Faith and Families
Defend faith and family values - My core priority will always be to protect our faith, our families, and our freedoms from subtle or egregious erosions that undermine these institutions.
Housing affordability for new families - This challenge has to be addressed as we face a potential and significant market correction in housing and finance. Local municipalities should maintain most decision-making authority based on the local wishes, desires and demands of their citizens. State legislatures should be judicious when looking for ways to assist without overstepping these bounds and increasing tax burdens.
Parental choice in education - having options for children’s education is a great “Free-Market” approach to improving quality and lowering costs to tax payers. With changes to moral beliefs and codes, parents are seeking other options that align with their standards. They want these options to be fair and equally funded.
Safety, fairness, and morality in schools - Safety is a teachers greatest responsibility - even above education. School shootings have dramatically increased. I am very concerned with the increase of violence we are seeing. Teachers and administrators who are trained should be allowed a biometric accessible safe in their classroom with a firearm or at minimum, a tear-gas launcher as a deterrent. Every shooting incident is ultimately ended by a firearm. Safety extends to social and emotional wellbeing for all students but for teachers and administrators as well. Abuses on each end of the spectrum should be addressed.
One growing threat parents have expressed to me is the immorality and moral decay they feel their children are being exposed to. School choice helps but parents should be given more power to voice concerns toward a ‘bad’ educator and make it part of their performance review; which could lead to disciplinary measures. The majority of primary and secondary educators are amazing but there are a few bad apples that should be removed after a due diligence process and based heavily on the feedback and complaints of parents. Higher education, if funded by tax payers, should have similar scrutiny. from the words of a parent, “Universities have become havens of moral corruption for young adults.” Universities should educate, not indoctrinate. They need to be held accountable.
Parent-approved, evidence-based education curricula - Davis School District is launching a new strategic in 2026. While I appreciate their efforts to improve the education for all, I am concerned about the intent and results after having been “burned” by the common core standard changes 15 years ago which ultimately needed many revisions to improve it. Because the School District is the largest expense and putting the greatest pressure on our property taxes, citizens are demanding greater accountability and transparency for what is being proposed - how will it be measured and adopted and what are the costs?
Utah has done well in taking care of teachers recently with pay increases but I hear concerns about the top-heavy bureaucracy and salaries, which are some of the the highest in the nation. At the recent public hearing with the Davis County tax commissioners proposing a property tax increase for the general fund, many showed up to express their frustrations with property taxes. I was first to stand and address the commissioners on the tax challenges. I sat next to an older man who showed me his taxes and income statements. They were not congruent and he faces the reality of being forced to sell his home and land. He pleaded in desperation with the Commissioners. When I compare him to the obscene salaries at the school district, my heart sinks. this is quite unfortunate and should be addressed. For this and other reasons, public school funding is under significant scrutiny and citizens are demanding more review and a restoration of balance.
Measured, high-quality, value-driven education - Parents still want and demand what is best for their children in terms of education and throwing more money at creating improvements doesn’t always lead to more measured, high-quality improvements. Instead, we need to look at the bureaucracy of it and structure and align it more with a true business model which is accountable for measurable Return on Investment.
Strong retention of quality teachers and administrators - having raised 6 children through the public education system, I can attest to the absolute amazing teachers and administrators we have. However, there have been a few exceptions and I didn’t appreciate feeling powerless about not being able to do anything about it. Government funded jobs are notorious for the sentiment that you can never be fired for anything. In my careers in the private sector, this was never the case as bad leaders and employees were always dismissed for poor performance and it was not always fun, but it was a healthy and necessary process for the survival of business. It kept people accountable to their work. This isn’t always the case with government jobs but maybe that needs to change.
Taxes and Government
Limited government - rebalance spending -triage priorities - When our tax dollars get appropriated for a specific purpose, they become stagnant and immovable despite the success or failure of the initiative. We have seen this in Davis county with building animal shelters, libraries, sports facilities, but then when it comes to services like police and fire personnel, we run out and have to raise taxes because the other pots are untouchable. A business would never run this way. A business allows to reallocate and reprioritize toward other needs. This is why businesses stay efficient and government bureaucracies bloat to oblivion. I will look for ways to work with commissioners and other tax steward to allow for portability and reappropriation of budgets.
Business solutions applied to government bureaucracies - The standard of success is the business model approach. This is why Trump became so popular. He is a business man who works to create efficiencies, lower costs, negotiate better deals and hire and fire for poor performance. Some people see this as horrible and wrong but it has been effective. My style of expression is significantly different from President Trump but I do relate with his approach to effective governance.
