Piper Manesse

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Piper Manesse

United Utah Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Personal

Birthplace

Provo, Utah

Piper Manesse (United Utah Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 71. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Piper Manesse was born in Provo, Utah. She served in the United States Army Reserve.

Elections

2022

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 71

Incumbent Rex Shipp defeated Dallas Joseph Guymon and Piper Manesse in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 71 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rex Shipp (R)	76.6	7,444
		Dallas Joseph Guymon (D)	16.5	1,606
		Piper Manesse (United Utah Party)	6.9	667

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,717
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dallas Joseph Guymon advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 71.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rex Shipp advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 71.

United Utah Party primary election

The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Piper Manesse advanced from the United Utah Party primary for Utah House of Representatives District 71.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 71

Dallas Joseph Guymon advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 71 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Dallas Joseph Guymon (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 71

Incumbent Rex Shipp advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 71 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Rex Shipp (R)

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United Utah Party convention

United Utah Party convention for Utah House of Representatives District 71

Piper Manesse advanced from the United Utah Party convention for Utah House of Representatives District 71 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Piper Manesse (United Utah Party)

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2020

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Rex Shipp defeated Lonnie White Jr. and Piper Manesse in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 72 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rex Shipp (R)	75.4	13,858
	Submit photo	Lonnie White Jr. (D)	17.1	3,149
		Piper Manesse (United Utah Party)	7.5	1,374

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,381
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 72

Lonnie White Jr. defeated Zeno Parry in the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 72 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Zeno Parry (D)
✔	Submit photo	Lonnie White Jr. (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Rex Shipp advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 72 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Rex Shipp (R)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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

I'm a native Utahn, retired Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army Reserve, and member of the United Utah Party. I live in Iron County, which is the most beautiful county in the state of Utah. I'm running for the Utah State Legislature from District 72 because partisan politics has become a critical problem for us in Utah, as our elected representatives have been listening to their party leaders more than to their constituents. I'm running for all those who feel they don't have a voice anymore in Utah politics, who feel left out because of the divisiveness and polarizing ideology of the two major parties in this state. I'm running with the United Utah Party to help heal that divide. I offer the people of Iron county a choice. I offer you true Utah leadership that doesn't depend on party purity. Join me in this fight to get our voices back. Together we can build a stronger and more United Utah.

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 support better education funding to solve Utah's unique challenges such as teacher shortages and high class sizes.
• I support efforts that increase transparency in government so that backdoor deals don't waste millions of our dollars.
• I support reforms that put the real power and influence back into your hands where it belongs.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am an independent-minded candidate who supports practical, common-sense legislation that doesn't require multiple citizen referendum and initiative efforts to fix. I'm interested in bringing together moderates who don't feel at home in either of the two major political parties because of those parties' divisiveness and polarizing ideology. I'm interested in reaching across all parties to bring us together in a spirit of unity and collaboration to find better solutions to the problems facing Utah, like education funding, government transparency, and campaign reform issues.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

It's not just beneficial; it's essential that legislators build relationships with each other. As a candidate with the United Utah Party, I'm in a unique situation to do that better than either of my opponents. I can be open to every good idea, no matter whose it is, because I don't have to follow strict party rules about how I legislate and with whom I collaborate. I don't have to play the partisan games that both Republicans and Democrats must.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

I support an independent redistricting commission so that we get to vote for our leaders instead of party leaders choosing that for us through unfair boundary creation. Utahns voted in support of an independent redistricting commission in 2018 because we knew the legislature wasn't interested in relinquishing that power on their own. In the 2020 legislative session, our current representatives ignored us again by giving us a watered-down commission stripped of any authority or independence. They chose smoke and mirrors over any substantive change that would help voters get their voices heard.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Utah House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Mike Schultz

Majority Leader:Casey Snider

Minority Leader:Angela Romero

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Paul Cutler (R)

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Raymond Ward (R)

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Melissa Ballard (R)

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Sandra Hollins (D)

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Jen Dailey-Provost (D)

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Hoang Nguyen (D)

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Grant Miller (D)

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Angela Romero (D)

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Matt MacPherson (R)

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Anthony Loubet (R)

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Nicholeen Peck (R)

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Bridger Bolinder (R)

District 30

Jake Fitisemanu (D)

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Verona Mauga (D)

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Sahara Hayes (D)

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Doug Owens (D)

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Carol Moss (D)

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Jim Dunnigan (R)

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Ashlee Matthews (D)

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Cheryl Acton (R)

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Ken Ivory (R)

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Andrew Stoddard (D)

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Clint Okerlund (R)

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Jordan Teuscher (R)

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Tracy Miller (R)

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Cal Roberts (R)

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Mark Strong (R)

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Doug Fiefia (R)

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Candice Pierucci (R)

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Stephanie Gricius (R)

District 51

Leah Hansen (R)

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Cory Maloy (R)

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Kay Christofferson (R)

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Kristen Chevrier (R)

District 55

Jon Hawkins (R)

District 56

Val Peterson (R)

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Nelson Abbott (R)

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David Shallenberger (R)

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Mike Kohler (R)

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Tyler Clancy (R)

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Lisa Shepherd (R)

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Norman Thurston (R)

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Stephen Whyte (R)

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Jefferson Burton (R)

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Doug Welton (R)

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Troy Shelley (R)

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Christine Watkins (R)

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Scott Chew (R)

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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)

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