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Ben McAdams' Biography

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (UT) - District 1

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Post Office Box 522340
Salt Lake City, UT 84152

Full Name:

Ben McAdams

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Julie; 4 Children

Birth Date:

12/05/1974

Birth Place:

West Bountiful, UT

Home City:

Salt Lake City, UT

Religion:

Mormon

JD, Law, Columbia Law School, 2000-2003

BA, Political Science, University of Utah, 1997-2000

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Utah, District 1, 2026

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Utah, District 4, 2019-2021

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Utah, District 4, 2018, 2020

Mayor, Salt Lake County, 2013-2018

Senator, Utah State Senate, District 2, 2009-2013

Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives

Chief Executive Officer, Propvizer, 2024-present

Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, 2024-present

Advisor, Detter & Co, 2022-present

Chief Executive Officer, Common Ground Institute, 2021-present

Senior Fellow, Sorenson Impact, 2021-2023

Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Salt Lake City Corporation, 2008-2012

Adjunct Professor, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2007-2012

Attorney, Dorsey and Whitney, Limited Liability Partnership, 2006-2008

Attorney, Davis Polk and Wardell, 2003-2006

Press Lead, White House Black Market, 1998-2001

Board Member, Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, 2023-present

Former Member, Human Rights Law Review, Columbia Law School

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