Utah Rep. John Curtis, running for U.S. Senate [Video]

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SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Rep. John Curtis represents Utahns in the 3rd congressional district and is running for the U.S. Senate.

He attended Brigham Young University in business management and later worked for local businesses.

Curtis was the mayor of Provo, Utah from 2010 to 2017, before winning a special election to replace Jason Chaffetz in the 3rd congressional district.

Rep. Curtis spoke with KSL At Night hosts Maura Carabello and Leah Murray on Monday, Oct. 21. A partial transcript and the full podcast are provided below.

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

HOST MAURA CARABELLO: How do you gain influence in this esteemed body, [the U.S. Senate]? How do you start to sort that?

GUEST REP. JOHN CURTIS: I think the best way …