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Ben McAdams

Democratic · Utah · 2026

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U.S. House, UT-1Utah · 2026
Top priorities
  • Lowering housing costs and expanding access to affordable health care
  • Defending democracy, the rule of law, and the will of voters
  • Environmental protections, citing his record on reducing smog pollution and energy efficiency funding

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ben McAdams is the Democratic candidate for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He is a 7th-generation Utahn raised in West Bountiful by his schoolteacher mother and worked jobs including farm work, fast food, and guitar repair before entering public service, according to his campaign site. He previously served as Mayor of Salt Lake County and in the Utah State Senate, per the same source.

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