Utah House of Representatives District 39 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Utah House of Representatives District 39 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Ken Ivory defeated Hope Goeckeritz in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Ivory (R)	55.1	6,733
		Hope Goeckeritz (D)	44.9	5,479

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,212
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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?

Hope Goeckeritz (D)

Family-Strengthening Policies: Our family unit- whatever that looks like for you- is the bedrock of our community. Family-strengthening goes further than family-friendly. Policies such as affordable and accessible daycare, Medicaid expansion (our district voted for Prop 3 in 2018), stable and affordable housing, abolishing the state tax on food, and increased mental health care services including suicide prevention are all examples of family-strengthening policies that I will work towards when I go to work for you as your representative. I know that Utah truly values families and we need the infrastructure in place to reflect and uplift these values.

Good Governance: Restoring faith in our politics. Unfortunately, our district is not currently immune to conflicts of interest. We are elected to represent you as your representative. The Utah Capitol is the People's House. Good governance includes increased transparency and accountability for government officials. For example, Utah is one of the few states that does not have a limit on any individual, political party, PAC, Union, or Corporate contribution to a state candidate. If elected, I will work to change that.

Protecting our Environment: Utah deserves to be around for a long time. Utah's natural beauty is stunning, but climate change is a real problem. From the breath-taking inversion in the Salt Lake Valley, to our precious water and unique habitat sources like Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake, we need policies in place to ascertain that future generations will be able to appreciate Utah as we do now. For example, 75% of Utah's population is losing at least one year of life due to air pollution and annually, air pollution costs Utah nearly two billion dollars. If elected, I will work towards reducing air pollution via decarbonization and incentives.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Hope Goeckeritz (D)

Family-strengthening policies that uplift the values that Utahns share, including childcare accessibility, stable and affordable housing, abolishing the state tax on food, and increased mental health care services including suicide prevention. Eradicating the corruption and conflict of interests in our state is also a key value that we as Utahns share. A representative should be a public servant; holding political power should NOT be abused and used for self-interest. As your representative, I promise to do just that- represent. I promise to represent you and the people you care about to the best of my abilities because that is what being a public servant is all about.

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

Hope Goeckeritz (D)

Yes. Collaboration is essential and sometimes compromise is necessary to promote our constituents' values.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

Hope Goeckeritz (D)

The people voted for Proposition 4 in 2018 and the Legislature should have respected that decision and adopted the Independent Redistricting Commission's maps.

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