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Kathleen Anderson, GOP activist, becomes first Republican challenger to Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams

Kathleen Anderson, a Republican activist, on Friday announced her bid to reclaim the 4th Congressional District for the GOP.

"I'm not a politician. I'm a conservative. I'm an outsider. And I'm ready to be a voice for those who are not being heard," Anderson said in YouTube video introducing her candidacy.

The congressional district, which follows Interstate 15 from Millcreek to just south of Nephi, is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, a Democrat who unseated Republican Mia Love last year. Anderson, who has lived in Utah for 34 years, said a news release that McAdams does not represent the state’s “traditional values” in D.