SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Former Utah congresswoman Enid Mickelsen will head the Republican National Committee’s effort to find a site to host the party’s 2016 Convention.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus made the announcement on Tuesday.
Mickelsen, who is Utah’s National Committeewoman to the RNC, served in Congress from 1995 to 1996.
She also served as deputy chief of staff for former Gov. Norman Bangerter, a Republican, and as chairman of the Utah Republican Party.
Utah GOP leaders were planning to pitch Salt Lake City as a site to host the convention, but later decided to abandon that effort.
Las Vegas, Denver, Charlotte and Phoenix have all been considering or actively bidding to host the convention.
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