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Matt Durant, candidate for Utah House District 64, outlines campaign priorities and ties to GOP organizers
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Matt Durant, running for Utah House District 64, told the Utah County Republican Party podcast he entered the race after years as a precinct officer and party delegate. He emphasized reducing regulations and taxes, restoring caucus-convention influence, and staying accountable to delegates.
Matt Durant, a Republican running for Utah House District 64, said he was pushed to campaign by longtime party activists and by years of local party service. "Jeff Burton came up to me and said, hey, I think you should run," Durant said, describing a political path that began with attending caucuses and serving as a precinct officer.
Durant said his legislative priorities would be pragmatic and local: trimming regulations and cutting taxes to ease housing costs, protecting local control over zoning, and improving transparency in how taxpayer funds are used. "I'm gonna go in and just find regulations that are excessive and work on reducing what I can," he said.
Durant described the decision to step down from precinct leadership so he could run without a conflict, and said he intends to remain accountable to delegates and constituents. "If you reach out to me, if you email me, you call me, I may not get back to you right away, but I will get back to you," he said, adding voters should keep following up if they need a response.
On internal party rules, Durant said he would favor repealing SB 54 to restore more influence to the caucus-convention route for nominations. "If I had it my way, I would outright repeal SB 54," he said, arguing that delegates ask tough questions and improve candidate quality.
Durant provided campaign contact details on the podcast: phone (801) 210-1577 and a website listed as searchable by "Matt Durant 64 WIX." The episode closed with the host thanking Durant for the conversation and noting his intent to continue interviewing local candidates.
The interview was recorded for the Utah County Republican Party podcast and focused on Durant's policy instincts, campaign organization, and views about how elected officials should be held accountable.
