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Show A-6 Wed/Thurs/Fri, June 17-19, 2020 The Park Record Congressional vote starts Park City area will help select nominees JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Summit County voters on June 30 will help decide the Republican and Democratic nominees for the 1st Congressional District. Four Republicans and two Democrats are vying to replace longtime GOP Rep. Rob Bishop, who has held the seat since 2003. Here is a brief bio of each candidate and a look at their top campaign issues. The Republican and Democratic winners will face off in November’s general election. Name: Darren Parry Name: Katie Witt Name: Bob Stevenson Party affiliation: Democrat Party affiliation: Republican Party affiliation: Republican Age: 60 Age: 66 Age: 48 Residence: Providence Residence: Layton Residence: Kaysville Profession: business development for Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation COURTESY OF DARREN PARRY COURTESY OF BOB STEVENSON Darren Parry Bob Stevenson Top campaign issue: the environment. Parry says the planet is struggling with air pollution and other environmental problems. Top campaign issue for Park City and surrounding Summit County: the environment, in the context of public lands policies. Profession: Davis County Commissioner and former mayor of Layton who also retired after 30 years in sales with Nestle. Top campaign issue: economy and growth. He says a strong economy has many benefits, including for housing. Top campaign issue for Park City and surrounding Summit County: the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus on tourism, saying businesses and the resort industry need assistance. Name: Blake Moore Name: Jamie Cheek Party affiliation: Republican Party affiliation: Democrat Age: 39 Age: 34 Residence: Salt Lake City Residence: Ogden Profession: district director of Utah State Office of Rehabilitation Top campaign issue: health care, saying health care Jamie Cheek should be more accessible and more affordable. The novel coronavirus has exposed cracks in the health care infrastructure, she says. COURTESY OF JAMIE CHEEK Top campaign issue for Park City and surrounding Summit County: supporting small businesses, explaining Park City was especially impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus and needs to recover in a safe way. Profession: management consultant with the Cicero Group COURTESY OF BLAKE MOORE Top campaign issue: economic recovery, describing it as the “most important thing.” He says his background provides him with the experience needed for topics like balancing a budget and spurring economic growth. Blake Moore Top campaign issue for Park City and surrounding Summit County: economic recovery, with a focus on the tourism and hospitality industries. He says the Park City-area economy needs to be reinvigorated as it reopens in a safe manner. Partnering together for Profession: Mayor of Kaysville, former city councilor. Top campaign issue: reopening the United States after the novel coronavirus-forced shutdowns, saying the country is headed for an economic crisis if it is not reopened. COURTESY OF KATIE WITT Katie Witt Top campaign issue for Park City and surrounding Summit County: reopening the United States after the novel coronavirus-forced shutdowns, noting the impact on the Park City area’s tourism-based economy. Name: Kerry Gibson Party affiliation: Republican Age: 48 Residence: West Weber, in unincorporated Weber County Profession: small business owner in dairy farming, trucking and retail COURTESY OF KERRY GIBSON industries, as well as a former Kerry Gibson state legislator and a former commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Top campaign issue: the budget, saying the U.S. must move toward a sound fiscal policy. The national debt is not sustainable, he says. Top campaign issue for Park City and surrounding Summit County: ensuring each region of Summit County is represented in Congress. He describes Summit County as a diverse area of the 1st Congressional District. REASONS TO SHOP LOCAL. IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN PARK CITY HOSPITAL PARKING LOT (ACCESS VIA GILLMOR WAY) Gi llm or Wa y Roun Gillmor Way d Va ll ey Dr iv e Please access COVID-19 testing in hospital parking lot by via Gillmor Way as directed on the map. • 750 Round Valley Drive Park City, Utah 84094 Open M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Weekends Noon to 6 p.m. Call Before: 844.442.5224 or 801.587.0712 Studies show that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned business, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community. |