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Katie Witt
Katie Witt (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
Witt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Katie Witt was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She attended Bellevue Community College and the University of Colorado at Boulder for undergraduate study. Witt has been affiliated with Rotary International.[1]
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 | |
| Mikal Smith (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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) | |
| JC DeYoung (R) | ||
 | Douglas Durbano (R) | |
 | Chadwick H. Fairbanks III (R) | |
| ✔ | | Kerry Gibson (R) |
| Catherine Brenchley Hammon (R) | ||
 | Zachary Hartman (R) | |
| ✔ | | Blake Moore (R) |
 | Mark Shepherd (R) | |
| Howard Wallack (R) | ||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katie Witt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Witt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Katie spent most of her childhood growing up in Utah where her father covered the Utah State Legislature as a journalist for the Associated Press. Through this experience, Katie developed a strong respect for public service and Freedom of Speech.
As people of faith, Katie's parents provided real life lessons in what it looks like to stand for freedom by housing refugees fleeing from Communist countries. Katie learned firsthand how an all-powerful government tries to crush the human spirit. Following her term in city government, the Witts moved to Kaysville, Utah where Katie created the innovative local online community Kaysville Condensed to show people how their local government works. Additionally, Katie was elected President of the Kaysville Rotary.
Tapping into the passionate following she created through Kaysville Condensed, Katie Witt was then elected Mayor of Kaysville in 2017 where she is demonstrating bold leadership by creating Kaysville's first-ever 20 year comprehensive plan that secures road and building improvements, expands broadband, and increases opportunities for all residents, without raising taxes.
- Preserve Freedom
- Expand Opportunity
- Reignite Patriotism
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Noteworthy events
Censure by city council (2020)
In May 2020, Mayor Witt permitted a group to hold an outdoor concert in a Kaysville public park that violated the state of Utah's restrictions on in-person gatherings at the time due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Witt said of the concert in an interview, "It does violate state directives. I believe I need to support people’s First Amendment Rights. I am clearing space for them and allowing them to exercise their First Amendment rights in a safe and responsible way."[2] In response, the Kaysville City Council indicated it would cut electrical power to the park where the concert was planned, leading the organizers to move the concert elsewhere. The council also voted unanimously to issue a letter to Witt censuring her actions. The letter said, "The lack of judgment exhibited in this event and its aftereffects demonstrate an inability to fulfill your duties as mayor and leader in our city."[3] Witt said of the censure, "It’s a slap on the wrist for standing up for the Constitution."[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 30, 2020
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Kaysville’s mayor, a Utah congressional candidate, openly defies state COVID-19 orders," May 14, 2020
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Kaysville City Council decides not to call for resignation of Mayor Katie Witt, but censures her instead," June 4, 2020
- ↑ Deseret News, "Kaysville City Council issues censure letter for Mayor Katie Witt over her push for public concert amid pandemic," June 3, 2020
