Darren Parry

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Darren Parry

Democratic Party

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November 3, 2020

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Darren Parry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Parry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

Blake Moore defeated Darren Parry, Taylor Lee, and Mikal Smith in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blake Moore (R)	69.5	237,988
		Darren Parry (D)	30.4	104,194
		Taylor Lee (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	157
	Submit photo	Mikal Smith (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Darren Parry defeated Jamie Cheek in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darren Parry	50.9	11,667
		Jamie Cheek	49.1	11,242

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,909
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Liggera (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Blake Moore defeated Bob Stevenson, Kerry Gibson, and Katie Witt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blake Moore	30.9	39,260
		Bob Stevenson	28.6	36,288
		Kerry Gibson	23.6	29,991
		Katie Witt	16.8	21,317

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 126,856
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cory Green (R)
• Taylor Lee (R)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Jamie Cheek and Darren Parry advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Jamie Cheek (D)
✔		Darren Parry (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
		Tina Cannon (R)
	Submit photo	JC DeYoung (R)
		Douglas Durbano (R)
		Chadwick H. Fairbanks III (R)
✔		Kerry Gibson (R)
	Submit photo	Catherine Brenchley Hammon (R)
		Zachary Hartman (R)
✔		Blake Moore (R)
		Mark Shepherd (R)
	Submit photo	Howard Wallack (R)

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Darren Parry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Parry'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.

As a Native American tribal leader, I have spent my life fighting to tell the stories of the forgotten and marginalized and building bridges to get things done. I will do the same for you in Congress. I will fight for bold climate change solutions, defense of our public lands and a complete overhaul of our immigration system.

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?

• I will fight for bold climate change solutions.
• I will fight to defend our public lands.
• I will fight to overhaul our broken immigration system.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a Native American, protecting our Mother Earth has always been a priority. I support the Green New Deal and will fight to implement parts of it as soon as possible, our planet depends on it.

I believe that immigration reform is something we can actually work with Republicans and get something done. my opponent made it clear that she does not believe a "Blue Card" immigration program would work. In 2019, several Democrats including Independent Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA.) in introducing the bill to Congress.

Under the Agricultural Worker Program Act, farmworkers who have worked in agriculture for at least 100 days in the past two years may earn "Blue Card" status that allows them to continue to legally work in the United States. Farmworkers who maintain Blue Card status for the next three -five years-depending on hours worked in agriculture would be eligible to adjust to lawful permanent residence (Green Card).

I support this legislation and while it's only a start, I believe it's a start that will work.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I believe that honesty and integrity are the most important attribute. Regardless of political issues, we need to elect someone that will always do the right thing, whether it's popular or not.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

A completely independent redistricting committee.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

As a Native American, our country has very rarely heard a voice like mine. Also, my ability to build bridges is important today. Many of the problems we face are not Republican problems or Democrat problems, they are American problems. I will absolutely put people before partisan bickering and work with others to get things done.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

I believe some experience matters and while I haven't held a political office before, as a Native American tribal leader, I have experience working with people who do not share my point of view and still manage to get things done.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

I believe that two things will define us, our action on climate change and our divisiveness in our country.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Natural Resources

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I support term limits. Politics has become more about re-election than getting things done.

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Footnotes

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Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Curtis (R)

Mike Lee (R)

Representatives

District 1

Blake Moore (R)

District 2

Celeste Maloy (R)

District 3

Mike Kennedy (R)

District 4

Burgess Owens (R)

Republican Party (6)