Ian Parrish
About
Ian Parrish is a Democratic candidate who ran for U.S. House of Representatives in Utah's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election. He is from Clearfield, Utah, with family roots tracing to early pioneers on his father's side and post-WWII immigrants from the Netherlands on his mother's side. For most of the last decade, he has worked in the auto finance industry, leading teams handling charged-off loans through negotiation and litigation.
Where they stand
Fiscal Responsibility
Focus on investing where it strengthens families, cutting waste, and making the system fair without blank checks or cutting essential programs.
Healthcare
Support a universal Medicare-style system to reduce uninsured rates, lower costs, allow Medicare to negotiate more drug prices, ensure coverage follows individuals, protect medical freedom in patient-physician decisions, and modernize provider reimbursements.
Cost of Living
Fix trade policies for stability, support nutrition programs like SNAP and WIC, expand early education access, and simplify taxes with automatic filing options.
Economy & Jobs
Streamline regulations for small businesses, support the PRO Act and worker protections, expand skills-based training and apprenticeships, invest in infrastructure, and protect right-to-repair.
Housing
Incentivize building more affordable homes through zoning reforms and infill, ban predatory rentals, prioritize Utah families over corporate investors, and provide down payment assistance.
Environment & Water
Restore clean energy tax credits, support local water conservation for the Great Salt Lake and agriculture, improve forecasting, pursue all-of-the-above energy including renewables and safe nuclear, and ensure data centers pay for infrastructure.
Elections/Democracy
Build on Utah's secure election system, support anti-gerrymandering reforms, and implement ranked-choice voting.
Paying For It
Implement targeted wealth taxes, fair capital gains treatment, end special carveouts for the wealthy, restore IRS enforcement, and strengthen oversight.
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