Chris Herrod

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In January 2012, was one of several candidates to announce that he would run for the U.S. Senate election in Utah and would challenge incumbent Orrin Hatch for the Republican nomination. He said "I absolutely hate the direction that we are going in as a nation. I hate socialism." [11] [12] It was Hatch's first primary competition since his election in 1976. Hatch won the primary election easily. Consequently, Herrod did not make it to the general election. [13]

2016 Utah State Senate race

In 2016, Chris Herrod was defeated in the primary against incumbent Curt Bramble in the Utah State Senate District 16 race. [2]

2017 U.S. House of Representatives race

In 2017, Herrod ran in the special election for Utah's 3rd congressional district to replace Republican Jason Chaffetz, who resigned on June 30. Thirteen days prior to Chaffetz's resignation, on June 17, Herrod emerged victorious in the Republican convention. Lawyer Tanner Ainge and Provo Mayor John Curtis, the latter of whom also competed in the convention, received enough voter signatures to face Herrod in the August 15 primary, where Herrod was defeated by Curtis, garnering 31.1% of the vote to Curtis's 40.5% and Ainge's 28.3%. [1] [14]

2018 U.S. House of Representatives race

Herrod challenged incumbent Representative John Curtis in Utah's 3rd congressional district in 2018. Curtis fell shy of the 60% needed to avoid a primary election at the party convention, sending him and Herrod to another primary. Curtis proceeded to win the primary and later the general election. [15]

Personal life

During his teenage years he traveled to Vienna, Hungary, and then-divided Berlin. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and did his missionary service in Sweden. He is married to Alia, whom he met while in Ukraine; they have four children (Katya, Niles, Dale, and Reagan). Herrod is a scoutmaster, and an active fencer.

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Chris Herrod
Chris Herrod (41060435940).jpg
Member of the UtahHouseofRepresentatives
from the 62nd district
In office
January 4, 2007 January 1, 2013
Utah House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jeff Alexander
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 62nd district

2007–2013
Succeeded by