Free-market ideals – capitalists’ approach to government - In the free markets, the efficient survive and the inefficient die. It’s different for government because it has an endless piggy bank of our tax dollars that prop it up. Tax stewards / politicians can make risky ventures such as the “Affordable Care Act” which ended up being a costly failure. They act like experts despite little experience as was the case with President Obama. He took the risk and failed. The promises were broken. The disaster was left for future leaders to clean up and the tax payers were left holding the empty bag with the empty promises. I’m not a career politician who thinks it’s my turn to be in charge. I’m a humble and willing outsider who has real life experience like the majority of us, that will make the necessary changes to achieve this objective.
Government accountability and transparency - If our tax dollars are being spent, then it must be visible. There has been a lot of news about prescription drug costs. I’m intimately familiar with this having been in the industry for decades. Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s) have vertically integrated and scaled with insurers and pharmacy chains giving them a lot of power. independent pharmacies are forced out of business. In the name of lowering drug costs, PBMs have become very profitable through Spread Pricing and drug manufacturer rebates which tend to drive them toward higher price medications and away from cheaper alternatives. They are on the radar at the national level but a lot can also be done at the state level starting with transparency with profits from Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as insisting for pass-through rebates and eliminating spread pricing profits. To understand the cause for high medication costs like insulin, which I personally worked with, it’s due partly to these PBM intermediaries. It starts with making all profit earnings from government funded programs, transparent and reported.
Decentralized controls and citizen led solutions - Ronald Reagan said the scariest words you will ever hear; “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” His sentiments are correct. We saw this with the FEMA response to some of the recent eastern hurricane responses. It’s no secret that centralization like what Obama care did, is a bad idea. Recently, Governor Cox discussed possibly forcing rezoning areas for housing upon the local municipalities. This is not the answer. Local municipalities deserve the control. They are the ones most closely linked to citizens of their communities and citizens deserve the voice in these decisions. Centralization is not the direction we should go.
Sunset property taxes for seniors on fixed incomes - When attending the Davis County tax commissioner hearing, I was the first to stand and express these points. I saw that one commissioner understood this but the other two did not. I sat next to a senior citizen who has to sell his house and land because his property values are so high, he can’t afford his home anymore. This is heartbreaking. Seniors, at a certain age or with a specific tax to income ratio that is unsustainable, need our help. Their taxes need to be locked in place and even sun-set ’ed after certain age. Why, despite owning their property, can’t they keep it? If elected, I will be addressing this issue.
Lower and simplified taxes - The only way out of tremendous government debt is to tax. However, we are so far in debt that taxes aren’t sustainable anymore. The government will print money during this QE period and ultimately will devalue away the debt and leave Americans and the world holding the devalued and worthless bags of money. This is the reality for 2026. If you know me, you know I have been sounding this alarm for years. Being one who follows and understands the markets gives me insight as to what will be required to negotiate through this mess.
Business, infrastructure, quality of Life
Uphold principals of the Constitution – restore balance of powers - The recent debate for Proposition 4 here in Utah has triggered the Federalist 51 papers debate again discussing the separation of powers and checks and balances between the Legislative/representatives and the Judiciary. This seems to be a never-ending struggle, I am surprised at how many people haven’t read to understand this. The point is these three branches of government do sometimes overstep their bounds and it should always be debated to keep proper checks in place. I have already submitted a legislative proposal to address the Ballot initiatives and Proposition 4 issues. My legislative proposal has been forwarded to committee and is being considered in this upcoming legislative session.
Protect individual rights – freedom of speech, religion, firearms - Every time there is a shooting crime committed, there is a knee-jerk reaction to call for gun controls. I can’t think of any argument more ridiculous and ignorant than this. When I was deployed to Bosnia, I saw first hand the effects of “Gun Control.” once all the law abiding citizens gave up their weapons, the thugs, terrorists, and murderers had their way. Peace through strength relates to our right to bear arms. The founding fathers clearly discerned this need but people are ignorant of history and ignore the reality that evil and wicked people will find a way to commit violent acts with or without guns. If gun control really works, then Ukraine should have declared their country a “Gun-Free” zone; and, I guess, Russia would have backed down and not invaded. Does that make sense? Even the Biden administration - who’s party supports gun control - determined to send more guns to Ukraine to help balance the threat from Russia. For proponents of gun-control, it’s really more about gaining power and control over people, which in my mind is the most evil and wicked action any man or government body can take. I invite gun-control proponents to read The Federalist Papers #28 and #29 by Alexander Hamilton as well as #46 by James Madison and then the Second Amendment to understand why civilians must maintain a right to bare arms. The society that gives up their rights to bare arms is the society that welcomes tyranny. I will work to block any government action that infringes to any degree on our right to bare arms.
