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Utah Republican Burgess Owens announces retirement from Congress after redistricting shakeup
Owens will finish his term in Utah's 4th District before stepping down, citing a shift in focus toward advocating for at-risk children outside elected office.
- On Wednesday, Rep. Burgess Owens, R‑Utah, representative of Utah's Fourth District, announced on X he will not seek reelection and will complete his term before stepping away from elected office.
- A court ruling finalized Utah's new map, reducing Republican-leaning seats from four to three and keeping Salt Lake City largely within one district after state and federal courts rejected GOP appeals last month.
- A former NFL player and lawmaker, Owens first won his House seat in 2020 by narrowly defeating former Democratic representative Ben McAdams 47 percent to 46 percent and was re-elected in 2022 and 2024.
- Owens's departure clears room for fellow Republicans Celeste Maloy and Mike Kennedy to run in Republican-leaning districts without facing another incumbent, while Democrats are eyeing the new Salt Lake County 1st District as a likely pickup.
- Candidates can file between March 9 and March 13 after the filing period was pushed back, while as of March 2 more than 50 House members have announced they will not seek re-election.
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