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FILE - In the April 18, 2018, file photo, Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine, speaks on the House floor during a special session at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Financial disclosure forms show Utah U.S. Senate candidate Kennedy has assets worth up to about $2 million, a healthy balance sheet that's nevertheless far smaller than his Republican competitor Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah lawmaker running against Romney worth up to $2 million

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

U. S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney delivers his speech to the delegates at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Romney facing a family doctor in US Senate primary in Utah

By JULIAN HATTEM - Associated Press

Utah U.S. Senator Orin Hatch speaks at the Utah Republican 2018 nominating convention Saturday, April 21, 2018, in West Valley City, Utah. Mitt Romney is facing nearly a dozen Republican contenders in Utah on Saturday as he works to secure the state GOP nomination for a Senate seat without a primary. (AP Photo/George Frey)

Retiring Sen. Hatch bids farewell to Utah Republicans

By JULIAN HATTEM - Associated Press

In this Saturday, March 3, 2018, photo, shows Mitt Romney during a tour of Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah. Romney is gearing up for arguably the biggest challenge of his Senate campaign: A Utah Republican party convention where he'll have to face down nearly a dozen contenders in front of a far-right-leaning audience. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Romney faces tough GOP crowd in Utah bid for US Senate seat

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

Mitt Romney reports fortune worth up to about $270M

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney looks on after filling out paperwork as he declares his candidacy for the U.S. Senate at the state elections office Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Latest: 11 Republicans join race to challenge Romney

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Utah Legislature passes resolution honoring Sen. Orrin Hatch

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican, speaks during the Utah Republican Party 2016 nominating convention in Salt Lake City on April 23, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Orrin Hatch says Trump greatest president ever, Trump says

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hand at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Hatch says he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the U.S. Senate. Hatch, 83, says he’s always been a fighter, “but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.” (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Hatch’s retirement lets him leave at the height of his power

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Gov. Mitt Romney changed his location on Twitter to Utah just hours after Sen. Orrin Hatch announced his retirement. (Source: Twitter)

Romney changes location to ‘Utah’ on Twitter

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hatch says he is retiring after four decades in Senate (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Sen. Hatch to retire, opening door for possible Romney run

By MATTHEW DALY and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

In this Dec. 4, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump shakes Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hand at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Hatch says he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the U.S. Senate. Mr. Hatch, 83, says he’s always been a fighter, “but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.” (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

EDITORIAL: Orrin Hatch retires, guessing begins

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2017, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is joined at left by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waves as he concludes his remarks and prepares to sign the final version of the GOP tax bill, at the Capitol in Washington. Hatch, 83, says he is retiring after four decades in Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump ‘very sad’ over retirement of Sen. Orrin Hatch, says White House

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hand at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Hatch says he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the U.S. Senate. Hatch, 83, says he’s always been a fighter, “but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.” (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

The Latest: Trump hails Hatch after retirement announcement

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In this Nov. 13, 2017, photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, arrives as the tax-writing panel begins work on overhauling the nation's tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Millions would forgo coverage if Congress repeals the unpopular requirement that Americans get health insurance, gambling with their own wellbeing and boosting premiums for others. Just as important, the drive by GOP senators to undo “Obamacare’s” coverage requirement fits in with Trump administration efforts to write regulations allowing for plans with limited benefits and lower premiums. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump powwow with senators builds confidence on tax cuts

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

The Latest: Senate bill adds tax break for family leave

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Sen. Hatch raises $1M more ahead of possible re-election run

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid, on her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Will Trump loyalists really back a Never Trumper against Orrin Hatch?

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talks with reporters after eating dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at Jean-Georges restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell has talked with Mitt Romney about Senate bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.Y. and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks in the hallway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to discuss opposition to Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Democrats boycott markup of key Trump picks

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times