ST. GEORGE — Celeste Maloy rode her southern Utah connections to a surprising win at Saturday’s Utah Republican convention in Delta, securing the delegate nomination in the 2nd Congressional District special election later this year.
“I think the 2nd District is ready to have a representative who lives off the Wasatch Front and lives in the district,” Maloy said Saturday, shortly after her win over former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes.
However, when Maloy filed earlier this month to run in Utah’s special congressional election, her voter registration was not current, leading Maloy to update her registration as a Utah Republican three days after she filed to run, and a day after the special election filing deadline.
Until recently, Maloy was a lawyer in Rep. Chris Stewart’s office. Stewart, who announced he would resign his seat in September, endorsed his former staffer in the election to pick his successor.
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Written by BRYAN SCHOTT, Salt Lake Tribune.