Strong public safety and law enforcement - In other states, there have been protests and even attacks on officer of the Law during a police arrest or action. This is dangerous and inappropriate and even against the law when there is interference. There is a process to redress grievances and it is not by creating a mob surrounding police during an enforcement action. We have put checks on our enforcement officers with body cameras, etc. but now we need checks on the mob mentality interferences we are seeing. Citizens have to abide by the law and cannot ever interfere or hinder police action. I intend to address this growing concern so we can maintain order of law in our communities. The point it becomes ok to harass an officer of law is the moment our civilization will turn to chaos and anarchy as we are seeing in blue-run states. I will work to protect both citizens for enforcement oversteps as well as protect officers of law, from harassment for doing their job.
Identify and deport immigrants who commit crime - Laws must be obeyed. If laws are bad, we change them. We have immigration laws but we also want to be compassionate toward people so I can understand why people object to the immigration enforcement going on. We, however, should have no sympathy for those who overtly commit crime and are here illegally. These folks have no protection of rights for breaking our laws and I applaud efforts to remove drug traffickers, sex offenders, felons. There are people who are going through the correct immigration process and they should be given the opportunity as is already established.
Combat drugs and pornography - accountability from tech platforms targeting children - The absolute most destructive force to families and individuals is pornography. It must be constantly fought against and children must be protected. We must hold social media/tech platforms accountable for it. This is extremely complex to detect, enforce, and legislate but it is a necessary battle. Utah has done some things well in this regard but more can be done. I will work to protect our children and families from this stealthy destroyer.
Energy independence - promote efficient forms of energy - Let the free-markets dictate the type and demand of energy we consume. I’m opposed to government overreach trying to force inefficient and costly forms of alternative energy. Let’s not forget the failure of Obama with Solar energy company Solyndra, who received 535 million federal loan guarantee, once again proving the incompetence of government ran by democrats. Energy demands are skyrocketing, especially with the tech advancements and we will need the most efficient and cheapest forms of energy by all avenues available. This means opening up drilling permits, allowing nuclear, etc. I will work to keep open and available all free-market demands for energy by reducing or minimizing unnecessary and cumbersome regulation.
Common-sense water, land, and air solutions - Too often, politicians throw your tax money towards an environmental initiative. Too often it has amounted to nothing. Hence, the “Green Scam” term. No body trusts government officials spending your money towards this. Currently there is an initiative to save the Great Salt Lake. If private grants and donors want to contribute, I think that’s great. If your federal tax dollars come into play, I have a high degree of skepticism - Not because I don’t want to help and fix this challenge but more because I don’t trust the competence of government. There must be increased accountability and understanding as to how money will be used and if it will measurably improve things. Water usage is a rising problem with our population growth. I do intend to work with Weber and Davis Water Conservancy to create a common sense, effective approach to water management.
Dramatic infrastructure improvements keeping pace with growth - Our population growth has put tremendous strain on our roads and infrastructure. UDOT doesn’t keep pace and it seems like newly completed projects end up being redone shortly after completion. We will need to invest and ways that are smart and cost efficient to improve our road systems. I will also work with municipalities to ensure they are approving housing projects with home driveways facing inward to neighborhoods and not front roads which create hazards and lower speed limits and congestion. I will also work with Clearfield, Syracuse and Layton cities to promote the Round-about model vs traffic lights at smaller intersections which have proven to reduce fatalities by 90%, injuries by 80%, overall crashes by 35 to 62% depending on source, and increase traffic capacity by 30 to 50% depending on source. our state and cities are becoming traffic jams and we need to reconsider traffic flow patterns and neighborhood designs.
Privacy with digital IDs, tokenization, Central Bank Digital Currencies - The reality is tech advancements with Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing have thrust us into a new age that poses significant challenges to our privacy. I will work to promote a HIPPA type privacy law when it comes to our personal financial and spending data. This is already a significant challenge but if and when we move to CBDC and tokenization after the pending market correction, we will have to deal with these challenges. I feel we are not adequately prepared for it. I intend to be foreword thinking and work to maintain our freedoms through these technological advancements.
Guard against burdensome regulations toward small businesses - Having worked with hundreds of business owners, I have seen ridiculous and egregious abuses of government regulation and over reach. Small business is the backbone of our economy and too often I heard their frustrations with government regulation burdens and control. I will work to reverse and deregulate unnecessary, costly, and frivolous regulation that hinders business prosperity and growth.
Attract legacy businesses to Utah - I love what Mayor Godfrey did for Ogden when he wanted to revitalize downtown, He reached out to the Larry Miller company and convinced them to invest in downtown Ogden and it didn’t burden the tax payers in Ogden. This however isn’t what happened for the down town SLC projects. I cringe when tax dollars are spent for these types of projects. I will work to protect from legislative proposals that are not in the best interest of the citizens. Good, frugal, responsible, government is essential. Additionally, I will work to continue to attract new business to Utah that can rev our economy for years to come.
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