Evan McMullin

Evan McMullin (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Utah. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. McMullin was an independent candidate for president of the United States. On August 8, 2016, McMullin announced his candidacy, a run that NPR reported was the beneficiary of ballot access work by the group Better for America.From January 2015 to early 2016, he was the chief policy director for the House Republican Conference, specializing in foreign affairs and national security. Evan McMullin earned a degree from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. McMullin's career experience includes working as an operations officer with the CIA, the chief policy director of the House Republican Conference, an advisor to the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives, and an investment banker with Goldman Sachs. He co-founded Stand Up Republic