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Douglas Heaton
Douglas Heaton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 69. He lost in the Republican convention on April 27, 2024.
Heaton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Douglas Heaton was born in Panguitch, Utah. Heaton earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1973. His career experience includes working as a general contractor. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 69
Logan Monson defeated Davina Smith in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 69 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Logan Monson (R)  | 62.5 | 13,246 |
 | Davina Smith (D) | 37.5 | 7,963 | |
| Total votes: 21,209 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Davina Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 69.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 69
Logan Monson defeated Lynn Jackson in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 69 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Logan Monson | 50.9 | 3,859 |
 | Lynn Jackson | 49.1 | 3,728 | |
| Total votes: 7,587 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 69
Davina Smith advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 69 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Davina Smith (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 69
Lynn Jackson and Logan Monson defeated Douglas Heaton in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 69 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Douglas Heaton (R) | ||
| ✔ | | Lynn Jackson (R) |
| ✔ | | Logan Monson (R) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heaton in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Douglas Heaton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heaton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a licensed General Contractor.
I have served as a mayor and as a county commissioner.
As a commissioner I helped initiate the litigation over RS2477 rights of way on the public lands. It halted or greatly slowed the road closures by the BLM and Forest Service. Utah later took up those suits.
As a commissioner I helped create the resource management plan which encompassed the 87% of Kane County that is owned by the Federal Government. In doing so we set a pattern that was adopted by the State. All of Utah's counties now have resource management plans. The requirement in FLPMA to Coordinate for consistency with local plan now has some teeth.
While on the commission I also co-founded the American Lands Council. It is a non-profit dedicated to compel the federal government to honor its duty to dispose of the unappropriated lands. The power to dispose is the only constitutionally granted power given Congress regarding ownership of the public lands. (see US Constitution Article IV, Section 3, clause 2) We believe we are nearing achievement of that goal.- Utah is one of the more heavily taxed and regulated states. I believe many of those regulations are unnecessary and should be removed.
- I believe we have strayed from fundamental principles and want an opportunity to introduce conversation at the legislature that may bring us back closer to the founding principles. I have a created what I call my legislation litmus test. If a potential or existing law cannot pass the test, I will oppose or try to remove it. The test is as follows:
- Who are we trying to protect? - What are we trying to protect them from? - Is this law a good fit for the ENTIRE STATE? - Does this law infringe unalienable rights? - Does this law make winners and losers? - Does this law redistribute wealth?
- Would I be willing to enforce this law if enforcement required taking a life? - The Federal Government is sovereign in its limited enumerated powers. The State is sovereign in its many enumerated powers. The people are the ultimate source of all powers delegated to governments. People cannot delegate powers that they do not have. There is no magical expansion of powers in the delegation process. If an activity is a crime when committed by a person, it is a crime if committed by his government. I believe States are part of a balance of power (Fed vs State vs People) and that it is the responsible to help keep the Federal Government in its constitutional box. The 17th Amendment seriously handicapped the States, never the less I believe the states still must resist Federal expansion of Power.
Law enforcement. Police powers must be maintained and laws must be enforced by whatever means is necessary. Unnecessary laws should be eliminated.
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Allegiance to the fundamental principles of our Founding Fathers.
I am unalterably committed to governing by principle and law, not emotion or for advantage.
I believe it is wrong to vote selfishly, either for personal gain, or for advantage for the area a person represents. Politicians tend to tax to create pools of money with which they buy influence and votes. That practice is bleeding the state and the nation dry and will eventually bring the entire system down. Taxing one person or group in order to obtain funds to bribe another person or group is immoral and should be criminal.
The impacts of eminent population collapse
Infrastructure maintenance
House Business and Labor Committee
House Education Committee
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 1, 2024
