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He doesn't really strongly impress me either way. He seems like a fairly typical municipal-level bureaucrat who doesn't have any concept of how his standard operating procedures constitute an abuse of power and infringe on the basic rights of the people he governs. | He doesn't really strongly impress me either way. He seems like a fairly typical municipal-level bureaucrat who doesn't have any concept of how his standard operating procedures constitute an abuse of power and infringe on the basic rights of the people he governs. | ||
He has expressed in interest in exploring public transportation options. Whe asked about property rights, he stated that anyone should be able to do what they want on their property if the zoning rights exist. Expressed that the idea of expanding the number of commission seats should be studied, but that other options should be explored as well. Expressed that if the tax base grows, then taxes would not need to be raised, but that otherwise they might need to be. Expressed the intention to defer to cities when issues come up. Looks favorably upon giving tax breaks to attract businesses. Has stated that the presidential candidate he most closely aligned with was Marco Rubio.<ref>Lisa Anderson, [https://lindon04precinctdelegatepoliticalponderings.wordpress.com/county-commissioner-a-candidate-meet-greet/ "Utah County Commissioner A Candidate Meet & Greet"], Lindon 04 Precinct Delegate Political Ponderings, 30 Mar 2018</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:31, 11 April 2018
James A. Dixon is running as a Republican candidate for Utah County Commission Seat A in the November 2018 Election, Utah County, Utah.
He doesn't really strongly impress me either way. He seems like a fairly typical municipal-level bureaucrat who doesn't have any concept of how his standard operating procedures constitute an abuse of power and infringe on the basic rights of the people he governs.
He has expressed in interest in exploring public transportation options. Whe asked about property rights, he stated that anyone should be able to do what they want on their property if the zoning rights exist. Expressed that the idea of expanding the number of commission seats should be studied, but that other options should be explored as well. Expressed that if the tax base grows, then taxes would not need to be raised, but that otherwise they might need to be. Expressed the intention to defer to cities when issues come up. Looks favorably upon giving tax breaks to attract businesses. Has stated that the presidential candidate he most closely aligned with was Marco Rubio.[1]
External Resources
- Campaign Website
- James Dixon for Utah County Commission - Facebook
- James Dixon for Utah County Commission - Twitter
- 2018 Declaration of Candidacy for County Office
- Katie England, "Newly-formed United Utah party announce Utah County candidates", Daily Herald, 15 Feb 2018
- Katie England, "Field starts to crowd in race for Greg Graves' Utah County Commission seat", Daily Herald, 12 Jan 2018
- Cathy Allred, "Lehi City OKs Traverse Mountain concept plan", Daily Herald, 10 Aug 2011
- Cathy Allred, "Adobe reveals its building concept for Lehi campus", Daily Herald, 11 Mar 2011
References
- ↑ Lisa Anderson, "Utah County Commissioner A Candidate Meet & Greet", Lindon 04 Precinct Delegate Political Ponderings, 30 Mar 2018