Tom Waqa

Tom Waqa is a Republican who filed as a candidate for Utah State House of Representatives District 61 in the 2026 election, challenging incumbent Lisa Shepherd. He is associated with the Orem area and has served in a leadership role in a local Fijian-speaking Latter-day Saint ward. Waqa has a background including coaching women's rugby at Brigham Young University and working as a network infrastructure engineer there.