Conservative Mike Lee Wins Utah GOP Senate Primary With Tea Party Help

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Conservative lawyer Mike Lee won the Utah Republican Primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, capitalizing on anti-incumbent sentiment and support from the Tea Party movement. The contest will determine who will succeed three-term Sen. Robert Bennett, who was ousted at a GOP state convention last month.

Lee, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, defeated businessman Tim Bridgewater, who also campaigned as a conservative and also had some backing from the Tea Party folks in Utah, the Associated Press reported. Both candidates ran to Bennett's right, railing against federal spending in Washington.

Lee, 38, is lawyered up -- to say the least. He is the son of Rex Lee, solicitor general under President Reagan and the former dean of the Brigham Young University law school. Mike's brother, Tom Lee, has been nominated to the Utah Supreme Court.

Lee says he wants to cut spending, repeal the new health care law and impose term limits on lawmakers. He will face Democratic nominee Sam Granato in November.

Filed Under: Senate, Republicans, Economy, Primaries, 2010 Elections, Conservatives, Tea Party

Tagged: dailyguidance, Sen. Robert Bennett, spending, utah, Utah Senate Race

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saint9roi

son of Rex Lee and brother of Tom Lee... nuthin' like electin' new blood to congress. congrats to all the little people out there in the dark.

June 23 2010 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down Reply

ettu

While I do not like the idea of ANOTHER LAWYER winning an election, I guess if we have only a few of them, along with a majority of small business owners, we will be able to move forward on a bipartisan basis. A few lawyers are okay, although if matters of law arise, there are enough of them out there for consulting, when necessary. Lawyers are the ones who make laws so convoluted that the general public cannot get their arms around their impact, and also the ones who provide the loopholes and safeguards that our body of Legislators, both State and Federal, can hang their hats on, until someone finds out what is going on. Often, it is too late.

June 23 2010 at 10:15 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

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