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Liban Mohamed on Voter Anger, Data Centers and Running for Congress at 27
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33:15Now PlayingBryan Schott sits down with Liban Mohamed, the 27-year-old democratic socialist who stunned the Utah political establishment by winning the Democratic state convention for Utah's new 1st Congressional District with 51% of the vote—defeating former Congressman Ben McAdams.
Mohamed is running on a platform centered on single-payer healthcare, housing affordability, childcare access, and a full prohibition on hyperscale data center development in water-stressed areas. He's also running as the son of Somali immigrants in a state that's become a flashpoint for anti-immigrant rhetoric—and he's not backing down.
In this episode:
- His policy agenda and what democratic socialism actually means to him
- The Box Elder County data center controversy and his proposal to ban hyperscale development in drought-stricken areas
- The voter anger he's seeing on the campaign trail
- Running as a 27-year-old in a race that could reshape Utah politics
- How he's handling a campaign that's drawn Islamophobic attacks
- What comes next after the convention upset
The primary is June 23rd.
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