock off the five-term incumbent was very slim.

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Matheson: Uncertainty hurts economic recovery

Antone Clark, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 7:36pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Uncertainty has stifled the opportunity to get the economy going again, U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson told a group of Utah manufacturers Thursday.

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