A PRACTICAL, REASONABLE CONSERVATIVE NOT ENDORSED BY FAR-LEFT LIBERAL GROUPS NOR BEING PROMOTED BY TOP-LEVEL SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP: I am a practical conservative who is not so extreme that some left-leaning people who know me well are still adamant supporters. People know I represent my community, not district leadership or the powerful special interests that already dominate school boards. We need checks and balances on absolute domination, not more of the same.

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WILLING TO TAKE HEAT TO REPRESENT MY CONSTITUENTS: I was the lone board member not to vote for the tax increase that passed last year. I instead proposed a lower tax based on reducing our budget for iPads in the lower grades and for administrative bloat. I took a lot of heat for my vote, and there are many who are backing my opponent because of this.

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​20-YEAR SUPPORTER OF DAVIS SCHOOLS: I am a parent of four with nearly 20 years of experience in Davis School District. I am highly skilled at analyzing data and care deeply about students, teachers, parents, representing the majority of my constituents and not extreme viewpoints, and doing what's best for our school district. I have a solid 20-year track record of supporting parents and teachers, and have the wholehearted support of the best of the best in education.

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SOME ENDORSEMENTS:

• Tracey Meade, long-time head of the iconic Davis High math department

• Julie Laub, esteemed chemistry teacher at Davis High

• ​Tami Tran, Kaysville Mayor

• Lili Bitner, candidate for Utah House 17

• Melissa Layton, Farmington City Council

• Jodi Lunt, former head of the Davis Education Foundation, the charitable arm of Davis District

• Jim Lamb, former Fruit Heights City Council

• Doer's Network: https://assets.nationbuilder.com/doers/pages/5974/attachments/original/1792267938/2026_Davis_County_Voter_Guide.pdf?1792267938

• See more endorsements under the “Endorsement” section

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DEDICATED LEADERSHIP FROM A DEDICATED SCHOLAR

• Mother of four, with two decades in 8 Davis District Schools

• Years of PTA & school community council leadership

• Sacrificed work at Utah's largest law firm to serve on the board

• National Merit scholar who graduated from BYU cum laude in humanities with double minors in physics and math

• Earned the equivalent of a physics degree while in law school; the only board member with a math/science background

• Some of Julie's children have also experienced private schools, public charter schools, career/technical education schools, and have even been homeschooled; all these experiences give Julie unique insight into what constitutes high quality education

• Father was born in North Korea; Julie's profoundly grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this country–she often tells his story at Farmington & Davis High graduations
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ACCOUNTABILITY WITH A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET

• Voted for lower property taxes to reduce spending on district office administrative bloat & on iPads in the younger grades

• Disagrees with the board’s recent approval to increase the superintendent’s pay (who was already being compensated around $400,000/yr)

• Halted the rubber stamping of corporate welfare; giving unnecessary tax breaks to outside entities harms taxpayers and schools

• Got the district to get competitive bids for services it was overpaying for

• Used legal expertise to minimize lawsuits & save taxpayer money

• Working with legislators to adjust education funding formulas to: 1) reduce pressure to raise Davis County property taxes, and 2) simultaneously bring more money to Davis schools without raising taxes

 

FIGHTS FOR:

• Strong academic programs

• Teacher morale & parent voice

• Accountability and transparency

• Small class sizes

• Less screen time in schools

• Conservative family values

• More meaningful teacher/employee/athlete surveys and feedback systems

• Special education funding (Julie has a child in Sped)

• Gifted programs (Julie's had multiple children in gifted programs)

• Strong dual language immersion schools (Julie's had children in both the immersion and traditional English side of immersion schools)
   

CHECKS AND BALANCES

• Not associated with powerful special interests that already dominate Utah school boards

• Was not asked to run by, nor am I being promoted by, people in the highest levels of power in the school district

• Not seeking to expand a therapy referral business and does not stand to benefit professionally by serving on the board

• Chairs the Board Audit Committee and ensures that it operates as independent as possible from the superintendency

• Serves on the Board Policy Committee where she helps craft law for the school district and has prevented the board from making inadvertent legal mistakes multiple times

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