Utah — 4th District

Jonny Larsen

Lower costs and tax wealthy corporations

Larsen emphasizes that working families across the district are struggling with high prices for groceries, gas, housing, and healthcare. He criticizes corporate tax cuts and trade tariffs that raise consumer costs, promising to fight for fair wages and an economy that rewards work.

• Opposes trade policies and tariffs that inflate prices for consumers and farmers
• Advocates fair wages and labor's right to organize
• Criticizes tax breaks given to corporations and billionaires that add to national debt

“Families across Utah's 4th District are getting crushed by the cost of groceries, gas, housing, and healthcare.”

Mike Kennedy

Cut taxes and curb federal spending

Kennedy focuses on curbing government spending and cutting taxes to reduce inflation and make life more affordable. He supports eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, expanding Health Savings Accounts, and eliminating regulatory burdens on small businesses.

• Supported eliminating federal taxes on tips and overtime pay
• Backed strengthening the Child Tax Credit and car loan interest deductions
• Voted for the H.R. 1 budget reconciliation bill and opposed bloated federal spending bills

“Mike is focused on relief that shows up in paychecks and family budgets.”

Jonny Larsen

Expand healthcare access and VA reform

Larsen, a combat veteran and cancer survivor, emphasizes expanding access to VA clinics in rural counties and holding insurance companies accountable. He opposes cuts to VA staff and supports expanding rural healthcare funding and lower prescription costs.

• Advocates establishing local VA clinics in rural counties like Tooele, Sevier, and Sanpete
• Pledges to restore nearly 100,000 fired VA staff positions and expand mental health services
• Supports bringing prescription drug costs down and expanding rural hospital Medicaid funding

“When I was diagnosed with cancer, the VA took care of me. That is exactly how it should work.”

Mike Kennedy

Promote free-market patient-centered healthcare

Kennedy, a practicing family physician, advocates for market-driven healthcare reforms that give patients more control over spending. He supports expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), expanding telehealth for rural areas, and increasing price transparency and competition.

• Supported expanding Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Backed expanded telehealth access for underserved and rural communities
• Supported price transparency and free-market competition among insurers and drug providers

“As a physician, Mike understands the system from the inside. He has worked to improve access to care, especially in rural communities where options are limited.”

Jonny Larsen

Ban institutional single-family home buying

Larsen highlights Utah's severe housing affordability crisis where home prices have doubled since 2013. He proposes prohibiting corporate investors from buying single-family homes as investments and supporting first-time homebuyers.

• Proposes legislation to stop corporations from purchasing single-family homes as investment properties
• Pledges protections and support for first-time home buyers
• Cites statistics showing 88 percent of Utah renters cannot afford homeownership

“I will fight to stop corporations from buying single family homes as investments, protect first-time buyers, and bring housing costs down so the next generation gets their share of the American dream.”

Mike Kennedy

Unlock federal lands for housing

Kennedy supports a market-based solution to the housing shortage by making select federal lands available for housing construction. He supported the HOUSES Act to let state and local governments develop affordable housing on non-protected federal land.

• Supported the HOUSES Act to utilize select federal lands for affordable housing construction
• Advocates empowering state and local governments to direct local housing solutions
• Focuses on increasing housing accessibility for young families and seniors on fixed incomes

“This critical legislation will utilize select federal lands—excluding national parks and protected areas—to increase the availability of affordable housing for young families and seniors on fixed incomes.”

Jonny Larsen

Enforce fair humane border reform

Larsen advocates for immigration reform that combines firm border enforcement with fair, workable legal pathways. He emphasizes holding corporations accountable for abusing visa programs to undercut wages and opposes aggressive enforcement tactics.

• Calls for securing the border while establishing workable legal pathways
• Proposes holding corporations accountable for abusing visa programs to lower worker wages
• Opposes aggressive tactics such as masked enforcement agents terrorizing communities

“We do not need masked agents terrorizing communities. We need a system that is fair, enforceable, and holds corporations accountable when they profit from broken immigration law.”

Mike Kennedy

Secure border and enforce law

Kennedy prioritizes strict border security, including completing the border wall, deploying advanced surveillance technology, and providing full resources to border patrol. He voted for the SAVE Act to require proof of citizenship for voter registration.

• Supports completing the border wall and upgrading surveillance technology
• Supported the Laken Riley Act to enforce detention of violent offenders
• Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections

“Mike Kennedy is focused on completing the border wall and using the latest surveillance tech to keep our borders protected.”

