Washington Terrace resident Dave Calder, Democrat, announced he will file this week to run for Utah's House District 11. He stated:

"More Utahns want the legislature to implement Democratic values, such as fair congressional redistricting. They deserve a legislature willing to stand up to Donald Trump.

I'm in it to win it - the last time a Democrat ran for this seat was in the 2020 presidential election and they received 40% of the vote. In the prior 2018 election, a non-presidential election year, the Democratic candidate received 45%. That is a great position to start from going into this year. The mood of Utah has changed and in a non-presidential election year with an unpopular GOP we and District 11 will win."

Besides congressional redistricting, Calder's campaign website lists priorities such as maintaining Utah's mail-in ballot system, addressing rising housing costs, and opposition to SB 174, the "trigger ban" passed by the legislature in 2020, that would outlaw abortion in Utah at any point in pregnancy, with only extremely limited exceptions, and criminalize health care providers.

Calder, an Air Force veteran, completed his last active duty assignment at Hill AFB. He moved to Weber County in 2018 after living in Davis County for 17 years. House District 11 covers both Weber and Davis counties, as well as Hill AFB. He continues to work with Hill AFB as an engineering services contractor.

STATEMENT:

I will be filing to run as the Democratic candidate for Utah State House District 11.

More Utahns want the legislature to implement Democratic values, such as fair congressional redistricting. They deserve a legislature willing to stand up to Donald Trump.

I'm in it to win it - the last time a Democrat ran for this seat was in the 2020 presidential election and they received 40% of the vote. In the prior 2018 election, a non-presidential election year, the Democratic candidate received 45%. That is a great position to start from going into this year. The mood of Utah has changed and in a non-presidential election year, with an unpopular GOP, we and District 11 will win.

Information about me, my legislative priorities, and our upcoming campaign open house can be found at VoteDaveCalder.com

Dave Calder