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Candidate Kianne pledges no individual stock trading, backs land swaps and a balanced-budget amendment
Summary
In an interview with the Davis County Conservatives, Kianne, a candidate for Congress, pledged not to trade individual stocks, said she would pursue land swaps to free federal resources in Utah, and expressed full support for a balanced-budget amendment while criticizing omnibus appropriations and parts of the incumbent's voting record.
Kianne, a candidate for Congress, told delegates at the Davis County Conservatives interview that she and her husband will not trade individual stocks and that she will push for rules preventing members of Congress from doing so.
"We should not continue to have somebody go to Congress to become a millionaire," Kianne said, adding that she has personally committed not to trade individual stocks and would seek congressional policy to bar such trading.
Why it matters: Kianne framed the pledge as an ethics measure aimed at preventing public officials from leveraging inside information for private gain. She said the pledge follows years of confronting lobbyists at the state level and reflects her broader aim to act as an "anchor on the right" for northern Utah in Washington.
Kianne said she supports negotiating land swaps rather than attempting a wholesale transfer of federal lands to states. Asked about federal monuments that protect coal and oil reserves, she said she would work with Utah's congressional delegation on swaps or targeted adjustments to free up resources for local use.
"The best we can expect is to free up some of those resources that are so valuable that are currently under monument protection," she said, arguing the approach emphasizes negotiation and delegation collaboration.
On fiscal policy, Kianne said she "100%" supports a balanced-budget amendment and criticized the omnibus/minibus appropriations process for adding earmarks and "pork." She said Congress should do more work in committees and pass separate appropriations bills, and she cited a stated federal debt figure during the discussion as part of the case for fiscal restraint.
Kianne also drew contrasts with her opponent's voting record. She listed votes she opposes, including continued funding for Title 10 grants to Planned Parenthood, votes that she said preserved earmarks funding abortion-related care and certain diversity programs, and votes she described as supportive of international funds and institutions she would not fund.
She stressed constitutional protections in her remarks about surveillance and privacy, saying she opposed votes that, in her view, allowed warrantless data collection on Americans and that she would defend Fourth Amendment protections.
On state judicial issues, Kianne described work on judicial-transparency bills that increase public meeting requirements and retention metrics so voters have clearer information about judges. She said impeachment remains an investigatory option for judges accused of misconduct and that she would participate in the investigatory process if called upon.
Kianne described her communication style as straightforward but not inflammatory: she uses social media to raise issues and holds town halls to solicit constituent input, and she said she aims to preserve working relationships while standing by principles.
The interview concluded with Kianne quoting Thomas Jefferson and asking delegates for their support. The recording was stopped by the moderator at the end of the session.
