Overview
- Blouin announced his bid Sunday and plans a formal campaign launch on Dec. 1.
- He is positioning himself as a progressive, pledging to refuse corporate PAC money and running on universal health care, public lands protection and housing affordability.
- Because his state Senate term is up in 2026, he would forgo seeking reelection to pursue the U.S. House seat.
- The court-approved map centers the district in Salt Lake County and is rated roughly D+12 to D+17, creating a rare Democratic stronghold in Utah.
- The Democratic field already includes Ben McAdams, Kathleen Riebe and Derek Kitchen, while Republican leaders say they intend to appeal the map but acknowledge it may be too late to change the 2026 cycle.