Three candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot for Utah House District 53

Voters in Utah House District 53 will choose among Kay J. Christofferson, John Boyd and Kevin R. Slater on Nov. 3, the Lehi Free Press reported. The American Fork Citizen and the Lehi Free Press sent the same questionnaire to every candidate on the ballot and published the answers in the candidates' own words. ^[1]

Christofferson, a Republican, said he has served in the House for 14 years and chairs the House Transportation Committee. He said his priorities include putting resources into transportation infrastructure and preserving corridors in northern Utah County before homes or businesses are built on them. He said he has worked to cut income taxes for six years in a row and supported a 48% increase in public education funding over the last six years. He said he is a BYU civil engineering graduate who worked in the private sector for the Clyde Companies, Geneva Rock Products and Sunroc. ^[1]

Boyd, a Forward Party candidate, said he has knocked on all 10,000 doors in the district over the past 11 months and heard that residents want to be heard more. He listed priorities including economic prosperity, citizen-led ballot initiatives such as Prop 4, fair congressional maps, more education funding and teacher support, local control, water conservation and increased regulation of AI, data centers and surveillance cameras. He said he has co-founded multiple tech businesses over 30 years, served in the Marine Corps Reserve and lives in Lehi. ^[1]

Slater did not respond to requests for a candidate profile, according to the Lehi Free Press. Utah County mailed a ballot to every active registered voter on Oct. 13, and completed ballots must reach the county elections office by 8 p.m. Nov. 3 because a postmark no longer counts. The deadline to register or update a registration is 5 p.m. Oct. 23, and residents can still register and vote provisionally at a vote center on Election Day. ^[1]