Mike Kennedy

Mike Kennedy advocates a pro-growth, fiscally conservative approach to the economy, prioritizing lower taxes, shrinking red tape for businesses, and policies aimed at reducing costs for families and supporting small-business growth. He emphasizes making life affordable and economic opportunity through limited government and accountable budgeting.

Kennedy supports expanding federal resources for technical and career-technical education by broadening eligibility for existing grant programs to qualified technical colleges through the TECH Act, arguing this levels the playing field with traditional four-year institutions. He has also backed bipartisan efforts to boost rural STEM teaching in K-12 schools.

Kennedy supports expanding domestic energy production by streamlining federal permitting for energy projects, including the License to Drill Act, to reduce bureaucratic delays. He also promotes public lands access to facilitate energy development and recreation.

Kennedy supports technology accountability and workforce development: he introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act to hold social media platforms accountable for harms caused by their algorithms, and the TECH Act to level the playing field for technical colleges by expanding eligibility for existing federal grant programs, aiming to improve AI safety and tech workforce training.

Kennedy supports tightening immigration enforcement by standardizing detention facilities nationwide to match the U.S. Marshals Service standards, ensuring consistent safety and care for detainees. He also emphasizes expanding local detention capacity and stronger federal-local cooperation to address resource gaps and improve enforcement.

Mike Kennedy positions himself as a defender of the Second Amendment and supports constitutional carry/expanded gun rights, emphasizing the need to protect firearm ownership and oppose federal gun restrictions.

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Mike Kennedy supports protecting Utah's public lands and increasing local access by backing legislation like the Public Lands Access Restoration Act and advocating for reform of federal land management to reduce bureaucracy.