{"id":2281721,"date":"2024-06-22T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-praises-utah-mayor-trent-staggs-days-ahead-of-crucial-senate-primary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T12:26:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T16:26:28","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-praises-utah-mayor-trent-staggs-days-ahead-of-crucial-senate-primary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-praises-utah-mayor-trent-staggs-days-ahead-of-crucial-senate-primary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy praises Utah mayor Trent Staggs days ahead of crucial Senate primary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-praises-utah-mayor-trent-staggs-days-ahead-of-crucial-senate-primary-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2281721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Entrepreneur\u200d and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has\u200d endorsed Riverton Mayor\u2062 Trent Staggs in the Utah Senate primary race. In\u2064 a\u2062 video shared with the Washington Examiner, Ramaswamy praised \u2062Staggs for his service as a local lawmaker\u200d and emphasized \u2062the need for\u2063 leaders like\u2063 him in Washington, D.C. Ramaswyamy highlighted the importance of integrity in\u2062 public\u200d service, advocating that politicians should serve the public, not themselves. Trent Staggs\u2062 is running in the \u2063race to\u200d replace Senator Mitt Romney, who decided not to \u2062seek \u2063reelection due to \u200dage considerations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-leader-slams-marjorie-taylor-greene-a-cancer-for-the-republican-party\/\" title=\"Top Republican Leader Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene: A \u2018Cancer For The Republican Party\u2019\">primary election<\/a> is scheduled for the \u200cupcoming Tuesday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> is pushing Utah voters to back Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs\u2019s Senate bid just days before the state holds its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2710493\/utah-senate-race-takes-shape-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary election<\/a> on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>In a video first shared with the <em>Washington Examiner, <\/em>Ramaswamy praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3037887\/utah-gop-congressman-john-curtis-accused-insider-trading-on-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Staggs<\/a> for his experience as a local lawmaker, arguing Congress needs \u201cleaders like Mayor Staggs in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoliticians shouldn\u2019t profit from public service. Public service is about serving the public and not yourself,\u201d Ramaswamy said. \u201cThe reason I\u2019ve endorsed Mayor Trent Staggs is he understands that we need more patriots in the U.S. Senate and in Washington, D.C., who are actually in it for the right reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy endorsed Staggs in the crowded Senate primary to replace incumbent Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mitt-Romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitt Romney<\/a> (R-UT), who was first sworn into the seat in 2018. Romney, 76, announced last year he would not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-dem-senate-candidate-announces-support-for-medicare-for-all\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Dem Senate Candidate Announces Support for Medicare for All\">seek reelection<\/a>, citing his age as a primary reason.<\/p>\n<figure><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-21-24-Trent-Stags-Endorsement-Video-VR.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>News of his retirement sparked immediate announcements from some candidates, such as Staggs and former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, who both emerged as early contenders in the race. Because of their swift announcements, the two candidates received a headstart on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-mike-pences-brother-without-mentioning-ex-vp\/\" title=\"Trump Endorses Mike Pence\u2019s Brother Without Mentioning Ex-VP\">high-profile endorsements<\/a> and fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>Staggs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1938277\/romney-has-first-challenger-in-utah-mayor-if-he-decides-to-run-for-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>was the first<\/a> to declare his candidacy last year, garnering the support of several local leaders and national Republicans such as Mark Levin, Harmeet Dhillon, and Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>But the race only became more competitive after Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) announced he would run for the seat. He quickly became the frontrunner thanks to his widespread name recognition after representing Utah\u2019s 3rd Congressional District in the House over the last five years. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/senate\/2024\/utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The most recent polling<\/a> in the race shows Curtis leading the field with 47% support among voters, followed by Wilson at 24% and Staggs at 21%, according to a survey conducted by the <em>Deseret News<\/em> and the University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics. <\/p>\n<p>A victory in the primary is crucial for the Republican candidates as the winner is all but ensured to win the seat in November. The seat is not expected to be competitive for Democrats, as Utah is considered to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-revert-ohio-to-swing-state-status\/\" title=\"Democrats seek to revert Ohio to swing state status\">reliably red state<\/a>. The last time a Democrat was elected to represent the Beehive State in the Senate was 1970.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs for Senate in a video released to the Washington Examiner. Praising Staggs&#8217;s local governance experience, Ramaswamy emphasized the need for such leadership in Congress. The endorsement comes just days before Utah&#8217;s primary election this Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2281722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24055846325481.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32075,32074,32073,32072,32076],"class_list":["post-2281721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-senate-primary","tag-trent-staggs","tag-utah-mayor","tag-vivek-ramaswamy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24055846325481.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2281721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2281721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2281721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2281721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}