Provo’s primary election (whose results were mostly certified this week) has determined that Provo voters will choose between Michelle Kaufusi and Sherrie Hall Everett for their next mayor in this year’s general election on November 7th.

Michelle Kaufusi was asked by Provo’s political/economic elites to run for office, and advocates a “strong” Provo—so strong, some might say, that it can wrangle our municipal economy into submission such that, when she says “dance,” it will dance, when she says “jump,” it will ask how high, and when she says “let there be a grocery store in west Provo,” it will produce a grocery store according to her will.

Sherrie Hall Everett wants to keep Provo “moving forward,” which presumably means moving in the statist direction that she helped to expound in Vision 2030—a vision that includes “sustainable development,” “Smart Growth,” homeowner subsidies, restrictions on rental housing, mandatory neighborhood diversity, city-run business monopolies, business subsidies, Internet censorship, socialized medicine, health regulation, and an expanding array of city-run recreation facilities.

Between empowering the state and subjugating the economy, there aren’t any good mayoral options this year for Provoans who cherish America’s wonderful political heritage of rightful liberty under Constitutional law.  Which means that we’ll need to work hard over these next four years to produce such options in 2021.  If you’re both willing and able to help with this task, then please visit our website for a proposed gameplan of what to do between now and then.

References:

• Vote Provo: Candidate Information
• Provo: Election Results
• Provo Daily Herald: “2017 Primary Election Results”
• Provo Daily Herald: “Provo guaranteed its first female mayor come Jan. 1” (2017 Aug 25)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Michelle Kaufusi announces candidacy for Provo mayor” (2016 Nov 03)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Michelle Kaufusi explains her Provo mayoral candidacy on new ‘What Say Ye?’” (2017 May 22)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Michelle Kaufusi is not an athlete but says she will stand strong for Provo” (2017 Jun 25)
• Provo Daily Herald: “2017 Candidate Guide: Michelle Kaufusi” (2017 Jul 26)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Guest opinion: Dedicated to keeping Provo strong” (2017 Aug 04)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Michelle Kaufusi takes leads in primary’s preliminary results for Provo mayor” (2017 Aug 15)
• Michelle Kaufusi for Provo Mayor
• Provo Daily Herald: “Sherrie Hall Everett announces candidacy for Provo mayor” (2017 Jan 19)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Sherrie Hall Everett visits ‘What Say Ye?’ to discuss mayoral candidacy, BRT” (2017 May 30)
• Provo Daily Herald: Sherrie Hall Everett, former councilwoman, will bring experience to mayor’s office (2017 Jun 25)
• Provo Daily Herald: “2017 Candidate Guide: Sherrie Hall Everett” (2017 Jul 26)
• Provo Daily Herald: “Guest opinion: Put principles above preferences” (2017 Aug 01)
• Sherrie Hall Everett for Provo’s Mayor
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