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Former Utah politician Jake Garn's legacy is honored by former colleagues in the Jake Garn Legacy Team.

They aim to preserve his achievements, including his work on the Central Utah Project.

Despite Garn's Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, the team continues to celebrate his contributions and memory.

SALT LAKE CITY — The folks around the conference table, four in person, two more via FaceTime, are talking up their favorite politician, extolling his many virtues: his ability to reach across the aisle; his integrity; his refusal to be beholden to anyone, no matter how much money they give his campaign; his commitment to term limits; his tireless energy.

So what's their man running for?

Not a thing.

Jake Garn hasn't been in office since 1993

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