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The Salt Lake Tribune reports:
Utah voters picked a historic, and largely unknown, Democratic candidate to challenge Sen. Mike Lee this November. Misty K. Snow is the first transgender nominee from a major party to run for a U.S. Senate seat and she shares the distinction of being the first transgender person to run for Congress. Misty Plowright, a transgender woman, claimed the Democratic nomination in Colorado’s conservative 5th House District on Tuesday.
“A lot of people have told me whether I win or lose, I’m already making a difference just by running,” Snow said.
Throughout the primary, the 30-year-old Salt Lake City resident has given scant attention to her potentially historic status. She instead has campaigned on a progressive platform and promised to aggressively challenge Lee, whom she has repeatedly called “loathsome.” In unofficial primary returns, Snow had a 59.5 percent to 40.5 percent lead over Jonathan Swinton.
From Snow’s campaign “about” page:
Born in Salt Lake City in 1985, Misty K is a Utah native who has lived her entire life in Salt Lake County and has a strong connection to this state and its people. She is part of the new millennial generation that recently surpassed the Baby Boomers as the largest voting population for in Utah and the nation.
A cashier at a grocery store and raised in a lower income family, Misty K understands the needs of working people and their families. She is concerned by the degree of income inequality in this country: particularly how it disproportionately impacts women, people of color, and the LGBT community.
Misty K values love and compassion and believes that these values are Utah values. She wants to bring Utah’s full potential forward and ensure that everyone can enjoy economic prosperity and full equality under the law.
Two Mistys for Congress!
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