Your neighbor,
Brett Nielsen
FOR UTAH HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
Saratoga Springs | Lehi | Eagle Mountain
Why I’m running for office.
What I’ll do.
Reduce class sizes.
Fewer kids per teacher, quality education.
Prepare for growth.
Affordable roads, schools, and housing that keep up with growth.
Pre-K for working families.
Affordable early education, ages 3–5.
Protect Utah’s resources.
Public lands, air quality, water supply, and farmers.
What I offer.
Here's how my competitor, Representative Leah Hansen, voted on bills that would've helped working families this session, and how I would have voted instead.
| Bill Link | Issue | Leah Hansen | Brett Nielsen | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 190 | Child Care Business Tax Credit | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Helps make child care more affordable by encouraging businesses to invest in child care for employees and communities. |
| SB 248 | Child Care Expansion Act | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Opens the door to turning unused government buildings into child care facilities, creating more options without building from scratch. |
| HB 308 | Homeless Services Amendments | No ❌* | Yes ✅ | Strengthens Utah's approach to homelessness and connects people experiencing housing instability with services and support. |
| HB 410 | Water Leasing Amendments | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Gives farmers more flexibility to lease water for Great Salt Lake conservation while retaining their water rights. |
| SB 244 | Cardiac Emergency Response Plans in Schools | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Helps schools prepare for cardiac emergencies and respond quickly when a student or staff member experiences cardiac arrest. |
| SB 51 | School Safety Modifications | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Improves communication between schools and districts on serious student safety threats, helping schools respond more effectively. |
| HB 393 | Early Intervention for Dyslexia Amendments | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Supports earlier identification and intervention for students with dyslexia before reading struggles become bigger barriers. |
| SB 124 | Child Welfare Modifications | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Strengthens Utah's child welfare system and helps prevent ongoing child abuse. |
| HB 453 | Unspent Funding Amendments | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Would preserve unspent state funds for children, including early education and behavioral health, instead of letting them lapse. |
| HB 440 | School Lunch Amendments | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Helps schools reduce food waste and improve students' access to available food. |
| HB 150 | School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist Funding | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Supports schools in providing speech and language services to students who need them. |
| HB 43 | School Security Amendments | No ❌ | Yes ✅ | Invests in school safety personnel, emergency preparedness, and security improvements. |
| HB 329 | State Employee Maternity & Leave Amendments | No ❌* | Yes ✅ | Expands paid postpartum, adoption, and foster leave for state employees and strengthens protections for families. |
* See Utah Legislative website for full bill text and vote details.
Who I am.
I'm a listener and a worker.
I grew up in rural Idaho in a conservative, faith-centered home. I served a two-year mission in Spain, and for years I was a proud Republican. Those roots taught me hard work, personal responsibility, and service to others.
I came to Utah for a better opportunity, and this community gave me that. Now I want to give back as your neighbor.
If you're stressed, if you're tired, if you're spread thin, if you feel ignored — me too!
Together, let's build a Utah we're proud to call home.
I hope to earn your vote. But more than that, I hope you make your voice heard. Check if you're registered and go vote!
Brett Nielsen
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