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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 1d

Tens of thousands of Utahns have already, or soon will be, furloughed because of the Trump shutdown. Your representatives would rather keep the government closed than keep your healthcare premiums low. Hold them accountable.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 7d

Every Utah Republican is ready to shutdown the government tonight instead of making sure healthcare stays affordable. Don't let anyone forget it at the polls.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 9d

Millions of Americans rely on ACA subsidies to keep premiums manageable. If they expire during a shutdown, premiums could skyrocket overnight—pricing people out of coverage. This isn’t abstract—it’s about your neighbors, friends, and family. Tell your Utah member of Congress: PROTECT THE ACA!

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 13d

Every single Utah Republican is gearing up to shut the government down and let Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. Any shutdown is their fault, and they must be held accountable at the polls. Spread the word and vote them out.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 16d

If you live in Utah, there is a MAJOR redistricting battle happening right now that could secure a Republican House majority. Call your representatives, spread the word, tell them to vote NO on this bill. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-republi...

Utah redistricting bill could lock in GOP advantage

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 19d

Every Utah Republican just voted for a bill that will raise healthcare premiums for thousands in our state.

They don't want to extend ACA subsidies.

So, vote them out at the polls.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 29d

Utah Republicans tried to gerrymander our state. They failed. Utah could decide the future of the House of Representatives. All eyes on our state. thehill.com/homenews/sta...

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Sep 4

Every Utah Republican in the House has refused to sign onto the Epstein discharge petition, even after hearing the gut wrenching comments by the survivors. Ask yourself why, then work to vote them out.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Sep 1

This Labor Day weekend remember that Utah Republicans gutted union protections for Utah workers this year, and they will do it again if you let them. We must vote them out.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨 We won. Utah Republicans thought they could pull a fast one and deprive voters of constitutional Congressional maps.

They lost.

Now, they have to redraw the maps. A major win for Utah heading in 2026. Now it's time to keep the pressure on to make fair, competitive maps in Utah.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 23

Utah is one of the only "red" states that does universal vote-by-mail. Trump wants to get rid of it. We will not let him. It works in Utah, and it should remain. Full stop. www.kpcw.org/state-region...

Trump has pledged to ‘lead a movement to get rid of’ voting by mail. Will Utah be a target?

President Donald Trump this week vowed to “lead a movement to get rid of” voting by mail ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 21

Utah Republicans gerrymandered our state, making it very difficult for Utah residents to make their voices heard. Texas Republicans just did the same in their state. It's time for Democrats across America to fight back. We cannot sit on the sidelines.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 19

We will keep reminding you: Utah Republican Senate President Stewart Adams used his influence to make changes the law that ensured his 18 year old relative served probation, instead of prison time, for sexual assault.

Yes, that happened. Yes, more people need to know about it.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 18

We are not going to stop talking about Stewart Adams, and neither should you. He helped his relative go from facing a 25 year prison sentence to probation. Resign! www.ksl.com/article/5136...

Rallygoers call on Stuart Adams to resign over claims he influenced law to help relative

A predominantly conservative crowd called on the top Senate Republican to step down over claims he inspired a law that helped his granddaughter reach a plea bargain.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 14

Stuart Adams has a crystal clear playbook on how to turn public service into personal service. He must resign immediately. open.substack.com/pub/elevatep...

The Stuart Adams Handbook: How to Turn Public Office Into Personal Service

A step-by-step guide built from real-life examples of Utah’s most powerful legislator.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 12

Stewart Adams is unfit to serve. He must resign immediately. Repost if you agree. www.fox13now.com/news/politic...

Utah Senate president who intervened in child rape case must resign, Dem. senator says

Sen. Nate Blouin is calling on Senate President J. Stuart Adams to resign after reports that Adams had initiated a change to law that helped an 18-year-old relative charged with child rape

www.fox13now.com

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 8

A Utah GOP senator rewrote consent laws after his 18-year-old relative was charged with raping a 13-year-old. Now that same relative avoids prison and sex offender status. This isn’t justice—it’s abuse of power to protect your own. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

GOP Senator Changed Utah’s Consent Law After Family Member Raped 13-Year-Old

The Republican is taking the party’s obsession with “family values” to a whole new level of hypocrisy.

www.yahoo.com

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Aug 4

For too long, Utah’s been treated like the political equivalent of a flyover state, ignored by national Democrats, and managed by a supermajority that thinks governing means banning rainbows, gutting public schools, and writing conspiracy bills about vaccines in salad.

We are about to change that.

Vote Save Utah!

Elevate PAC and Vote Save America are teaming up to flip the Utah Legislature. One race, one district, one candidate at a time.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 28

Senator Mike Lee doesn't want Americans to see the Epstein files. He is willing to protect Donald Trump instead of putting the interests of Utahns first. Hold him accountable. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-lee-vote...

Sen. Lee votes to block release of Epstein files day after Trump's name surfaces

Sen. Mike Lee voted to block Democrats' push to release Jeffrey Epstein files, one day after reports that Trump's name appears in DOJ documents.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 25

Why won't Utah Republicans demand the release of the Epstein files? Repost this and call them out with us: Senator John Curtis and Senator Mike Lee, demand that Trump release the files now!

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 19

Every single Utah Republican voted to cut Medicaid and end the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Now, healthcare premiums are about to skyrocket in 2026. Spread the word, and vote them out next year.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 18

Rural Utahns are worse off today because of last night's vote to gut funding for public broadcasting.

Utah stations will be forced to close because Republicans put loyalty to Trump ahead of their constituents. Vote. Them. Out. www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/m...

Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say | CNN Business

Public TV stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate approved a bill canceling all the federal funding for the...

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Republican budget bill was not beautiful. Far from it actually.

We decided to do a line by line breakdown of how bad this bill really is, especially for the most vulnerable Utahns. open.substack.com/pub/elevatep...

“Beautiful” for Who? A Line-by-Line Reality Check of the Utah Congressional Delegation’s Op-Ed Justifying Their Votes for Trump’s Tax Bill

Utah’s Republican delegation wrote an op-ed praising Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill”. So we did what any responsible citizens would do: we read it, we annotated it, and then we rewrote it honestly.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 14

Every Utah Republican in Congress voted to shutdown rural hospitals across our state.

When you head the polls next year, remember this, and hold them accountable. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/07/11/u...

Utah hospitals ‘deeply concerned’ about Medicaid cuts. Rural areas could lose an estimated $870M • Utah News Dispatch

In wake of the "big, beautiful bill" and Medicaid cuts, Utah hospital officials worry rural hospitals could be forced to cut services.

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Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · Jul 9

The IRS just told churches they can endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. To most of the country, that’s news. In Utah? That’s just another Monday.

The church and state are back together, again. open.substack.com/pub/elevatep...

Church and State Are Back Together (Again)

The Sequel to “Joseph Smith for President” You Didn’t Know Was in Theaters - A Utah Origin Story

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