'It can sometimes feel like politics is something that happens to you, rather than for you,' says Rep. Sahara Hayes, D-Millcreek. 'Utah is an amazing state, and I want it to be welcoming and inclusive for all its residents.'
for children last month, Hayes spoke against the effort, saying "someone very close to me is trans." She spoke of how hard it was for them to live "knowing you're never going to have the body you want."that prompted her to run in the first place.is actually a big reason why I ran for office because I do have a trans loved one," she said last month. "It felt like there needed to be somebody that was directly standing in that line of fire.
"I think we need to elect more queer people. That's just a fact," she said. "I don't speak for all queer people, and I think that's important as well. ... It's hard to necessarily trust that somebody is going to be making the best decisions for your self-interest if they have never seen what your self-interest means."
"My view is that the government exists to serve its citizens, and that it should be doing everything it can to uplift the people who call our state home," she said. "I am a Democrat, but my goal is to serve my constituents, not subscribe to a specific ideology."is one of her top priorities, calling it an "issue that needs to be urgently addressed.
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