School funding comes primarily from property taxes and the state income tax. That partnership only works when the state carries its fair share of the Minimum School Program and Weighted Pupil Unit—including the enrollment and inflation adjustments already required by law. I will focus on making sure the state fully funds classrooms so school districts aren’t forced to keep raising property taxes on homeowners just to cover the gap.

With our strong religious heritage, We understand the importance of freedom to worship according to the dictates of our consciences.

With strong desire to help our neighbors and volunteer in our communities . We want to make sure our communities are safe places for individuals to interact and share experiences.

A growing Utah economy only works if wages keep up with housing and grocery costs. I will push for workforce training tied to real employer demand, portable skills (not just one company), and policies that don’t force families to choose between a paycheck and raising kids here.

We can make our races more competitive and viable independent or third party candidates by using Ranked and Approval Voting methods. Voters can elect the best candidate regardless of party without worrying the about throwing away their vote.

We can copy Alaska’s popular Top Four Voting which puts everyone that qualifies for the primary on the same ballot. The top four candidates with the most votes move on to the General Election. Votes rank the remaining four, using instant run off voting to eliminate candidates until someone gets above the 50% threshold. 

People have the right to choose their representatives rather than representatives choosing their voters. The Independent Commissioning Board present a selection of maps that are fairly drawn to ensure proper competition and representation across the state. The State Legislatures job is to pick ONE of the maps provided by the commission. The Utah Supreme Court has upheld  that Utahns have the right to “alter or reform their government” and that the legislature is still able to do their constitutional duty.

Cap new data-campus footprints so projects stay manageable for local infrastructure, not proposals on the order of tens of thousands of acres. A working limit I support is no larger than about 50 acres per facility.

I support defining a healthy lake level of 4,200 feet and treating anything below that as an emergency that requires action. Progress should be measured in water in the lake, not press conferences. All major water use and restoration progress must be publicly tracked and reported so Utahns can see whether we are actually raising the lake. If we are serious about 2034, the Legislature should fund the tools that work, remove barriers that slow water transfers and leasing to the lake, and report regularly on elevation, inflows, and whether new growth is canceling out the gains we pay for.

Everyone needs to conserve, but the largest water users should lead, including farms, industry, and high-demand projects such as data centers. The state should keep investing in water-saving technology for agriculture and business, and guarantee that at least half of every gallon saved goes back to the lake, not into new growth that wipes out the benefit. When the state buys, leases, or retires water rights for restoration, those rights must stay locked for the lake, not quietly redirected to new construction. New development should prove water is available for the long term (on the order of the next hundred years) and use less water than the land currently does. That is how we honor farmers and communities who conserve while still delivering a wetter lake for our kids.