(Evan Cobb | The Daily Herald file photo via AP) In this June 26, 2018, file photo, then-Rep. Mike Kennedy is surrounded by supporters in Lehi during the Republican primary in which he run against Mitt Romney, who won the U.S. Senate seat of former Sen. Orrin Hatch. Kennedy is now among seven hopefuls seeking the seat of state Sen. Dan Hemmert, who will leave the Legislature to join the new administration of Gov.-elect Spencer Cox.