Monica Zoltanski is the first to admit that her attempt to run as a candidate for the Sandy area’s Senate District 9 has been an “uphill battle.”
Zoltanski filed for candidacy for a third time Friday — this time as a write-in candidate — in a race that’s been defined by party fighting at the county and state level over the former Democratic candidate’s medical documents.
“I’m just fighting to stay in this race to give the people a choice for the best candidate,” Zoltanski told The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday. “That’s how democracy works best, and our democracy is strong when we have a full field of vetted candidates.