Candidate for Utah House of Representatives - District 3 in 2026 Utah General Election.
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Get StartedAdvocate for increases in education funding at all levels, pre-K, K-12, community and technical colleges, and all universities throughout the state. Learn more
Education is the greatest investment we can make in our society, providing people with opportunities for stability, higher paying jobs, and self-dependency. Beyond providing the technical skills people need to succeed in jobs, a good education system helps people understand the world, helps them develop critical thinking skills and information literacy, helps people gain self-confidence, and enables people to become better, more productive members of society. As an educator myself, I understand this issue first-hand and will advocate strongly for our kids. Learn more
Work to ensure that teachers, parents and students, not legislators, decide what gets taught in our classrooms. Learn more
Our amazing open spaces contribute so much to our high quality of life in Cache Valley. But we are losing open space quickly. If you have been in Cache Valley for the past few decades you have likely noticed the trend. People who have moved away from Cache Valley and moved back are shocked to see how quickly we are losing open space. We need to be working quickly and very efficiently to ensure that future generations can enjoy a beautiful Cache Valley that includes lots of open space for agriculture, wildlife habitat, waterways, and trails. If we don't protect it now, we'll lose it. As your representative in the Utah legislature, I will work to secure state and federal funding to protect our open spaces and help coordinate efforts throughout Cache Valley. I will work with community leaders and land owners throughout Cache County to develop and implement both short- and long-term open space planning. Learn more
Among the many steps that need to be taken by governments, businesses, communities, and individuals, I will support the creation of a carbon price, a market-drive approach to eliminating carbon pollution, as recommended by economists across the political spectrum as well as Utah legislators, though unfortunately they took no action on the issue during the 2022 legislative session. Putting a price on carbon pollution helps to ensure that the many of the costs of fossil fuel consumption are reflected in price, which will motivate businesses to invest in low-carbon options, help consumers choose a low-carbon products, while promoting economic growth. Learn more
I will propose and advocate for legislation that accelerates our transition from fossil fuels to cleaner, cost-effective renewables. And I will work to repeal legislation that has hindered progress in the transition to clean energy at the scales of individual home owners, businesses, and utility companies. Clean energy technologies will create far more jobs and opportunities than we will lose in the fossil fuel industry. And I'm committed to ensuring that people whose livelihoods have historically relied on the fossil fuel industry have opportunities to transition to good jobs that don't put our kids futures at risk. Learn more
Provide greater incentives for energy efficiency in new construction and renovations so we can keep energy demand and costs down in the long-term. Learn more
How we preserve open space matters. For the best water, wildlife, recreation, and scenic outcomes we need to preserve some large open spaces within the valley. And we need to ensure that property owners are appropriately compensated for the land they choose to put into a conservation easement. Now is the time to protect Cache Valley's open space. I'm the candidate that will get it done. Learn more
The current drought is putting a lot of stress on our water resources and ecosystems. But the more near-term problem is that the state has created too much bureaucracy over who manages different kinds of water and ultimately the state has over-allocated water rights. When water rights are issued, people build their livelihoods around it. When the water rights can't be filled or have to be rescinded, people get hurt and there are damaging ripple effects in our economy and communities. I will advocate for legislation that ensures the state takes a more conservative approach to allocating new water rights, so people who have water know they can count on keeping it. Learn more
Another large, fixable problem with how the state deals with water is that we have created artificial boundaries between groundwater and surface water. In reality, water doesn't work that way...it's all the same water and what happens underground affects surface water and vice versa. Currently, one person's surface water right may be sucked dry by someone else's groundwater pumping. I will advocate for legislation that moves us in the direction of 'one water', incentivizing better integrated management of our surface water and groundwater, source water, storm water, and waste water. Learn more
Unhealthy air quality is one of the biggest problems we face here in Utah. Historically, Utah's bad air days were typically during winter inversions, but now we're also getting bad air days throughout the summer. Most Utahns recognize that bad air is a threat to their family's health and their ability to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, but it also damages the state economy and discourages businesses and employees from locating in Utah. Excessive air pollution in northern Utah is taking a toll on our health and life expectancy. For example, air pollution in the Wasatch front has been shown to be causing 1,400 to 2,000 premature deaths each year. Air pollution also causes heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure, asthma and respiratory infections, low birth weights, premature births, infant mortality. We pay for the pollution in so many unfortunate and unnecessary ways. We can, and must, do much better. Learn more
As a member of the Utah legislature I will be a strong advocate for Prosperity 2030, the Energy Independence rooftop solar bill, and Clean the Darn Air initiative, which proposes to use free market strategy to dis-incentivize pollution. Beyond just cleaning up our air, the Clean the Darn Air initiative would eliminate taxes on grocery store food, support low-income working families, expand the Retirement tax credit, and support rural economic development. That’s a win-win-win-win-win. Learn more
Gerrymandering is never okay. Gerrymandering is when elected officials draw voting district maps that are heavily biased to favor one political party. These 'gerrymandered' maps divide communities, dilute the voice of voters, and strongly bias election outcomes. Gerrymandering is un-American and anti-democratic. Learn more
Simplify and harmonize our zoning codes. This would provide more consistency and flexibility in our housing supply, decrease construction costs, and encourage more competition in the building and remodeling sectors. Learn more
Empower people to make better use of the existing home inventory. Building new homes is slow and costly and continues to consume valuable open space. We need to make it easier for individuals to rent out part of their home and to develop public/private partnerships for affordable housing. Learn more
Provide support for first-time and low-income home buyers. Home ownership is one of the most important ways we can provide financial stability for Utah families. Utah's existing programs need to be expanded and made more accessible. Learn more
Rejuvenate our neighborhoods. Nearly all of the support provided in recent years has been for construction of new homes. But we can't just build our way out of this housing crisis. Utah has many older neighborhoods and homes that have not been well maintained. Let's invest in improving our existing home inventory, improve our neighborhoods, and make the most of what we already have. Learn more
Track and publish each city's progress towards meeting housing goals. Cities need to be clear and transparent about how they are working to address our housing crisis and we need to give citizens the tools to hold them accountable. Learn more
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