Jonny Larsen

Ban stock trading and repeal Citizens United

Larsen pledges to combat money in politics by banning congressional stock trading and overturning Citizens United. He rejects corporate donor money, running a grassroots-funded campaign focused on constitutional accountability.

• Pledges to ban stock trading for all elected officials in Congress
• Supports overturning Citizens United to stop unlimited corporate political spending
• Refuses corporate PAC funding to remain accountable strictly to voters

“I support banning congressional stock trading and overturning Citizens United.”

Mike Kennedy

Enact term limits and lobbying restrictions

Kennedy champions term limits for members of Congress and career bureaucrats to prevent careerism and reduce special interest influence. He advocates mandatory cooling-off periods before lawmakers become lobbyists and supports full stock trading transparency.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge supporting constitutional congressional term limits
• Proposes a mandatory cooling-off period for former lawmakers before becoming lobbyists
• Supports single-subject legislation and the REINS Act to ensure executive regulatory oversight

“Mike will champion the passage of term limits for Congress to foster fresh perspectives and prevent career politicians from prioritizing their tenure over the people’s needs.”

Jonny Larsen

Protect public lands and Great Salt Lake

Larsen opposes selling off federal public lands, viewing them as vital to rural economies. He advocates full Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding, protecting grazing permits, modernizing agricultural water laws, and securing federal resources to restore the Great Salt Lake.

• Opposes attempts to sell off federal public lands and demands full PILT funding
• Pushes for federal support to help farmers invest in underground irrigation to conserve water
• Highlights dust pollution risks from the drying Great Salt Lake bed

“Our public lands are not for sale. They are the economic backbone of every rural county in this district.”

Mike Kennedy

Expand domestic energy and local land control

Kennedy supports an all-of-the-above energy policy that expands domestic fossil fuel and renewable energy production on federal lands. He advocates transferring federal lands to state or local control and reforming the Antiquities Act.

• Advocates expanding oil, gas, and energy leasing on federal lands
• Supports simplifying the energy permitting process to accelerate infrastructure development
• Serves as Vice Chair of the House Federal Lands Subcommittee and supports local land management

“Recognizing that over 65% of Utah’s lands are under federal control, Mike advocates for a more localized approach to land management.”

Jonny Larsen

Protect equal rights and abortion access

Larsen supports protecting reproductive healthcare decisions between a woman and her doctor. He champions ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment and ensuring equal protections for LGBTQ+ and transgender Utahns.

• Supports abortion rights and keeping reproductive choices between women and doctors
• Advocates ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
• Defends full equal civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ and transgender individuals

“Women deserve equal pay and full control over their own healthcare decisions. That is between a woman and her doctor.”

Mike Kennedy

Pro-life, defend Second Amendment, restrict youth trans procedures

Kennedy maintains a pro-life voting record and a 100% rating supporting Second Amendment gun rights. In the Utah Senate, he sponsored legislation prohibiting irreversible transgender surgeries for minors, and introduced the federal Chloe Cole Act in Congress.

• Maintains a 100% pro-life voting record and 100% Second Amendment support record
• Sponsored Utah legislation banning transgender surgeries on minors and introduced federal Chloe Cole Act
• Defends religious freedom and free speech guarantees

“With a profound respect for the sanctity of life, Mike has a 100% pro-life voting record and champions policies that protect the vulnerable...”

Jonny Larsen

Increase public school funding

Larsen opposes diverting public school funds to private voucher programs and criticizes Utah's last-place ranking in per-pupil education spending. He pledges to protect public education funding and increase teacher pay.

• Opposes private school voucher programs that divert funding from public schools
• Pledges to protect federal education spending and direct resources into classrooms
• Advocates higher spending per pupil and improved teacher pay

“I will fight to protect public school funding, support our teachers, and make sure that when families pay taxes for education, those dollars actually reach the classroom.”

Mike Kennedy

Return education control to local communities

Kennedy advocates shifting authority away from the federal Department of Education back to state and local school boards. He supports directing federal education funds directly to local classrooms while empowering parents in schooling choices.

• Advocates reducing federal oversight from the Department of Education to empower local communities
• Supports directing federal funding straight to classrooms rather than administrative overhead
• Focuses on empowering parents, teachers, and local school boards

“Mike is dedicated to shifting educational authority away from federal bureaucrats at the Department of Education back to where it belongs: with the states, and, more importantly, with Utah’s own communities.”