San Juan County (SJC) is the largest county in the State of Utah. The population is comprised of people of diverse cultures who reside in only a few small towns and on two Native American Reservations. SJC Dems support the idea that all residents of the county should be afforded equal access to the same qualities and services of life including:

Economic security

Health care and safe living conditions

Telecommunications

Education

Government services, meetings, and representation

Road maintenance and transportation services

Access to clean air, water, and energy

The SJC Dems believe that the county can demonstrate balance in the plans for sustainable growth while helping maintain the county’s traditional characteristics. The county should craft planning and economic development policies that encourage a balance between extractive industries, education and health services, community services, as well as business designed to support tourism as more people come to visit and to live and work in SJC.

The vast landscape of SJC presents a constraint for access to voting in federal, state, local, and Navajo Nation elections. The SJC Dems are committed to projects and strategies that will allow everyone voting access including:

Proper addressing of each residence

Updated maps of voting districts

Increased registration of all residents

Access to mail-in, early voting, and in-person voting sites

Translation services

SJC is comprised of over 82% public land. With that said, the SJC Dems encourage local and state leaders to support the conservation, preservation, and access to public lands throughout the county and the restoration of Bears Ears to its 2016 boundaries or to the size in the original coalition request. We believe the monument will contribute to the economic strength of San Juan County by growing job opportunities.