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#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Kevin Perez Office Held: Vice Chair Utah County Dems Issue: Electing Democrats. The job as part of the EC is to elect democrats Bio: Kevin Perez is a 26 year old native from San Diego, CA who moved to Orem, UT at a young age. The son of Mexican immigrants, raised by a single mother. He has worked hard to make it through school and help raise h...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Emily Hase Office Held: Chair, Salt Lake County Democratic Party Issue: Voter education. Ensuring voters are educated on how to cast ballots, and the importance of voting in down-ballot races is important for electing Democrats in all offices. Bio: Emily Hase serves as the Chair of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party by night, and as a busin...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Chris Peterson Office Sought: Utah Governor Bio: Chris' government and policy experience include: · Working as a Special Advisor in the U.S. Department of Defense where he helped lead the Pentagon’s efforts to protect military servicemembers from predatory lending. The Secretary of Defense awarded Peterson the Office of the Secretary of Defens...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Alan Naumann Office Held: Chair, Environmental Caucus, Chair, Flip 7 Committee Office Sought: Support Utah House races Issue: Air Quality. Health is threatened. Need to drastically reduce burning fossil fuels Bio: Solar and EV charging contractor, Chair, Environmental Caucus, Chair, Flip & Committee Twitter: @alanrnaumann Facebook: https://www...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Brian King Office Held: Representative, House District 28, Utah State Legislature; Leader, House Minority Caucus Office Sought: Re-election to that office Issue: Public education, clean air, quality outdoor life, economic development, access to health care. They are critically important quality of life issues. I am in favor of all of them! Bio...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Mandar Apte Issue: Promoting peace, compassion, nonviolence and social justice. Violence affects everyone - me - you - everyone - irrespective of our socio-economic status, political views, or where we live. We have to come together to end systemic racism and promote compassion, nonviolence and harmonious co-existence Bio: Mandar is a former S...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Susi Feltch Malohifo'ou Office Held: Executive Director, Co-Founder Website: https://pik2ar.org/ Facebook: facebook.com/pik2ar Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susifmalohifoou/ Instagram: @pik2ar #plugintodevin #UtahValues #BoldSolutions #UTpol Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Daniela Larsen Bio: National Geographic Certified Educator. Passionate about exploring the world through science and the human story. Current projects include creating online education, marketing the right causes, conservation and historical preservation. Executive Director The Hutchings Museum Website: johnhutchingsmuseum.org Twitter: @museum...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Elizabeth Weight Office Held: State Representative Office Sought: State Representative Issue: Fair, safe, and sustaining employment. I have had the opportunities for education and employment that provided income to support a household and also health and retirement benefits. What my security has done is give me a basis for comparison and reali...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Alex Miles Issue: Immigration. Specifically DACA. My girlfriend is a DACA recipient. We need to act with compassion and empathy and find a solution that leads to a pathway to citizenship with all recipients. Bio: I am Alex Miles. I was born and raised in Sandy, Utah. I graduated from Lyon College with a degree in Political Science. Since gradu...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Jacob Dunford CW: Suicide Issue: Suicide prevention/mental health and building safe spaces for everyone. I am personally affected by this issue by: my own coming out story as a gay man, my work in the LGBTQ+ non profit space (Encircle & LOVELOUD), and all the amazing people I have been able to learn from. I feel that if one of us hurting we ar...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Sydne Jacques Issue: I am dedicated to bringing more respect to the good people that build our communities, and to help people realize you do not have to have a college degree to be "successful". I work with these incredibly talented people and I'm annoyed that as a society we look down on them. People need to stop and think that their homes,...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Katy Owens Office Sought: Utah Senate District 19 Issue: Access to healthcare that families can afford has been an issue the community for a long time, but I think the events of this year have brought into focus just how important this is. I have a younger brother who was born with a number of heart and lung problems, and spent a lot of my chi...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Steve Simpson Issue: Poverty, education, support for rural Utah. Affected in almost every way; employment, socially, emotionally. Bio: Owner of Twin Rocks Trading Post and Cafe, Bluff, Utah Website: twinrocks.com #plugintodevin #UtahValues #BoldSolutions #UTpol Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Karen Mayne Office Held: State Senate/minority leader Issue: Work place safety. Workers Rights. Save Communities Community Health. I have lived in my district entire life. Taking care of my friends, family, and neighbors. Trust in elected officials Bio: Served District 5 for 12 years. Retired Granite School VP AFL-CIO Mom and Grandmother Websi...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Colleen Copple Issue: Police Community Relationships. We facilitate police community task forces to address police reform issues. There are solutions that can reduce unjustified use of force events that result in loss of life or serious injury for officers and communities. Bio: Colleen Copple is the co-founder of Strategic Applications Interna...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Alicia Gettys Issue: Effectively solving social problems and measuring impact. Unfortunately "Charities do sometimes faileth." I have volunteered for organizations and left thinking, "Did that really help?" or even worse, "Did my good intention, leave people off worse than they started?" Tools exist to prevent good intentions from going awry....

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Colleen Copple Issue: Police Community Relationships. We facilitate police community task forces to address police reform issues. There are solutions that can reduce unjustified use of force events that result in loss of life or serious injury for officers and communities. Bio: Colleen Copple is the co-founder of Strategic Applications Interna...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Babs Isak Office Held: Bernie Sanders National Delegate Utah CD3 Issue: COVID-19. I am a Medical Technologist BA MT for the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) with a Background in Epidemiology. I see a need and I'm trying to help fill it. Bio: Lifelong Outdoor Enthusiast and River Guide/Trip Leader 30+ years Wilderness First Resp...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Dave Bierschied Office Held: City Council Moab President Moab Chamber of Commerce. Issue: Fair representation of the diverse group of residents of SE Utah at a National level. Because of political bias we haven't had a say in local issues for many decades. We need statesmen and not politically connected representatives. Who will listen and be...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Karina Brown Office Held: City of Nibley Planning Commissioner Office Sought: Lt. Governor Bio: Karina is President of the Cache County Friends of the Children's Justice Center Board and was a founding sponsor of the Medicaid Expansion ballot initiative (Proposition 3) adopted by Utah voters in 2018. She also serves on the Cache Valley Chamber...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Tara Benally Office Held: Non Office Sought: Non Issue: A number of things. It's within my community and within my Nation. Working together and Keeping an open mind and putting differeences aside. Bio: I will do my own intro. ( If that's ok?) It's a native thing. Website: Twitter: Facebook: Tara Benally Linkedin: Instagram: Photo credit: #plug...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Jeff Merchant Office Held: Utah Democratic Party Chair Bio: The son of a Pakistani immigrant, Jeff was born and raised in Utah and has been a life-long Democrat. He got his start in politics working on a congressional race that took him across the state. As an attorney, he has worked on environmental issues like wetlands preservation and promo...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Darren Parry Office Sought: Congress - Utah District 1 Bio: Darren Parry serves as the Councilman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, a Utah Tribe with Headquarters in Brigham City, Utah. Councilman Parry has served on the council on 2 separate occasions and has been currently serving for the last 6 years. Darren also serves on th...

#plugintodevin Show - Devin Thorpe for Congress Guest: Christopher Wharton Office Held: Salt Lake City Council Bio: T. Christopher Wharton is an attorney and senior partner from Salt Lake City, Utah who focuses on family law, criminal defense, and LGBTQ advocacy. He is licensed to practice in federal and state courts in Utah and is certified to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States....