Sen. Dan McCay won’t seek reelection next year if his wife, Tawnee McCay, is elected Riverton mayor, he announced Wednesday on social media.

The Republican senator has represented Riverton since he was elected to the Utah House in 2012. He was then elected to the state Senate in 2018.

For her part, Tawnee McCay has served the southwestern Salt Lake County suburb as a member of the Riverton City Council since 2018. She secured 33.2% of the vote in the August municipal primary for Riverton mayor, allowing her to advance to the general election. She will face fellow council member Tish Buroker, who captured 60.3% of the vote in the three-way primary contest.

In a video on the social media platform X, Sen. McCay acknowledged concerns from some who thought it “may feel weird to have two el

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