THE CAUCUS SYSTEM

The caucus system is essential to our state, our republic form of government, and our party. I support the caucus system and I want to see it strengthened. I was involved in the caucus system long before running for office and I plan to support the caucus system once I am done serving.

Toward that end, I’ve been supporting our caucus system in two keys ways:

First, I’ve run legislation to open university campuses to our caucus nights and I currently have legislation to open university campuses for our state convention (which will save the party tens of thousands of dollars every year). See Political Party Public Meeting Facilities Amendments

Second, our family has made huge sacrifices to keep the caucus and convention system working. Specifically, my amazing wife Nicki was the chair of the state convention this last year and was the communications chair in several previous state conventions.   

Delegates are key to governance in a republic. I credit much of my success as a legislator to having active and astute delegates keeping me informed. I have been the first candidate to participate in a Legislative Collaboration Committee that actively works together during the legislative session (big thanks to my Legislative District Chair Kristen Chevrier for her help on that). This was recently pitched as a Best Practice and will be deployed across the Utah County Republican Party. In multiple instances, delegates have brought attention to issues (like privacy) so that we could modify or defeat bills that infringe on our rights. Delegates have also been a source of regular input resulting in bills passing. 

Here is the bottom line: delegates are a key resource for elected officials. They are our eyes and ears in the district, and an elected official that is blind or deaf to the issues brought to them by their delegates is operating with an arm tied behind their back.