In 2010, I returned to my home state of Utah after a career in the U.S. State Department. Since then, I have become an author and college-level instructor, while also serving on Salt Lake County’s Open Space Advisory Board.
I enjoy this work but believe now is the time to step up and run for political office because our politics are failing our people, particularly the most vulnerable and disadvantaged among us. As a private person, this is not an easy decision. Our most important ones rarely are.
It is, however, the right decision and worth the public scrutiny and 14-county wide campaign trail ahead that will result in a lot of tire tread wear on my 17-year-old truck.