Utah Senate Republican candidate Trent Staggs said that with the looming retirement of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Utah is ready for an America First candidate.
Staggs, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, spoke to Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle as Romney announced this week that he will not seek reelection.
Now, Staggs has the opportunity to secure the Republican nomination without having to primary the former failed presidential candidate.
Staggs said that Romney’s retirement gives Utah the chance to pivot away from Romney’s establishment-leaning politics towards electing an America First candidate.
“Utah is ready once again for an America First candidate, I’ve been traveling this state since I’ve announced my candidacy and we’ve given folks an alternative. An alternative to Mitt Romney, his establishment elitist type of ruling, and we’ve got an opportunity to bring somebody who truly understands the people,” he said.
Staggs also secured the…