Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt is exploring a run for northern Utah’s 1st Congressional District, becoming the first to express an interest in the 2020 race to replace outgoing Rep. Rob Bishop.
Her announcement came just hours after Bishop, who ran for reelection on the promise that this would be his last term, reaffirmed his decision to leave Congress in an editorial board meeting with The Deseret News on Monday.
“I think [Bishop] has done a wonderful job and I hope to be the person that he passes the baton to,” Witt told The Salt Lake Tribune on Monday.