Mitt Romney considering Senate run in Utah if Orrin Hatch retires: Report
by Melissa Quinn | Sep 11, 2017, 10:06 AM
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee, may run for Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's seat if the longtime senator decides to retire, according to a report.
Hatch, who is in his seventh term, hasn't yet decided if he'll run for re-election in 2018. But sources told UtahPolicy.com that if he doesn't, Romney is planning to run for his Senate seat.
Last month, Dave Hansen, a political adviser to the Republican senator, told UtahPolicy.com that Hatch would decide if he will run again by October, but that timeline has been pushed back to December, sources told the news organization.
Hatch said in March he may not seek re-election if an "outstanding person" such as Romney were to run for his Senate seat.
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