Utah House speaker jumps in Senate race to replace Romney: 'Our country is not on the right path'

Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson will announce Wednesday his decision to run for the Senate seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Mitt Romney.

"One is just the overwhelming support we've had from everyone in the state — from elected officials to grassroots support. Just a lot of people encouraging us to run, whether it's been support in terms of wanting to go out and knock doors or get supporters on board [with] financial support. I mean, that's been overwhelming," he said. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.

"At the end of the day, our country is not on the right path and we all know it. People feel like Utah is on the right path, and I feel like I've got a lot and a tremendous amount to offer in terms of being able to go back to Washington, D.C., as a conservative, as a conservative fighter and representing Utah's values back in the U.S. Senate," added Wilson, a businessman and graduate of Weber State University who has represented Utah's 15th District in the state House since January 2011.