Garrett Haake is NBC News' senior Capitol Hill correspondent. He also covers the Trump campaign.
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “Latter-Day Saints for Trump” coalition less than a month before Election Day, as the campaign looks to shore up support among a key voting bloc in which defections could be particularly damaging in key western battlegrounds. Among the leaders heading the coalition are four prominent Utah Republicans: Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Celeste Maloy, Rep. Burgess Owens and state Attorney General Sean Reyes.
Arizona Republicans signing onto the Trump-LDS coalition include Rep. Andy Biggs and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who ran an unsuccessful Senate campaign this year. Lamb said he believed Trump would protect his religious freedom and his right to “raise and protect” his family. The former president plans to hold a roundtable with Latter-day Saints leaders on Sunday in Arizona, according to a campaign aide.
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