Former Utah lawmaker Becky Edwards says she has focused on community service, which led to her current bid to replace Rep. Chris Stewart in the 2nd Congressional District.
Of the three candidates, Edwards likely has the highest name recognition, having served 10 years as a state lawmaker and running last year to try. But her message of bringing bipartisan compromise back to Congress may fall on deaf ears as some Republicans point to her vote for President Joe Biden in 2020, as well as her views on topics like abortion, as evidence that she lacks conservative credentials.
When she was born, Edwards' family was living in Manhattan, Kansas, where her father was pursuing a Ph.D. in child development at Kansas State. As part of his studies, Edwards' father helped write the curriculum for Head Start, a federal program created to provide early childhood education to low-income children.
As part of the debate team, Edwards and Arnold studied current issues and practiced defending different positions. It was during these busy academic years that Edwards, then Becky Price, began a relationship with John Edwards, the son of legendary BYU football coach LaVell Edwards. LaVell Edwards would later become one of Becky Edwards' biggest supporters as she decided to enter the political arena.
Soon after beginning her first term, Edwards began opening up her living room to constituents. "Bagels with Becky," where a handful, to several dozen, District 20 residents would pile into the Edwards' home to ask questions became a Saturday morning tradition. Jayne Edwards graduated last year from law school and now works in New York City as a housing attorney representing tenants who face eviction. Memories of her mom turning concerns into action, whether it be in church callings, PTA meetings or elected office, are a constant motivation for Jayne Edwards and have helped to elevate her ambitions to the highest levels of nonprofit and government work.
But while Edwards says she believes in the government's ability to assist those who lack the capacity, family or community to thrive on their own, she says she holds firm conservative convictions about the limitations of the public sector. "It just puts a human face on it and it was gratifying to see what we were able to accomplish when we brought geography, gender, and political viewpoints together and really worked to govern and get things done," she said.
But Edwards' unsuccessful Senate campaign set her up for a quick response to Stewart's resignation. In what feels like almost a continuation of her last campaign, Edwards says her latest bid for Congress has been a "series of short sprints."in the race and became the first to gather the 7,000 signatures needed to qualify for the primary after her elimination at the Utah GOP's special nominating convention.
Edwards says that by using her leadership and coalition-building skills, she will be able to address the issues that unite the 2nd Congressional District. The issues that would be top of mind if elected would be financial responsibility, immigration, jobs and the economy, and resource management, which includes water infrastructure and public lands management, Edwards said.
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