Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT), “who said last week he won’t run for his House seat next year and is eyeing a potential bid for Utah governor or the Senate in 2016, knows it would be the challenge of his career, but he’s not afraid,” the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Said Matheson: “I’m a competitive guy and I’m proud of my success in elections. I don’t have a problem facing competition.”
No Democrat has won statewide office in Utah in 17 years.
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