A Utah legislator is officially stepping down after winning the Cottonwood Heights mayoral election earlier this month.

Utah Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion, D-Cottonwood Heights, formally announced her resignation from the House of Representatives on Thursday, following this week’s election certification that confirmed she ousted incumbent Mike Weichers. Her resignation triggers a process for the Utah Democratic Party to fill her House District 41 seat.

The party announced on Friday that it has opened its vacancy notification and candidate application period, which will continue through Dec. 4. Interested candidates must submit their application through the party, must be over the age of 25, a U.S. citizen, a Utah resident for at least three years and a resident of the district for at least s

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