Husband, dad, and grandpa. Skier, sailor, and hiker. Business consultant, instructional designer and entrepreneur. Utah State Representative.
Cache Valley, Utah
Joined January 2023
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Amendment B doesn't end citizen initiatives. Utahns can still propose any law. It just says a statewide initiative that raises our taxes needs 60% of voters, not a bare majority, because taxes hit every family's budget. A higher bar for higher taxes. Vote YES on B. #utpol
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Today at the Capitol I spoke at the Utah Demographic Imbalance Roundtable. Utah's fertility rate was 1.8 in 2023, below replacement, and Utahns 65+ are projected to go from 1 in 8 to nearly 1 in 4 by 2065. Supporting families and caregivers matters. sutherlandinstitute.org/suth… #utpol
This Wednesday, Oct. 28, I'll join the Demographic Imbalance Roundtable at the Utah State Capitol, 1:30-4:00 PM in the Capitol Board Room, welcomed by Senate President Stuart Adams and Robin Fretwell Wilson. Come be part of the discussion! #utpol
Join me Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 3:30 PM for Forging Common Ground: The Utah Way at the U of U's S.J. Quinney College of Law, Moot Court Room. Keynotes by Senate President Stuart Adams and former Gov. Gary Herbert, with a reception to follow. Hope to see you there! #utpol
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Spent Tue-Thu at the Capitol for interim meetings. On Government Operations: audits of Utah's election system, DFCM & Judicial Conduct Commission, a UVU election integrity study, draft voter-records bill & Privacy Commission report. What's on your mind? #utpol
(1/2) I am a former counselor. Many colleagues interpret Utah’s current ban on conversion therapy (Utah Rule 156-60-102) as preventing them from talking to children suffering from gender dysphoria about the benefits of staying in their birth gender.
(2/2) @utahlcr’s hope is that fewer children will go down the path of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgery, if they are able to talk to mental health professionals about all of their options.
(1/2) According to @goud4utah, @utahlcr supports this talk therapy bill (HB 228) so counselors can talk to youth suffering from gender dysphoria about the benefits of staying in their birth gender.