State House District 63
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Forward
Julie Smith is a US history teacher who campaigns on civic virtue and respect between neighbors. Her priorities are affordable housing and protecting Utah's water and the Great Salt Lake.
Democratic
Mark Youngquist is a product manager at Awardco in Lindon and co-owns a small coffee roasting business. He graduated from Utah Valley University and wants more money for public schools and teacher pay, plus action on Utah's water use and air quality.
Republican · Incumbent
Stephen Whyte is executive vice president of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and a former Utah Valley University professor and administrator. He has served in the Utah House since 2021 and focuses on the business climate and attainable housing.
Records: Environment and Public Health 6 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 4 against, Housing Affordability 4 for,
Sources: vote.utah.gov2