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Mike Kennedy frames CD‑3 bid around legislative record, conservative priorities
Summary
State Sen. Mike Kennedy, a family physician and attorney, told the Utah County Republican Party podcast he is running for U.S. House in CD‑3 on a record of conservative votes, asking listeners to turn in primary ballots and outlining priorities including a balanced‑budget amendment, term limits and entitlement reform.
Mike Kennedy, a state senator, family physician and attorney, said he is running for U.S. House in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District and pitched his decade of legislative experience as the main credential for federal office. "You are gonna know if you choose me for this job, and I'd be honored to have your vote," Kennedy said during a May 28 Utah County Republican Party podcast interview.
Kennedy repeatedly emphasized legislative experience as a contrast with several rivals in the Republican primary. He told host Chuck that, among the five candidates in the race, he is one of only two with a legislative record and the only one who has passed legislation during the past 10 years. "I'm the only one that's passed any legislation in the past 10 years," Kennedy said.
On issues, Kennedy described himself as a strong pro‑life conservative who supports shrinking government and cutting regulatory burdens. He said he helped reduce state taxes "by $1,000,000,000 over the past 3 years" in the legislature and pledged to pursue similar tax and regulatory relief in Washington.
Kennedy pointed to a high‑profile 2023 bill banning transgender surgeries for minors as a legislative accomplishment he led. "I was able to work it forward," he said, describing coalition building that broke years of previous failures. He also recounted intense personal backlash tied to that effort — including death threats and vandalism — and said those experiences reinforced his resolve to hold to principle.
A self‑described small‑business owner, Kennedy argued a federal government that spends recklessly creates inflation and debt and insisted the states should have more control over many policy areas. "Let's let the laboratories of democracy — our states — and even our people make more decisions," he said.
Kennedy urged listeners to support his campaign at the convention and to return primary ballots. He asked volunteers to canvass and to "shepherd" a handful of voters to make sure ballots are completed and returned, saying the primary could be decided by "just a few 100 votes." The candidate provided his campaign website as a contact point for volunteers.
The podcast focused on Kennedy’s pitch to Republican voters: legislative experience, conservative social positions, skepticism of federal overreach and a call for grassroots turnout to secure victory in the June primary.
