
Rex P Shipp
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
SUU, Cedar City, Industrial Technology, 1978-1981
WORK & MILITARY
Retired Financial Advisor, 1987-2024
AFFILIATIONS
Cedar City Rotary Club, Past President, 1990-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Utah House of Representatives, 2019-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2023
100%
2025
87%†
2025-2026
86%
2025
92%, 78%†
2023
|100%
2025
|87%†
2025-2026
|86%
2025
|92%, 78%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2025
33%
2024
29%
2019
25%
2026
F
2025
|33%
2024
|29%
2026
|F
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Utah Republican Party
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Rex Shipp (2026)
Trevor Lee (2026)
Phil Lyman (2024)
Ken Ivory (2022)
Kera Birkeland (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Rex Shipp (2026)
Evan Vickers (2024)
Carl Albrecht (2022)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Education First Utah (2024)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Life of the mother or baby is at risk.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
No increase in Minimum wage
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
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Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
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The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
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NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
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Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
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IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
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EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
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VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
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Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
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Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
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What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
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ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
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Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
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Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
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Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
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2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
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