SALT LAKE CITY – Libertarian Party of Utah Chairman Rob Latham has put out a call across America for a challenger to run on his party’s ticket against five-term incumbent U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch.

“The candidate who can run the strongest campaign should be our nominee,” says Latham, “regardless of where in the country that candidate hails from.”

Although eligible citizens from across America may run for any open federal congressional seat, candidates must be residents of the state they intended to represent in Congress “when elected.”

With an increasingly mobile American population, geography is a becoming less of a factor in determining which elected officials “represent” which citizens.

“My favorite Member of Congress, Rep. Ron Paul, lives in Texas,” says Latham.

Latham hopes that interest from other candidates will encourage more Utahns to run for U.S. Senate on the Libertarian ticket.

“Competition helps the consumer find better prices and higher quality,” says Latham. “This nationwide casting call will help attract the best Libertarian candidate for voters to consider in the fall of 2006.”