Ken Ivory

Republican | Utah

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Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

BYU, Provo, BA Japanese, 1989-

California Western School of Law, San Diego, JD, 1994-

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Colonels Association

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Utah State Representative, 2010-2019

Utah State Representative, 2021-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Utah State Representative, 2026-

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Utah Republican Party

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Ken Ivory (2026)

State Republican Party Organizations (2015)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (21)

Chris H Wilson (2026)

House Speaker Leadership PAC (2026)

Ken Ivory (2026)

Utah Mining Association (2026)

Don Huffines (2025)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Wilson Leadership PAC (2022)

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?

Health or life of the mother or child, rape, incest.

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.

Strongly 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?

Sound money is the real minimum wage. The minimum wage in 1965 was $1.25, or 5 quarters comprised of 90% real silver. Today, the govt mandated minimum wage nationally is $7.25, & 5 quarters if still 90% silver would be worth more than $75.

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.

1. Restore local care and management of federally controlled lands in Utah. 2. Restore constitutional sound money. When enough States adopt this, the Federal Reserve and Treasury will no longer be able to print money to cover $2 trillion annual deficits. 3. Institute Direct Primary Care to promote wellness and health-care vs. sick-care, where the spend is controlled by the recipient of the care vs. a third party payor. In this manner we get better health-care for less money.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

This phrase is NOT in the Constitution. It comes from a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists. His point related to the "Free Exercise Clause," NOT the "Establishment Clause." The State must not interference with the free exercise of religion is what Jefferson was assuring the Danbury Baptists.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


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.

The federal government finances are "unsustainable," per US GAO, CBO and others. The unsustainability primarily pertains to ineffective and inefficient fed health programs. This has created a centralized dependency that is setting Americans up for a disastrous fall. States need to design thoughtful block grant programs to transition care for the most vulnerable and private direct primary care w/ major medical insurance for all others.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, Israel is our major ally in the Middle East.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

As federal finances are unsustainable, States must prepare thoughtful block grant proposals to transition education to the States.

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the spirit of liberty.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

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.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Baseload power must be affordable, reliable, dispatchable, and secure from foreign supply chain control. The best source depends on the geology/geography of each State. In Utah, we support all of the above based on these factors, including nuclear.


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?

Very Conservative

However, our main issues related to the decaying structure of our government. We are working on a bipartisan basis to put Structure Over Politics for maximum diversity in the States for all matters pertaining to our daily lives, and maximum unity for national and international matters.

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Punishment, Deterrence, Retribution, Rehabilitation.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Individual gun owners should assume the responsibility of being well-trained to defend themselves, their families, their property, and the State, as Utah Constitution Article I, Section 6 dictates.

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