Phil Lyman
https://lymanforutah.com/
Immigration
- https://lymanforutah.com/policy/immigration (Phils stance on Nullifying ICE regulations, and his stance on immigration)
- https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/ut/2023/bills/UTB00008976/ (Phils yes vote on S.B 35 2023. Makes it easier for migrants to get licenses to work in Utah and be here legally)
2nd Amendment
- https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/static/HB0060.html (Co sponsored constitutional carry law)
- https://static.votesmart.org/static/billtext/77664.pdf (voted yes H.B 258, a bill that would bring gun safety courses to schools)
- https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/HB0219.html (Voted yes on H.B 219, making Utah effectively a 2nd amendment sanctuary state)
Housing
- https://lymanforutah.com/policy/economy ; https://lymanforutah.com/policy/housing (Phils stance on reducing government regulations, and reducing property taxes)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (1:01:37 disincentivize High density housing, take away the international building code, reduce regulation on building. 1:04:30 Communities should grow at the pace they want to not be forced to)
Taxes
- https://lymanforutah.com/news/2024/04/21/26-our-housing-market (Property taxes need to stop growing with property values)
- https://lymanforutah.com/news/2024/01/01/6-lets-fund-our-education-system-with-trust-land-returns-instead-of-property-taxes (Would like to replace property taxes with trust land returns)
Election Integrity
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (49:29 wants a Secretary of State brought back to be in charge of elections instead of Lt governor, and would tell Utah legislature to not bring a bill to his desk until they bring one about bringing a Secretary of State back)
- https://rumble.com/v3t4rqo-phil-lyman-challenges-cox-for-governor.html (49:58 Wants to pull out of the E.R.I.C, and wants election day voting at your precinct)
Climate/Energy/Environment
- https://www.youtube.com/@yellowcakecaucus4645/videos (Created the yellow cake caucus. Yellow cake is a nickname for Uranium)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fy7e9cn9fLrspJXYDBKFPcUDhovdmHGT/view?usp=drive_link (Would like to make Utah a sanctuary state for energy)
- https://lymanforutah.com/news/2024/01/24/9-the-only-no-vote (Believes local water managers can manage water better than a centralized unit)
DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Wokeism
- https://lymanforutah.com/policy/education (Speaks out against woke ideologies being taught in our schools, and wants to focus on traditional academics)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (1:37:00 Denounces DEI. He believes in Statehood, parenthood, and personhood)
Government Overreach (State)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (1:47:00 Wants to reduce the size of the Executive branch by 30%. Claims the executive branch has grown from 200 employees to 800 employees since Cox took office)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (1:06:00 Give authority and responsibility back to local governments and put all branches and levels of government back to their own lane)
- https://rumble.com/v3t4rqo-phil-lyman-challenges-cox-for-governor.html (28:58 Empower the state legislature. The Executive agencies have to much say in how bills are interpreted, giving them a blank check when a bill is passed)
Government Overreach (Federal)
- https://lymanforutah.com/policy/economy ;https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (1:32:00 If federal money has strings attached he will tell the federal no thank you and turn it down)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRO7jFLPMVA (Phils story for when he stood up the the federal government for shutting down and keeping it shut down, a County owned road)
Spencer Cox
Immigration
- https://youtu.be/qzfIH1_QlKQ?si=DlhZen-eEw080Y48 (Welcoming to “New Americans”)
- https://business.utah.gov/immigration/ (Definition of New Americans)
- https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/utah/# (study showing there are 108,600 undocumented (illegal) immigrants in Utah as of 2023
- https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwjgmwVmJB (18:25 mark); https://ksltv.com/629885/cox-fields-questions-on-elected-officials-transparency-immigration-during-town-hall/ (Is hands off when it comes to illegal immigration and wants the federal government to do more)
2nd Amendment
- https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/static/HB0060.html (signed the constitutional carry bill into law)
- https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/HB0219.html (signed the 2nd amendment sanctuary state bill into law)
- https://www.youtube.com/live/8Ko13TE_RTo?si=cwJtCR7i6XRt64hj (23:25-24:25 is open to discussing Red Flag laws)
Housing
- https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2024/04/30/cdr-utah-gov-cox-gives-local-communities-one-year-to-make-progress-on-less-expensive-starter-homes/ (warns communities across the state to rezone for his Utah First Homes program to have 35000 starter homes built by 2028, or he will force their hand)
- https://governor.utah.gov/2023/12/05/gov-cox-and-lt-gov-henderson-announce-150-million-utah-first-homes-starter-home-program-in-budget-announcement/ (Utah First Homes program)
- https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/ut/2024/bills/UTB00011039/ (signed H.B 13 into law, allowing a special district, infrastructure district, to levy property taxes for the purpose of building infrastructure to support affordable housing.
