Ben McAdams, Representative from Utah

McAdams at a town hall McAdams re-election challenges Utah is a very Republican state. In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won only 27% of the votes there. In Utah's 4th District, where Ben McAdams won his first congressional race, Hillary was able to snag 32%. While McAdams won the district running as a Democrat, it was only by a few hundred votes. Come re-election time, the fact that McAdams is a Democrat means that he will have a very tough fight on his hands. In the next two years, he will have to prove that he is moderate enough to represent a red area, while still working with Democratic leaders to pass legislation.  Trips home McAdams has been back to his district every chance he has gotten. This two thousand mile trip is completed in only 5 hours by airplane, allowing him to travel back home on Fridays, hold events Saturday, and return to D.C. on Sundays to prepare for session, all on the dime of the federal government. During his time back he has spoke...

McAdams claiming victory In 2018, Ben McAdams was elected to serve Utah's 4th District in the 116th congress. Here is what happened leading up to this freshman congressman winning the heavily Republican district. Nomination No Democratic Primary was held for this election. At the Utah Democratic Convention , 72% of party delegates voted for him to be the nominee. Only 60% was needed to skip the primary process. He was criticized by some as not being progressive enough, but ultimately this had little effect on his support. General Election vs Mia Love McAdams ran against 2 time incumbent and former Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love. Love had won the 2016 election by a comfortable 12% margin. In what had been expected to be a close race, the two did not disappoint. The final results showed McAdams up 134,964 votes to 134, 270. This 694 vote margin was by .257%, just a few votes above the .25% threshold to trigger an automatic recount . Love spent about $5.4 mi...

Utah's 4th Congressional District is located along the south side of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, concentrated in the Salt Lake and Utah counties. The district has a population of 805,000. The most jobs are in Retail Trade (44,000), Health Care and Social Assistance (35,000), and Manufacturing (28,000). Median household income is at $73,000. There are no Fortune 1000 companies in the district. Similar to the rest of Utah, a majority of the population is Mormon. Demographics 83.7% White 1.67% Black 2.99% Asian 16.45% Hispanic 0.76% Native American 7.17% other Age: Median 31.5 Under 18 250,000 Over 65 76,000 The population is 96% urban and 4% rural. Partisanship Following the 2010 census, Utah gained one seat in the House, so the State Senate drew up the new 4th district. Utah's 4th has a voter index of R +13 , meaning that it is 13 percentage points more Republican than the nation as a whole. The 2016 Presidential Election ended wit...

Full Biography -  https://www.benmcadams.com/about/ Born December 5, 1974 (age 44) in West Bountiful, currently lives in in Salt Lake City. Bachelors Degree in Political Science at the University of Utah, and Graduate of Colombia Law School. Devout member of the Church of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife Julie met at Colombia Law, and now have 4 children. After graduating law school and brief work at a law firm in New York City, Ben McAdams returned to Utah  to work in financial law at the  Dorsey & Whitney firm in Salt Lake City.  He then worked  as the Senior Advisor to Salt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker. He has also volunteered his time at the University of Utah College of Law as an adjunct professor.  Political Career In 2008, Ben was elected to a 4 year term in the Utah State Senate, representing the Second District covering Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and West Valley City. During this time he press...