Daniel Friend

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Daniel Friend

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Associate

Collin College, 2009

Bachelor's

Brigham Young University, 2012

Personal

Birthplace

Fountain Valley, Calif.

Religion

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Daniel Friend (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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Biography

Daniel Friend was born in Fountain Valley, California. He earned an associate degree from Collin College in 2009 and a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 2012.

Elections

2022

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Norman Thurston defeated Daniel Friend in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 62 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Norman Thurston (R)	60.9	5,920
		Daniel Friend (D)	39.1	3,794

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,714
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Daniel Friend advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 62.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Norman Thurston advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 62.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 62

Daniel Friend advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 62 on April 9, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Daniel Friend (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Norman Thurston advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 62 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Norman Thurston (R)

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2018

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 64

Incumbent Norman Thurston defeated Daniel Friend and Hal Miller in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 64 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Norman Thurston (R)	55.5	4,849
		Daniel Friend (D)	30.5	2,662
	Submit photo	Hal Miller (United Utah Party)	14.0	1,219

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,730
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Daniel Friend completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Friend's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I came to Provo to study editing and the linguistics of English at BYU. Like many students, including my own grandparents, I met my wife there and got married. I’ve now lived in Provo for over twelve years, the last nine of which have been in House District 62. District 62 is where we bought our first home and started our family. We now have two daughters: Sophie, who’s three, and Christina, who’s one year old. I'm running for them, and all our kids. They deserve Better Schools, Cleaner Air, and Stronger Families around them. The Utah Legislature has a constitutional responsibility to make these realities in Utah, but for the last dozen years I’ve seen them ignore these real problems to focus on extreme fringe issues. I'm running to be the change I want to see in my daughters' world.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Better Schools
• Cleaner Air & Water
• Stronger Families

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about what I'm running on: education, the environment, and supporting families. We also need to fix our legislatures by eliminating gerrymandering, encouraging competition, and implementing ranked-choice voting. When people know that their votes matter, our government will work as it should.

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Current members of the Utah House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Mike Schultz

Majority Leader:Casey Snider

Minority Leader:Angela Romero

Representatives

District 1

Thomas Peterson (R)

District 2

Mike Petersen (R)

District 3

Jason Thompson (R)

District 4

Tiara Auxier (R)

District 5

Casey Snider (R)

District 6

Matt Gwynn (R)

District 7

Ryan Wilcox (R)

District 8

Jason Kyle (R)

District 9

Jake Sawyer (R)

District 10

Jill Koford (R)

District 11

Katy Hall (R)

District 12

Mike Schultz (R)

District 13

Karen Peterson (R)

District 14

Karianne Lisonbee (R)

District 15

Ariel Defay (R)

District 16

Trevor Lee (R)

District 17

Stewart Barlow (R)

District 18

Paul Cutler (R)

District 19

Raymond Ward (R)

District 20

Melissa Ballard (R)

District 21

Sandra Hollins (D)

District 22

Jen Dailey-Provost (D)

District 23

Hoang Nguyen (D)

District 24

Grant Miller (D)

District 25

Angela Romero (D)

District 26

Matt MacPherson (R)

District 27

Anthony Loubet (R)

District 28

Nicholeen Peck (R)

District 29

Bridger Bolinder (R)

District 30

Jake Fitisemanu (D)

District 31

Verona Mauga (D)

District 32

Sahara Hayes (D)

District 33

Doug Owens (D)

District 34

Carol Moss (D)

District 35

Rosalba Dominguez (D)

District 36

Jim Dunnigan (R)

District 37

Ashlee Matthews (D)

District 38

Cheryl Acton (R)

District 39

Ken Ivory (R)

District 40

Andrew Stoddard (D)

District 41

Gay Lynn Bennion (D)

District 42

Clint Okerlund (R)

District 43

Steven Eliason (R)

District 44

Jordan Teuscher (R)

District 45

Tracy Miller (R)

District 46

Cal Roberts (R)

District 47

Mark Strong (R)

District 48

Doug Fiefia (R)

District 49

Candice Pierucci (R)

District 50

Stephanie Gricius (R)

District 51

Leah Hansen (R)

District 52

Cory Maloy (R)

District 53

Kay Christofferson (R)

District 54

Kristen Chevrier (R)

District 55

Jon Hawkins (R)

District 56

Val Peterson (R)

District 57

Nelson Abbott (R)

District 58

David Shallenberger (R)

District 59

Mike Kohler (R)

District 60

Tyler Clancy (R)

District 61

Lisa Shepherd (R)

District 62

Norman Thurston (R)

District 63

Stephen Whyte (R)

District 64

Jefferson Burton (R)

District 65

Doug Welton (R)

District 66

Troy Shelley (R)

District 67

Christine Watkins (R)

District 68

Scott Chew (R)

District 69

Logan Monson (R)

District 70

Carl Albrecht (R)

District 71

Rex Shipp (R)

District 72

Joseph Elison (R)

District 73

Colin Jack (R)

District 74

Neil Walter (R)

District 75

Walt Brooks (R)

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Democratic Party (14)