Candidate profile: U.S. Senate


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Updated: 10/31/2012 2:38 pm | Published: 10/31/2012 1:18 pm
Scott Howell and Orrin Hatch
Scott Howell and Orrin Hatch
Orrin G. Hatch (I)

Party: Republican

Senator Orrin Hatch was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Penn. He received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1959 and law degree from The University of Pittsburgh in 1962, having worked his way through law school as a janitor and construction worker. Hatch worked as an attorney in Pittsburgh and Utah before running for the U.S. Senate in 1976. He has served on several Senate committees over 4 decades, and ran for president in 2000. Hatch is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a husband and father of six.

Campaign Website: www.orrinhatch.com

Scott Howell

Party: Democrat

Scott Howell was born and raised in Utah. He attended Dixie State College on a football scholarship before attending the University of Utah, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. Howell also completed a year of study at Harvard, where he completed IBM certification. Howell worked as an IBM executive for 34 years, before entering politics as a Utah State Senator until 2011. Howell is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a husband and father of four.

Campaign Website:  votescotthowell.com

----Information from: VoteUtah.org


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