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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Jeff Burningham on Jobs
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| Republican candidate for governor:
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Spencer Cox on Jobs
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Republican Gubernatorial Challenger:
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- Funding for job training, not everyone needs a degree. (Jan 2021)
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Gary Herbert on Jobs
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Republican Governor:
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- Remove oppressive nonsensical regulation & spur job creation. (Jan 2013)
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Greg Hughes on Jobs
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| Utah Republican Governor:
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Jon Huntsman on Jobs
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Republican UT Governor:
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- High unemployment is a human tragedy. (Sep 2011)
- This country needs more workers. (Sep 2011)
- Utah job growth at 5%; unemployment under 3%. (Jan 2007)
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Aimee Winder Newton on Jobs
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| Utah Democratic Governor:
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Chris Peterson on Jobs
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| Democratic Governor Challenger:
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Mike Weinholtz on Jobs
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Democratic candidate for Governor:
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- Raise the minimum wage to fight against poverty. (Jun 2016)
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Senate:
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Craig Bowden on Jobs
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Libertarian candidate for Utah U. S. Senate:
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- Free market instead of affirmative action. (Feb 2018)
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Misty Snow on Jobs
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Democratic candidate for Senate:
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- Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Aug 2016)
- Supports federal responsbility to assure livable income. (Nov 2016)
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Jonathan Swinton on Jobs
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| Democratic Senate challenger:
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Jenny Wilson on Jobs
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| Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator:
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House:
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Rob Bishop on Jobs
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Republican Representative (UT-1):
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- NLRB is skewed in favor of special-interest unions. (Jun 2016)
- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)
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John Curtis on Jobs
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| Republican (District 3):
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Mia Love on Jobs
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| Republican House Member (District 4):
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Ben McAdams on Jobs
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| Democrat (District 4):
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Chris Stewart on Jobs
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Republican (District 2):
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- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Rocky Anderson on Jobs
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Justice Party challenger for President:
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- Trade agreements responsible for sending jobs overseas. (Oct 2012)
- Raise minimum wage to $10.55 an hour, to stimulate economy. (Oct 2012)
- Strong labor movement crucial to thriving middle class. (Oct 2012)
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Vaughn Cook on Jobs
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Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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- Raise Utah's minimum wage. (Mar 2016)
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Jonathan Johnson on Jobs
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| Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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Orrin Hatch on Jobs
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Republican Sr Senator (UT):
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- Family farms: Crop insurance; no capital gains on land. (Jan 2000)
- Assist farmers in transition to free market. (Dec 1999)
- Ethanol subsidies OK, but no federal gasohol requirements. (Sep 1999)
- Alternative fuels important to our energy security. (Sep 1999)
- Raising the minimum wage causes “disemployment”. (Sep 1998)
- Minimum wage jobs are first jobs; workers go on to others. (Sep 1998)
- Replace minimum wage increases with cut taxes & education. (Sep 1998)
- Voted NO on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
- Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Mitt Romney on Jobs
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Republican Challenger for UT Senator:
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- Message of Wisconsin: no more teachers, firemen, or cops. (Nov 2013)
- FactCheck: Briefly supported tying minimum wage to inflation. (Feb 2013)
- Obama said by now we'd have unemployment 5.4%, not me. (Oct 2012)
- My priority is jobs: small businesses employ 1/4 of workers. (Oct 2012)
- Jobs program: energy; trade; training; and pro-business. (Sep 2012)
- To Obama, jobs are about government; to me, about business. (Aug 2012)
- 5-step plan to create 12 million new jobs. (Aug 2012)
- Mistake to give automakers to unions as part of auto bailout. (Feb 2012)
- I know what it's like to worry about a pink slip. (Feb 2012)
- End crony capitalism to get Americans back to work. (Jan 2012)
- Bain Capital transferred union jobs to non-union plant. (Jan 2012)
- Tie government union wages to private sector wages. (Jan 2012)
- We need encompassing policy for jobs, energy, taxes, & trade. (Oct 2011)
- Nation should learn lesson from right-to-work states. (Sep 2011)
- Obama's policies have put 2.5 million Americans out of work. (Sep 2011)
- Bain Capital created thousands of jobs during my time there. (Sep 2011)
- America is an extraordinary jobs machine. (Sep 2011)
- FactCheck: Reduced unemployment in MA from 5.6% to 4.7%. (Sep 2011)
- FactCheck: Jobs grew faster in MA under Romney's predecessor. (Sep 2011)
- The free economy means sometimes we lose jobs. (Aug 2011)
- Replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts. (Aug 2011)
- FactCheck: No, fewer US unemployed than Canadians employed. (Feb 2011)
- FactCheck: No, more jobs lost under Bush than under Obama. (Feb 2011)
- "Card check" is a massive imposition on worker freedom. (Mar 2010)
- Incentivize hiring jobless: cover $2000 in training costs. (Mar 2010)
- Opposes "25-75": 25 years of service then 75% pension. (Mar 2010)
- Built long-term pipeline for MA jobs; so job growth is slow. (Jan 2008)
- Take action & we need not give up on any industry’s jobs. (Jan 2008)
- MA had 3rd worst job growth; I turned around declining rates. (Jan 2008)
- I believe in domestic supports for our agriculture industry. (Oct 2007)
- Good unions train members; bad unions hurt their company. (Oct 2007)
- FactCheck: Yes,US added 50M jobs since ‘78; but EU added 36M. (Aug 2007)
- Tax incentives for employee training. (Mar 2002)
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Jason Chaffetz on Jobs
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2012 Senate Challenger; Republicam House member (UT-3):
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- NLRB is skewed in favor of special-interest unions. (Jun 2016)
- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)
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Jim Matheson on Jobs
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Democratic Representative (UT-2):
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- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 73% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Rated 17% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
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Mike Leavitt-Gov on Jobs
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| Former Republican Governor (1993-2003); Sec. HHS and EPA:
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Olene Walker on Jobs
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| Former Republican Governor (2003-2004):
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Merrill Cook on Jobs
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| 2010 Republican challenger (lost primary):
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Merrill Cook on Jobs
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| Former Republican (until 2001) (District 2):
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Paul Van Dam on Jobs
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2004 former Democratic challenger:
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- Abandon the CREED OF GREED and create real jobs. (Mar 2004)
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Enid Waldholtz on Jobs
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Republican Former (1994-) (District 2):
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- Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
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Pete Ashdown on Jobs
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| Democratic challenger:
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Robert Bennett on Jobs
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Republican Jr Senator (UT):
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- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
- Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Jason Chaffetz on Jobs
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2012 Senate Challenger; Republicam House member (UT-3):
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- NLRB is skewed in favor of special-interest unions. (Jun 2016)
- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Rated 100% by CEI, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)
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Sam Granato on Jobs
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| 2010 Democratic challenger:
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James Hansen on Jobs
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Republican (District 1):
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- Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
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Scott Howell on Jobs
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| 2000 Democratic Challenger for Senate (UT):
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Dan Liljenquist on Jobs
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| Republican Primary Challenger (2012):
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Chris Cannon on Jobs
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Republican Representative (UT-3):
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- Voted NO on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Mike Lee on Jobs
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| Republican Jr Senator:
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Blake Moore on Jobs
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| Republican (District 1):
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Burgess Owens on Jobs
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| Republican (District 4):
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