Troy Shelley

Republican | Utah

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Troy Shelley — State Rep., Dist. 66 (Utah General | November 5, 2024) Troy Shelley — State Rep., Dist. 66 (Utah Republican Primary | June 25, 2024)
State Representative, District 66 Utah General | November 3, 2026
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Utah Republican Party

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David Flippo (2026)

Troy Shelley (2026)

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House Speaker Leadership PAC (2026)

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Troy Shelley (2026)

H3 PAC (2025)

Derrin Owens (2024)


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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

Zero dollars. They have not only violated public trust, but have violated the laws of humanity and the laws of God.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

100% between the individual and their family in the only circumstance of Rape, incest, or when the fetus has no chance of survival. Abortion for convenience is taking the life of an individual and the individual should be protected by the constitutional right to Life.

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

It should also prohibit the transportation of aborted fetus across state lines.


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Minimum wage plays no role. If a person does not make adequate money, they should seek a job that pays adequately.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise must function within the regulations, but must be permitted to function.

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Allow the market to function and keep the government at all levels out with the exception to be able to regulate. Tax incentives or other financial incentives should take legislative action on individual case by case basis. A blanket policy which allows government to partner with private companies should be completely banned. The market does not work when the government tips the scales.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

The state shall form no religion nor mandate a person to adhere to a certain belief. A person may claim the privilege of worshiping God according to the dictates of their own conscience, and all are allowed the same privilege, let them worship how, where or what they may so long as they do not restrict the agency and freedom of another.

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.

A) Disagree B) Disagree C) Somewhat agree D) Disagree

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?

We have similar political viewpoints. Freedom and agency are God given rights, and not government benefits.


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

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

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.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe that God is aware of every individual and want us to learn and grow. He gives us promptings and if we act on those promptings, he will add additional direction in our lives. Every individual is born to be free and agency is the key to freedom.


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?

Nuclear, Geo-thermal, Hydro, and new technology that will become known as we learn to innovate in the electrical world. Wind and solar should function on their own grid and not bog down and disrput a functioning grid.


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?

Conservative

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?

It should be renamed the JUSTICE SYSTEM. It is neither a Criminal nor a Victim Justice system. It simply should apply law to facts.

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

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?

Foreign countries do not dare invade the US because they don't know where all the guns are. So, there is that. Guns are not necessarily the issue as much as it is society. If someone is a clear danger to society, they should be restricted. The question is who determines a clear danger. Political parties occasionally refer to the opposite party as a danger. Clearly the 2nd amendment is very clear on what the rights of the citizens are, and those rights deserve our highest priority.

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