U.S. Rep. John Curtis won't run to succeed Mitt Romney, leaving the race to replace the nationally known Utah senator clear of one of the state's best known Republicans.
“We’ve accomplished a lot but my work for them is not done," Rep. John Curtis wrote in a Monday op-ed in the Deseret News.
“I believe we need elected leaders who are more concerned about doing their job than getting the next job.
Curtis emerged as a possible candidate after Romney, 76, announced last month that he won’t run for reelection.
He would have been a formidable contender for the job in Republican-dominated Utah, along with Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, 54, who announced his campaign Wednesday.
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