Candidate for Utah State Senate - District 7 in 2022 Utah General Election.
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Get StartedAuthoritarian mandates and lockdowns are antithetical to liberty and I stand against the measures taken by miniature dictators over the last two years. While Utah did not suffer as badly as many other states, we need controls in place to make sure that any attempts to repeat the crimes perpetrated by governors throughout the country are as politically painful as possible. Learn more
Law enforcement reform is badly needed. There is a litany of despicable practices that need to be ended: Civil asset forfeiture Qualified immunity The militarization of police The death penalty. Learn more
No-knock raids and SWAT teams have their place and role in meaningful law enforcement, but their usage must be restricted to cases where violence has already started. Sentencing and corrections also need an overhaul. It is shameful that the “land of the free” has the highest incarceration rate in the developed world. Learn more
Tax money that is collected for the purpose of educating a child should follow that child to fund his or her education, not to fund a specific government office. Parents know their children best and should be allowed to select the best fit for their students. Learn more
I wholly stand up for the absolute right of individuals to arm and defend themselves from threats, both foreign and domestic. I will work with any like-minded officials to pre-emptively nullify any federal attempt to infringe upon that right. Learn more
I will focus on first is Utah’s grocery tax. As is too common in government circles, someone had a wretched idea: punish people for purchasing of the necessities of life. As a proportion of total wages, this tax hits working and middle class Utahns harder than the affluent. It should be permanently and immediately abolished. Learn more
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