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State Sen. Mike Kennedy announces preemptive resignation from Legislature ahead congressional election
With the general election just over a month away, state Sen. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine, has submitted his resignation from the Utah Legislature early with preemptive hopes of heading to Congress next year. Kennedy's announcement Wednesday states that his resignation from the state Senate will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025, if he reigns victorious in the race for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District to replace Rep. John Curtis in the November election. Kennedy won the Republican primary for the seat in June, beating out four other candidates while capturing nearly 40% of the votes. He'll face ...