Jason Wessel
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Jason Wessel was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 23 of the Utah House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Wessel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Honest Government
- Excerpt: "I am tired of this string of government scandals. We need to stop having every story out of Utah be another embarrassing tale of special interest, greed, legalized bribery and corruption. I will support the establishment of more ethics related laws and tighter enforcement of anti-corruption laws."
Air Quality
- Excerpt: "Our air quality along the Wasatch Front is consistently among the worst in the nation. The health impact of our seasonal bad air quality is unacceptable. I support the ongoing attempts to incentivize improvements in air quality like encouraging the import of vehicles that meet Tier III emissions standards and provide grants to convert wood burning stoves to natural gas."
LGBTQ
- Excerpt: "I support full equality under the law for everyone. I firmly believe in the promise of the Constitution of the United States, including Amendment 14 guaranteeing Equal Protection under the law to ALL residents of this country, and that it applies to marriage and parental rights. I believe that we are entering the “end game” when it comes to securing equality and protection under the law for the LGBTQ community."
Minimum Wage
- Excerpt: "We need to make our minimum wage something people can support a family with."
Education
- Excerpt: "I believe the Utah legislature needs to do more to support the teachers. We need to realize that the best education tool we have in the classroom is a well trained, motivated teacher and we need to do more to retain the good teachers."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Sandra Hollins defeated Jason Wessel and Frank Bedolla in the Democratic convention. Kristopher Smith was unopposed in the Republican convention. Megan Clegg ran as a Libertarian candidate. Hollins defeated Smith and Clegg in the general election.[1][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Sandra Hollins |
62.3% | 2,492 | |
| Republican | Kristopher M. Smith | 32% | 1,282 | |
| Libertarian | Megan Clegg | 5.7% | 227 | |
| Total Votes | 4,001 | |||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Jason + Wessel + Utah + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah House of Representatives District 23
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
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
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
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
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
District 51
Leah Hansen (R)
District 52
Cory Maloy (R)
District 53
District 54
Kristen Chevrier (R)
District 55
Jon Hawkins (R)
District 56
Val Peterson (R)
District 57
Nelson Abbott (R)
District 58
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
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)
Republican Party (61)
Democratic Party (14)
