Utah House of Representatives District 15 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Utah House of Representatives District 15 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Brad R. Wilson defeated Ammon Gruwell in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brad R. Wilson
Brad R. Wilson (R)
 
77.7
 
10,934
Image of Ammon Gruwell
Ammon Gruwell (United Utah Party) Candidate Connection
 
22.3
 
3,147

Total votes: 14,081
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Ammon Gruwell (United Utah)

We need to preserve the Great Salt Lake. Just to keep the lake level from dropping any further, we need to reduce water consumption in Utah by 30%. Incremental change will not be enough. Not only is an entire ecosystem of endangered wildlife at risk of collapse, but the Wasatch Front could potentially become unlivable due to toxic dust clouds high in arsenic coming off the dry lakebed. We need to stop subsidizing water costs, and dramatically increase costs for big water users. This is our children's and grandchildren's future home that is at stake.

We need to reduce political corruption. Although most politicians run for office to make a difference, they work within a corrupt system. In Utah there are no campaign donation limits for state candidates, and over 80% of donations to state candidates come from big special interests. We need to limit what corporate PACs can spend, and amplify the voices of regular people. We can do this by giving every voter $10-20 vouchers to give to candidates of their choice. These candidates can then redeem these vouchers from a state fund. With this reform, the interests of voters would vastly outweigh the interests of big special interests.

We need to make representation more fair. Right now under our winner-take-all system, majority parties take most or all of the seats. This isn't fair for the people not being adequately represented. Most western countries use a system called proportional representation that's really simple: if you win 15% of the vote, you get 15% of the seats. All it takes is electing multiple representatives from each district. This will end gerrymandering, make every vote count, and restore faith in our elections.
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Ammon Gruwell (United Utah)

Ballot Reform (approval voting, proportional representation), Campaign Finance Reform (contribution limits, public campaign funding), Preserving the Great Salt Lake, Cleaning up our air, getting to carbon zero, moving to green energy, Medicare for All, increased education funding & investment in STEM, preserving early term reproductive rights, protecting rights for the LGBTQIA+ community, reducing gun violence



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