Thursday, August 17, 2023

Orem City Candidates

Crystal Muhlestein

  • All for shared values, families, neighborhoods, and community. 
  • Lower fees and fiscal responsibility.
  • Supports family housing - position on high density housing is unclear, might be opposed due to emphasis on family housing.
  • Bachelor's degree from BYU.
  • Works in health care, and substitute teacher at elementary school.
  • Married with kids.
  • Not responding to Facebook posts or email.
Matt McKell
  • CPA and tennis coach.
  • Married with kids.
  • Fiscal responsibility.
  • Supports family housing, protecting neighborhoods.
  • Not responding to email.
Greg Duerden
  • Veteran.
  • Married with kids, grand kids, and great grandkids.
  • Supported separation of Orem schools from Alpine.
  • Supports transition to Constitutional Charter City.
  • Was against Woodbury apartment development Promenade near UVU and Lakeridge Jr. High.
  • Strongly opposed to high density housing.
  • Responds to email. I agree with his response to my inquiry.
Chris Killpack
  • Married with kids.
  • Served mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also served as mission president of the Utah Orem mission.
  • Stronger Orem endorses Chris.
  • Manages a business on State Street.
  • Responds to email.
Jeffrey Lambson
  • Opposed splitting Orem from Alpine school district.
  • Supported pause of high density housing construction.
  • Married with kids.
  • Coach of various sports.
  • Supports smart, reasonable development where it makes sense and keeping it away from areas where it doesn't make sense. Sounds like he supports high density housing if it's in the right location.
  • Stronger Orem endorses Jeff.
  • Responds to email.
  • I agree with his response to my email.
Archie Williams III
  • No profile on state website.
  • Facebook page notes that he's a commander at National Royal Rangers Ministry, heavy equipment operator at Geneva Rock Products, and a few other miscellaneous jobs.
  • Single with kids.
  • College includes Salt Lake Baptist College and Orange Coast College.
  • Pro-life, anti-marijuana, anti-illegal drugs, against gay marriage.
  • Supports unions.
  • Supports raising the minimum wage.
  • Didn't post a profile on the state voting website nor a video interview.
Spencer Rands
  • Married with kids.
  • Opposes high density housing that are poorly planned. Supports responsible growth and development.
  • Supports ample funding of public safety departments.
  • Doesn't respond to email.
Heather Fry
  • Married with kids.
  • Supports Family City USA.
  • Seems like she's against high density housing.
  • Responds to email, although her response to my email was severely lacking.
Jenn Gale
  • Swim coach at Orem High.
  • Married with kids.
  • Studying public administration at BYU.
  • Supported upgraded Orem rec center and library hall.
  • Stronger Orem endorses Jenn.
  • Believes Orem residents should be inclusive and compassionate toward all people.
  • Responds to email.
David Garber
  • Wants to abolish zoning, licenses, and regulation. Supports privatizing city-run businesses.
  • Married.
  • Member of and served a couple of missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Responds to email.
  • I approve of his response to my inquiry.
Mike Carpenter
  • Married with kids.
  • "appropriately manage the remaining growth and potential redevelopment within the city while maintaining the characteristics that have made this such a desirable place to live"
  • Responds to email.
  • I agree with his response to my email.
Wade Sewell
  • BYU alumni.
  • Wants an apparently vastly more limited government.
  • Not happy about city's response to people that are late on their utility bills.
  • Doesn't respond to email.
  • Didn't submit a video to Orem city as a candidate.