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Derek Draper
Derek Draper (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican convention on April 27, 2024.
Draper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Derek Draper was raised in Hooper, Utah. Draper graduated from Roy High School. He served in the United States Army from 1992 to 1995 and was discharged as a Disabled Veteran. His career experience includes working at the Ogden City Police Department until 2015.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Utah District 1
Incumbent Blake Moore defeated Bill Campbell and Daniel Cottam in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Blake Moore (R) | 63.1 | 230,975 |
 | Bill Campbell (D)  | 32.1 | 117,319 | |
 | Daniel Cottam (L) | 4.8 | 17,601 | |
| Total votes: 365,895 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Bill Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1
Incumbent Blake Moore defeated Paul Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blake Moore | 71.0 | 72,702 |
 | Paul Miller | 29.0 | 29,640 | |
| Total votes: 102,342 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Daniel Cottam advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Utah District 1.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1
Bill Campbell advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Campbell (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for U.S. House Utah District 1
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Blake Moore in round 2 , and Paul Miller in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 870 |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 1
Daniel Cottam advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Cottam (L) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Draper in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Derek Draper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Draper's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My time as a Police Officer taught me a lot about life, hardship, pain, evil, drugs, and how all of these erode the family unit. This has helped shape my belief in GOD, Family, and Country. I believe that our Constitution is one of the greatest documents ever written. I believe in the 2nd Amendment.
With 5 children and 4 grandchildren, I believe that having more community emphasis placed on these values (GOD, Family, and Country) will positively impact our next generation.
I am a sinner and since finding Jesus Christ and through the power of repentance, I am an unapologetic follower of Jesus Christ.
My political stances are Common Sense.- I believe in the MAGA Movement and President Donald J. Trump, and I am a 100% supporter. I believe in AMERICA FIRST as it is a commonsense approach to governing.
Our Constitution is what we follow, such as freedom of religion and the right to bear arms. The government should not be allowed to tell anyone they cannot go to their religious church for any reason at any time; (See COVID-19). The government should also not be allowed to infringe on our constitutional right of freedom of speech by intimidating private companies to bend at the governments will. Nor should they be allowed to collect all our data to be used against us at a later time in life (Patriot Act). - Pro 2nd Amendment Pro Life Pro-Israel Secure Americas Borders Restore Public Safety Reclaim Free Speech Dismantle the Deep State YES to Single Subject Item Voting YES to Televised Debate on House Floor YES to Transparency (no matter how bad it is) YES to having Enough time to Read a Bill before it is Brought to a Vote YES to Break the Bill down so it is easy for the Public to Understand YES- if a Bill is to Complicated to Understand it should not be Passed YES to Bills Should Be Written at the Literacy Level of the United States. YES Big Government is OUT of Control and Needs to be Reigned In YES to Term Limits YES to Recalls YES to Election Integrity
- NO Continuing Resolutions NO Suspending the Rules in Congress NO to Omnibus Bills NO to Woke Government NO to Government Spying on US Citizens NO to PATRIOT ACT - abused with no accountability. NO to Government Agencies having Polices Preventing them from talking to Congress who has Oversite. NO to the Weaponization of Government NO to Wokeness in our Military NO to DEI NO to Government using Businesses to CENSOR anyone NO to the Deep State NO to RINO and Establishment (Deep State) Republicans NO to raising National Debt unless extreme circumstance
Our national debt and inflation are weighing very heavy on Americans.
Upholding the US Constitution and holding Bureaucratic institutions accountable. Government is out of control and is continually rewarded by the House in funding this bad behavior (example abuse of the FISA court, Patriot Act, ect).
Government Gangsters (book)
Alas Babylon (book)
Can't hurt me (book)
Rigged (book)
Red-Handed (book)
The Real Anthony Fauci (book)
Crushing It (book)
The Patriot (movie)
We were soldiers (movie)
Brave heart (movie)
Passion of the Christ (movie)
The Chosen (series)
Lone Survivor (movie)
American Sniper (movie)
13 hours (movie)
Black Hawk Down (movie)
All the President's Men (movie)
JFK (movie)
Politicians are not honest or at least they do not tell you the truth. I was advised upon entering this race if I wanted to win, I had to learn to be VANILLA (meaning answer questions in a way that people feel like you agree with their stance. NEVER commit to a stance you can be held to). Anyone who has met me or looked at my website can obviously see that I am not that way. I believe if you are trying to represent the public then the public should know exactly where you stand. (Not claim to be conservative then approve every BIG GOVERNMENT spending bill adding 1 trillion to our national debt every 100 days. BLAKE MOORE) So this is what I would ask you to do, see if you can get a politician to take a firm stand on an issue listen closely to their answer and you will know a politician (Vanilla) from a REAL person. Politicians are good and making you feel like they agree with you when their voting record shows otherwise. I will always let you know exactly where I stand and if you speak to me, you will get an answer to your question. You may not like the answer, but you will get an answer.
Transparency - its government work so it should be open to the public. The public pays for it so it should all be open and accessible.
Passing a budget is the responsibility of the House, not continue to pass continuing resolution, one after another.
You work for your Constituents who elected you not for a party your aligned with.
Inform Constituents why you voted the way you did. No fluff piece email using the parties talking points. If that is what you do, are you really working for you constituents? (BLAKE MOORE)
AMERICA comes FIRST in all spending that is being considered.
The system is made to discourage and intimidate normal people from running for office. You need a lot of money to try and run which regular Americans just really do not have.
Mike Lee
Rand Paul
John F Kennedy (speaking truth to power)
Government is out of control they are using lawfare to go after political opponents.
You compromise where you can for the betterment of the country. We are so divided and have been that compromise only works in one direction the Republican party is the only party compromising.
Government looks at revenue as raising taxes which I totally disagree with. If anything, we should look at a flat tax model, and also it should be required that we cannot spend more than we bring in. Balanced budget. Then a solution to pay off our national debt.
I would be happy to sit on any committee and would push to make it illegal with fines and defunding institutions who do not answer the committee's questions.
Government issues grants inside the US which require an audit, but we give money to other countries and assume they will spend it how it was agreed.
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Campaign website
Draper’s campaign website stated the following:
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MAGA / AMERICAN FIRST We will:
It is time to put America First once more and usher in a glorious new era of faith, family, and freedom. Together, we will save lives, save jobs, and save America. I believe in the MAGA Movement and President Donald J. Trump, and I am a 100% supporter. I believe in AMERICA FIRST as it is a commonsense approach to governing. Our Constitution is what we follow, such as freedom of religion and the right to bear arms. The government should not be allowed to tell anyone they cannot go to their religious church for any reason at any time; (See COVID-19). The government should also not be allowed to infringe on our constitutional right of freedom of speech by intimidating private companies to bend at the governments will. Nor should they be allowed to collect all our data to be used against us at a later time in life. SUPPORT DONALD J TRUMP Pro 2nd Amendment NO Continuing Resolutions YES to Single Subject Item Voting |
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| —Derek Draper’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ELECT DEREK DRAPER, "About," accessed March 9, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ ELECT DEREK DRAPER, “Politics,” accessed March 9, 2024
