Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams announced a comeback bid Thursday, entering the Democratic primary for a new deep-blue seat that could test the appeal of his past moderate voting record.
“I’m ready to put it all on the line. I’ve done it before, to stand up against [Donald] Trump when it was hard, not just when it was expected,” McAdams said in a video launching his campaign for the 1st District.
His announcement comes days after a Utah judge picked a new congressional map, which creates a district anchored in Salt Lake City that Kamala Harris would have carried by 24 points, according to calculations by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales. Earlier this summer, the judge had tossed out Utah’s current map — under which Republicans hold all four of the state’s House seats — ruling that it did not comply with anti-gerrymandering provisions in state law.
