Utah State Senate

You know, they'll call them activist judges.

But the funny thing is, of course, that the Senate, our super majority Republican Senate, approved all of these judges.

Appointed

by Republican

Right.

From those list of applicants, the governor appoints a judge.

The Utah State Senate confirms them.

And then it comes back to the voters, us, in these retention elections.

Appreciate you guys asking questions.

So our next interview is from Mackenzie Miller, who's running for Senate District 11 in Utah.

One of the things that he talked about that really stuck out to me.

Now, I don't know a lot about the politics of Utah, but I know there's a lot going on around saving the Great Salt Lake.

And I thought that that genuine part of his character came through in the interview, that he really saw that this was a chance where he felt that he should serve, that he needed to step up and be a part of the solutions for the challenges that Utah is facing.

And I think that you'll hear that in his answers in the interview.

Joining us today is Mackenzie Miller, a Navy veteran, parent, and candidate for Utah State Senate District 11.

He's running on a platform focused on working families, transparency in government, and practical results-driven leadership.

Um, I'm CJ Hernandez.

Uh, many of you may know I'm running for Utah State Senate District Five, which includes Ogden, the town that I love.

A bit about me, I grew up in Weber County and started my career at Hill Air Force Base as a contract negotiator, and then joined the Department of State and became a diplomat for about twenty years, serving in eight different countries.

I do speak Spanish pretty fluently, English somewhat fluently, and a little Hungarian.