We all deserve to breathe clean air, drink fresh water, and enjoy the public land of the great state of Utah. Those are basic rights that must be defended, and I will fight for those rights everyday. The county is unique in that ZAP funding helps support great third spaces such as the county library system, Clark Planetarium, Hogle Zoo, and many rec centers. I want to direct county funding to boost ZAP so our residents can continue to enjoy these spaces for generations to come and we can make more spaces for residents to enjoy what our County has to offer.

Aside from ZAP our canyons are a treasure, the envy of many around the world when they visit Salt Lake County. We have to preserve their charm and protect them for the future so they can be enjoyed in the future for each new generation.

We also need to implement policies and use Salt Lake County's tax incentives to green our economy in ways that businesses will want to buy into. I believe that Salt Lake County should use its bargaining power to incentivize solar power generation and other green initiatives to ultimately help fight the dreaded inversion and make the air cleaner for our children to breathe.

I believe environmental leadership demands advocacy that reaches beyond the County Council.. Salt Lake County deserves a leader who will work with our legislative delegation to show how state-wide environmental policies are harming the people who live in our county. For example, even though the Great Salt Lake isn't part of the county's governance how it is used dramatically affects the snow on our canyons and spaces we enjoy. I am the kind of leader who will advocate on these kinds of issues to our state leaders so we can see progress for Salt Lake County.