Kael spoke with Roger McDonough, host of KCPW's In the Hive radio show about Utah's 2nd Congressional District, the role of government, and how to bridge the divide he feels is the most pressing problem in our country. Listen to the full interview here. [caption id="attachment_611" align="alignleft"...
Now, it's time to move into the general election The other side of my bio. . . While seeking the Democratic nomination for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, our campaign highlighted my professional background. Officially representing our country for over a decade has prepared me well to represent...
It’s not enough to agree on a list of positions; now more than ever we need someone who can put plans into action. First-hand experience of failed policy It’s true that we Democrats have shared values, but not all Democratic candidates have firsthand experience dealing with the...
Friends and Supporters, Kael here. I wanted to write to you directly regarding today’s message because these are the people who know me best and in many different capacities. Their stories helped motivate me to run for political office. Elections are too often about the size of...
The 2nd Congressional District is big and politically complicated — an opportunity as much as a challenge. Republicans gerrymandered this district hoping that a Democrat couldn’t win it. But I am a Democrat who can win in CD2. I love the boundaries of the district. I wouldn’t...
I wrote a letter to Chris Stewart at the end of March, requesting that he clarify some of his positions regarding the government response to Covid-19; as of today he has not responded. He has released numerous statements over the past couple of weeks, however,...
Every week or so, I am going to address issues with our campaign team members around the kitchen table. This week I sat down with Tai, our Technology Director and a former Marine rifleman originally from Logan, to talk about the pandemic. This video is...
Weston-Jolin Joint Campaign Statement March 18, 2020 Dear supporters, We are writing this statement together to express our deep appreciation for your support to our campaigns for the Democratic nomination in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District. As we met voters throughout the district over the last several months, we heard your...
Public health in our Beehive state and throughout our country should be a shared political priority and sufficiently resourced, whether the times are good – or bad. It certainly should not take a national health scare, now global in scope, to get our leaders to...
After spending seven years on the dangerous frontlines in Iraq and Afghanistan for the U.S. State Dept, Kael Weston returned home to ask: how will these wars be remembered? In his book, The Mirror Test, in addition to the wars, he wrote about traveling the...