Evan McMullin announces his candidacy for the Utah Senate

Evan McMullin, the former undercover CIA officer best known for his 2016 presidential run as an Independent, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the Utah Senate to replace Republican Mike Lee in the election midterm next year.

In an approximately three-minute campaign launch video, McMullin detailed his decision to enter government service in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and his clandestine terrorist hunting operations for the CIA. He then worked for the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs, as an adviser to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a political assistant to the House Republican Conference.

McMullin, who has long been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, argued on Tuesday that the United States “has reached another crossroads”, with “our streets on fire and our temple of democracy desecrated” – a explicit reference to January 6. Capitol Uprising.