Colin W. Jack
Republican | Utah
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Colin W. Jack
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 73
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Brigham Young University, Provo, BSEE, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
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ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Greg Hughes, former Speaker of the Utah House
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Harry Griego (2015)
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I am opposed to abortion, except to preserve the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Disagree
I oppose euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the public funding of any of these practices.
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Subsidies for "green energy" boondoggles should be removed.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
The State of Utah is required to have a balanced budget, so the budget is already balanced.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
A free Republic requires an educated populace and that extends through grade 12. Vocational schools or university education should be funded by the student, either through work, scholarships, or assistance from family.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
The government should not be allowed to close churches.
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)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Vaccinations, especially experimental and new/emergency vaccinations, should not be allowed to be required.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
The Utah State Legislature is not involved in international policy.
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Disagree
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Necessary workers with the skills and means of support as required by industry, along with verified asylum seekers who legitimately are under threat of death or great bodily harm.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Agree
In Utah we already have school choice that allows for full funding of public schools, charter schools, and home schools. Funding mechanisms for any additional options should be evaluated on a basis of allocating fixed costs and variable costs and suppliers of last resort.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
This is demonstrably false doctrine.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and I believe that the Commandments of God are the foundation on which the United States was built. I believe that one day all of us will stand before the judgement bar of God and we will be judged according to our words and deeds, tempered with the grace of Jesus Christ.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Every state should require photo ID in order to vote and all states should keep their voter rolls clean of deceased people and those who have left the state.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
It wasn't until President Obama made it an issue in recent years. Now there is a clear and present danger to our domestic tranquility due to race baiting politicians.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. We've already solved the environmental problems of the world with the 1970 EPA. Everything since we cleaned up the air and water is just costing jobs and money.
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.
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?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I'm not yet a public figure so I doubt there would be information about me other than my website.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
As a candidate I stand for preserving our liberties and way of life that we've built in Utah after many generations of hard work. I believe that the US Constitution is inspired by God, and I understand that our Utah constitution is our contract between the state government and the people of Utah. I'm a lifelong Republican and strongly embrace our Republican platform. I’m a fiscal conservative as reflected in my personal finances as well as my professional career in which I’ve been an officer of Dixie Power (Chief Operating Officer and Chief Engineer) for 28 years, during which time we’ve not only managed skyrocketing growth, but done it by raising rates on energy by only a half a cent, making us the most affordable power in the State and probably the whole country. I get things done in my life and in my job by a combination of hard work and leveraging relationships and finding win-win solutions. You can tell that I’m a hard worker because I’ve been serving as a delegate in the Republican Party for 14 years, and also donating my time and effort as a precinct chair, district chair of 25 precincts, and county party vice-chair. I’ve also served on the State Central Committee for the past five years, helping bring Washington County’s conservative values to the rest of the state party and fighting hard to preserve the caucus/convention system. Through these efforts and my availability to serve I’ve created relationships and alliances with many elected officials, almost all of whom have been elected during my 14 years of service in the party. Thanks to these relationships I’ve been able to work on and have helped pass two different bills in the Utah State Legislature in the past three years to protect the reliability of Utah’s power grid. The third thing I offer is my unique skill set as an electrical power engineer. I’ve worked for non-profit rural electrification projects for 35 years, both here in Utah and in 30 developing countries around the world. Being both an expert in electrical power and a hard worker in the party has allowed me to testify many times in front of the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology committee at the State Legislature and I’ve helped block many bad bills that would bring the Green New Deal to Utah; five of them in 2022 alone, four of which came from Republican legislators.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Agree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
NONE
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
