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Harrison Epstein, Every day Herald

For voters exhausted by the two-party system, there’s a third possibility. January Walker is operating for Utah’s 4th Congressional District race, and the United Utah Get together candidate expressed that she is able to “unseat” incumbent Rep. Burgess Owens.

“I believe we all know the darker job efficiency that comes out of the 2 events. If a person doesn’t, I encourage them to have a look at the voting information and the whole lot that’s occurred within the final 100 years,” Walker instructed the Every day Herald. “The economic system is big, however even once we have a look at our present illustration, what number of politicians this election are addressing inflation? They’re campaigning on it, however they haven’t proposed a single resolution to repair inflation.”

In 2021, Walker held a listening marketing campaign, talking with over 1,000 individuals to listen to what points mattered most to them.

“I constructed my platform based mostly on that suggestions, so the whole lot that’s on the web site is Utah incentive,” she mentioned. “As an alternative of claiming simply saying listed here are my concepts, it’s exhibiting what’s a precedence to you.”

Walker found water, inflation and election safety had been the best priorities to the general public. She believes her expertise working within the expertise trade permits her to seek out options.

Harrison Epstein, Every day Herald

“I construct multimillion greenback merchandise to resolve multimillion greenback issues. I really feel like authorities has multi-million, billion-dollar issues and simply to have the ability to take that skillset there’s going to be large,” Walker mentioned.

Walker’s love of expertise isn’t just felt all through her marketing campaign, it may be seen.

A personalised robotic can at all times be seen with Walker when campaigning, even when marching in Ephraim’s Scandinavian Competition, one thing she mentioned was a delight for individuals in attendance. She has left it as much as the general public to call the robotic on her marketing campaign web site. For now, she calls it February — as a result of it follows January.

Walker’s reply to addressing inflation, healthcare and id safety points may be present in new applied sciences, particularly the blockchain.

“Simply from a purely monetary standpoint, the primary purpose we haven’t been capable of get our authorities spending below management is as a result of there’s no accountability, they don’t know the place the cash goes, and so they have made all these offers through the years,” Walker mentioned. “Once you tie authorities spending to the blockchain, we will see the place all the cash goes, and it abruptly makes it auditable. … After getting all that taken care of, you can begin reducing bills and reducing spending and being extra accountable.”

Harrison Epstein, Every day Herald

If blockchain was applied into authorities, Walker believes the nationwide debt could possibly be eradicated inside two or three many years.

Josh Jay, Walker’s marketing campaign supervisor, acknowledged that the idea of blockchain may troublesome for some members of the general public to simply accept. He in contrast the introduction of blockchain to the web.

“When you have a look at the web, in 2000, individuals had been asking, ‘What’s the web?’ In 2022, persons are asking what’s the blockchain,” Jay mentioned. “Even now, I don’t absolutely perceive how the web works, however I perceive its utility. I don’t absolutely perceive blockchain, however I perceive its utility, and in 10 years, we are going to all perceive the thought of blockchain.”

Walker added that blockchain id is a future that can shield the typical individual’s id, particularly from giant social media corporations and their collections of private knowledge.

Not like Democratic candidate Darlene McDonald, who was sure she is going to debate in opposition to Owens, Walker doesn’t imagine the incumbent will take part in any debates.

Harrison Epstein, Every day Herald

“Based mostly off his present habits I don’t assume he might deal with me in a debate, and I believe he is aware of that, so I don’t assume he’ll debate,” she mentioned.

Walker mentioned an incident on the 2020 marketing campaign path for Owens when he, at a city corridor assembly, instructed a staffer with the Utah Democratic Get together to respect their elders, after he questioned the then-candidate’s funds.

Walker separates herself from different candidates as a result of she says her marketing campaign is constructed on options, not like others.

“I’m sitting right here going ‘okay, these are the issues impacting inflation, these are the issues we might rapidly get applied to assist’ and if Burgess Owens attain out at present and mentioned, ‘Hey, I hear you will have some options,’ I can put aside this race and put the individuals first.”

Walker, Owens and McDonald will probably be on the Nov. 8 Common Election poll for the 4th District. The 4th District contains all of Utah County west of Utah Lake and south of 400 South in Springville, together with parts of central Utah.

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