Taxes
- https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-tax-burden-of-every-u-s-state/ ; https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494 (Utah's tax Burden is 11th highest in the country on its citizens)
- https://le.utah.gov/interim/2019/pdf/00002717.pdf (page 20); https://le.utah.gov/interim/2024/pdf/00002220.pdf (page 20) (Utahs budget from 2019[$18.5 billion]-2024[$29.4 billion] increased $10.4 billion dollars)
Election Integrity
- https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter1a/67-1a-S2.html (Under state law, the Lt Gov is in charge of all state elections. Lt. Govs ticket is tied to the Gov. Cox is essentially over his own elections)
Climate/Energy/Environment
- https://www.youtube.com/live/8Ko13TE_RTo?si=cwJtCR7i6XRt64hj (12:00-15:34. Cox is pro Nuclear Energy. Cox sends angry letters to the federal government about using our coal/oil resources on federally owned land, because that's all he feels he can do.)
- https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/09/20/five-states-just-joined-california-in-launching-their-own-climate-action-corps/ (joined California in making an action climate corps, to go along with Bidens Climate corps)
- https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0061.html (signed H.B 61 into law, essentially centralizing our states water, and monitoring citizens water use)
DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Wokeism
- https://slchamber.com/public-policy/initiatives/utah-compact/ ; https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox/status/1338949890873802752?s=20 (signed the Utah Compact on Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion claiming Utah has racist and unfair past)
- https://governor.utah.gov/2022/03/24/gov-cox-why-im-vetoing-hb11/ (vetoed H.B 11. H.B 11 prevented any trans girl from claiming to be a girl and play on a women's only team)
- https://youtu.be/niG6Sq6JlDA?si=fJ5FqyOqOyeUebbu (36:04. Says that its not racist for the Utah Jazz to exclude white children from their program, on the basis of their skin, because the Jazz are making up for the racist actions that have happened in our community for a long time)
- https://governor.utah.gov/2021/04/13/student-town-hall/ (16:43-22:30. Shared his pronouns)
- https://governor.utah.gov/2021/06/01/gov-cox-declares-june-2021-as-lgbtq-pride-month-in-utah/ ; https://x.com/GovCox/status/1532015567883759616?s=20 ; https://x.com/GovCox/status/1664308878648147969?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1664308878648147969|twgr^da22116b5a99c59233ae31715452b17e50bdab68|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2023%2F06%2F01%2Fgov-cox-leaves-lgbtq-out-pride%2F ; https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utahs-governor-issues-pride-month-proclamation (Declared and Recognized June as LGBTQ+ Pride month his first two years in office; Pride month his third year; and bridge building month, which recognized June as pride month, in 2024)
- https://governor.utah.gov/2021/01/19/gov-spencer-cox-releases-one-utah-roadmap-a-plan-for-the-first-500-days-of-the-cox-henderson-administration/ (page 8 of roadmap) (implemented a DEI roadmap for his first 500 days in office)
- https://governor.utah.gov/2022/05/19/cox-henderson-administration-first-500-days/ (proudly shared his DEI progress after the 500 days)
- https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-elected-officials-developing-new-k-12-curriculum-on-diversity-inclusion (Created The Utah Diversity and Inclusion Commission for the purpose of creating a new K-12 Diversity and Inclusion curriculum.)
