2020

The U.S. Postal Service is under attack The only federal agency explicitly authorized in the Constitution, the United States Postal Service is both the oldest, and the most beloved government institution. Created by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 26, 1775 with Ben Franklin as the...

Dear Friends and Supporters, For those of you outside Utah, you might not know that today is a Utah state holiday: Pioneer Day, commemorating the day in 1847 when Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. On this July 24th—one without very many parades across Utah,...

Issues over Values: Stewart, Mental Health, & the Suicide Hotline Despite his focus on establishing a nationwide three-digit suicide hotline, Chris Stewart has voted AGAINST funding for mental health services dozens of times. His record in Washington is clear: Stewart has repeatedly worked to "defund" and...

Dear Friends and Supporters, When not reaching out to urban voters in CD2’s northern areas (Salt Lake City—where I live—and neighboring Davis and Tooele Counties), our campaign continues to hit the road southward in order to extend conversations with rural Utahns. Republicans in Utah consider these...

Dear Friends and Supporters, I want to call your attention to Chris Stewart’s statements urging early re-opening of the economy. In March, when it became clear how serious the outbreak of COVID-19 was in the U.S., Chris Stewart said, "We know that from studying previous pandemics and other viruses,...

Dear Friends and Supporters, Now that our campaign has covered over 3,000 miles across all 14 counties of CD2—a geographic area larger than some east coast states—the true potential, not just challenge, of this gerrymandered district is apparent: within its boundaries, residents have highlighted two important...

Dear Friends and Supporters, "Twenty Americans were killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2019, but it was not clear which killings were under suspicion ...

Dear Friends and Supporters, Chris Stewart does not represent the values of Utahns within CD2. Stewart is all-in with Trump. He treats his job to be Trump's representative in Utah. For too long, CD2 voters have been left unrepresented.     It is time to change that and hold Stewart...

Dear Friends and Supporters, Our traveling campaign team and I continue to put a lot of mileage across Utah’s roads, both paved and rutted—almost 3,000 miles in the last few weeks. As I downshift my old truck’s gears on a regular basis, I keep hearing the...

Kael, a writer and historian at heart, will be posting travelogues of his visits to every corner of CD2, with photos, commentary, and a bit of history. Deep roots and a way with words mean we get to travel along as he and Tai (campaign...