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Davina Smith holds a campaign sign in Monument Valley at an event announcing she’ll be running for the Utah House of Representatives. (Zak Podmore/The Salt Lake Tribune)

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When Davina Smith mounted her horse Oreo on Thursday afternoon, the sun was shining on the iconic, burnt red buttes of Monument Valley, but the wind chill hovered near freezing.

By Zak Padmore, Salt Lake Tribune January 18, 2022