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| | |capital=Salt Lake City | | |capital=Salt Lake City |
| | |language=English | | |language=English |
| − | |governor=Jon Huntsman, Jr. | + | |governor=Gary Herbert |
| | |gparty=Republican | | |gparty=Republican |
| − | |senator1=Bob Bennett | + | |senator2=Mike Lee |
| | + | |s2party=Republican |
| | + | |s2phone=(202) 224-5444 |
| | + | |s2email=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/Lee_Mike.htm Contact |
| | + | |senator1=Orrin Hatch |
| | |s1party=Republican | | |s1party=Republican |
| − | |s1phone=(202) 224-5444 | + | |s1phone=(202) 224-5251 |
| − | |s1email=http://bennett.senate.gov/contact/emailmain.html Contact | + | |s1email=http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact Contact |
| − | |senator2=Orrin Hatch
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| − | |s2party=Republican
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| − | |s2phone=(202) 224-5251
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| − | |s2email=http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact Contact
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| | |population= | | |population= |
| | |date=January 4, 1896 (45th) | | |date=January 4, 1896 (45th) |
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| | ==Politics== | | ==Politics== |
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| | + | Utah is among the reddest of red states, having elected [[President Bush]] by some of the highest margins of any state in both 2000 and 2004 and supporting [[John McCain]] in 2008. [[Salt Lake City]] is generally the only exception, having a mayor, Rocky Anderson, who is very liberal. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17154193/</ref> Both of the state's Senators ([[Orrin Hatch]] and [[Mike Lee]]) are [[Republican]]s, and two out of the state's three Representatives are Republicans. <ref>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=UT</ref> |
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| | + | ==Elected Officials== |
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| | + | ===Federal=== |
| | + | *Sen. [[Orrin Hatch]] (R) |
| | + | *Sen. [[Mike Lee]] (R) |
| | + | *Rep. [[Rob Bishop]] [R, UT-01] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Jim Matheson]] [D, UT-02] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Jason Chaffetz]] [R, UT-03] |
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| − | Utah is among the reddest of red states, having elected [[President Bush]] by some of the highest margins of any state in both 2000 and 2004 and supporting [[John McCain]] in 2008. [[Salt Lake City]] is generally the only exception, having a mayor, Rocky Anderson, who is very liberal. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17154193/</ref> Both of the state's Senators ([[Orrin Hatch]] and Bob Bennett) are [[Republican]]s, and two out of the state's three Representatives are Republicans. <ref>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=UT</ref>
| + | ===Statewide=== |
| | + | *Governor [[Gary Herbert]] (R) |
| | + | *Lt. Governor [[Gregory Bell]] (R) |
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| | ==Out of wedlock births== | | ==Out of wedlock births== |