- https://time.com/6206233/spencer-cox-utah-governor-interview/ (Time magazine calls our governor the Red State woke Governor)
Government Overreach (State)
(Threaten cities to rezone areas to start building starter homes)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WvUGVNKTf9VnqhrfQu9o7_qPkSxtnp4/view?usp=drive_link (Local government official is worried that they don't have enough water for the demand of growth that is being pushed, and is worried will lose out on taxes if they refuse to follow along with the growth)
- https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0061.html (section 73-1-21, 1.) b.) ix)) (pushing for smart water meters to be installed, that would report water usage back to the state)
- https://kutv.com/news/beyond-the-books/gov-cox-looks-to-change-the-way-state-board-of-education-is-selected-Utah ; https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-governor-spencer-cox-attorney-general-sean-reyes-tim-ballard-operation-underground-railroad-mike-mckell-legislature-appoint-elect-ag-office-politics (Is interested in the governor appointing the State School Board, and the Attorny General, who are elected independently by the people right now. This consolidates more power to the state executive branch)
- Has increased the size of the Executive Branch by creating new positions like: Housing Innovation Advisor https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxHSDgOB5KldJvP42KxpjZCmMkWlb-fk/vie ; State water Engineer https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0061.html ; Equity and Inclusion accelerator https://kutv.com/news/local/state-poised-to-hire-an-equity-and-inclusion-accelerator ; The Utah Diversity and Inclusion Commission https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-elected-officials-developing-new-k-12-curriculum-on-diversity-inclusion ; Director of Immigration and New American Integration https://business.utah.gov/news/natalie-el-deiry-named-director-of-immigration-and-new-american-integration/#:~:text=Natalie%20El%2DDeiry%20Named%20Director%20of%20Immigration%20and%20New%20American%20Integration,-March%2023%2C%202022&text=The%20Utah%20Governor's%20Office%20of,immigration%20and%20New%20American%20integration. ; Senior Advisor-equity and opportunity https://slchamber.com/a-conversation-with-nubia-pena-senior-advisor-on-equity-and-opportunity-to-governor-cox-director-for-the-utah-division-of-multicultural-affairs/ . Some of these positions will be there for years to come, and quite a few have Woke roots embedded into our government.
Government Overreach (Federal)
- https://le.utah.gov/interim/2023/pdf/00002644.pdf ; https://le.utah.gov/interim/2022/pdf/00002327.pdf ; https://le.utah.gov/interim/2021/pdf/00002925.pdf ; https://le.utah.gov/interim/2020/pdf/00003735.pdf ; between pages 18-22. (Over the past 4 years while Cox was in office, we averaged 31% of our state budget being funded by the federal government [Bidens administration]. With strings attached https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/06/Utah-ARP-ESSER-State-Plan.pdf (page 69, says a requirement for these education funds is to make sure that Local Education Agencies comply with the maintenance of the Equity Provision)
- www.votecox.com/fighting-federal-overreach (He says he is standing up to the federal government, by writing letters to them)
- Does not practice statehood powers and stand up when it comes to federal regulations with ICE and illegal immigration.
- Does not practice statehood powers and stand up when it comes to regulations on our public lands and our resources.
- Did not stand up to the Federal Government during Covid 19 and went along with their mask mandates and Covid 19 shot requirements to private business.’
Conclusion/Endorsment
Phil Lyman
Cox has made our State Executive branch larger and consolidated more power to it by taking authority away from local governments.
Cox does not take a strong stand against the powerful grip of the federal government, making our state more beholden to them.
Cox has consistently been in line with the dangerous Woke Ideology in his language, and in his actions as the leader of our Executive Branch.
Phil wants a smaller, more balanced government (decrease the size of executive, give more authority to local and legislative branch) which in turn gives more authority back to the people.
Has a history of taking a strong stance to the federal government and wants to continue to use state and executive powers to do so.
Believes in the constitution and subscribes to the Republican and conservative ideologies.
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