Topic: Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Mike Shumway Lee is a Republican politician who campaigned in 2010 for the Utah Senate seat previously held by Republican Senator Bob Bennett and won. In his first attempt at political office, Lee made a name for himself by triumphing over seven ...
Conservative Republican Lee defeats Granato to win Utah US Senate seat long held by BennettConservative Republican Mike Lee will be Utah's next U.S. senator.Lee easily defeated Democrat Sam Granato on Tuesday to win the seat held by Republican Sen. Bob Bennett for ...
Heading into the final weeks before midterm elections, the success of the Tea Party movement is becoming apparent. Republican Mike Lee, the Tea Party candidate who will most likely be Utah's next senator when the election results are in next month, has ...
Tea party movement split on which candidate to support in Utah Republican Senate primaryUtah tea party supporters united in May to achieve one goal: defeat three-term U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett at the Republican state convention.They succeeded in that, but settling on his ...

Senator Bob Bennett fails Utah re-election bid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Bob Bennett, a conservative Republican, failed in his bid for re-election in a state convention as a groundswell of discontent with politics in Washington claimed its latest victim.Businessman Tim Bridgewater and upstart attorney and Tea Party-backed Mike Lee, ...
Poll finds Utah senator is in deep danger of getting ousted at May conventionRepublican Sen. Bob Bennett, struggling against anti-incumbency sentiment and strong challenges from more conservative GOP candidates, is running a disappointing third place in a survey of delegates to next ...
US Sen. Bob Bennett, facing conservative discontent, debates Republican challengers in UtahU.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, facing a wave of conservative opposition as he seeks a fourth term, squared off with seven GOP challengers in a debate Friday as candidates tried to win ...