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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Dedication</h1><h3 style="text-align: center;">When you run a small business, you don't clock out at 5:00 PM. I am used to working 70-hour weeks and tackling problems head-on. I will bring that exact same relentless drive, work ethic, and common-sense focus to the United States Senate. Utahns work hard every day, it's time you had a Senator who does the same.</h3>

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Tested by the Real Economy</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6085d21f-6048-4cde-b2db-729677309995/771eee6c-6e69-4b74-a717-efc581465f10/e47f38b4-303a-43d5-b0fc-5858595bec90.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=554%2C108%2C2442%2C3561&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"><h4>After graduating, my wife Lori and I started our engineering careers, bought a home in Layton, where we raised our daughter and still live today, and earned our Professional Engineering licenses. In 2003, we took a leap of faith and launched our own geotechnical engineering firm.</h4><h4>We built that business from the ground up. Before long, we had 15 employees. As we grew our staff became more like our extended family than a list of numbers or names. I quickly realized that to be a successful boss, your employees have to be able to make a good living and grow right alongside you.</h4><h3>Then, the 2008 financial crisis hit.</h3><h4>Almost overnight, new construction completely stopped. We faced the fight of our lives just to keep the company alive. To survive, we had to furlough and lay off people we cared about deeply. It was a brutal, heartbreaking stretch that taught me exactly what real independent business owners face when the economy turns upside down.</h4><h3>The Creative Pivot</h3><h4>Right after a painful round of layoffs in late 2008, Lori suggested, jokingly, we turn our winemaking hobby into a business because people buy wine even during a recession. Two weeks later, I sat down with her to go over my business plan for a part-time winery we could run alongside our engineering firm just to keep the bills paid.</h4><h4>We launched the winery in 2010. For years, I pulled double duty as a full-time engineer and a winemaker. But by 2016, skyrocketing corporate insurance costs made running the engineering firm impossible. We pivoted fully. Today, we are full-time winemakers and distillers. Lori and I still craft, bottle, and pack everything ourselves, with our own two hands.</h4>

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Why I'm Stepping Up</h2><h3 style="text-align: center;">"My decision to run came down to a hard truth when I realized if you do not make enough zeros on your paycheck the federal government does not care about you." — Jay Yahne</h3><h4>Washington writes massive loopholes for giant corporations and ultra-wealthy developers, while regular middle-class families are left holding the bag for rising costs and failing infrastructure.</h4><h4>If good people refuse to take risks and stand up, we will watch our rights, our water, our public lands, and our democracy slip away to the highest bidder. I love this country too much to sit idly by and let that happen.</h4>

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">I’m Jay Yahne, and I am running for the U.S. Senate to protect our democracy from the clear threats it faces today.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6085d21f-6048-4cde-b2db-729677309995/a7fdc30f-802f-4985-948f-8aecca15598e/a1d6b7b4-5dcb-4883-8412-6e9d4e42d900.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C3276%2C4096&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"><h3>I’m not a career politician, and I’m not a corporate lawyer. I’m a civil engineer, a local winemaker, and a small-business owner from Layton.</h3><h3>I don’t look at Utah through the lens of Washington talking points. I look at our state through a lifetime of working here, raising a family here, and solving real-world, physical problems. I know what it means to sign the front of a paycheck, sweat over a tight budget, and live in the real economy every single day.</h3>

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Let’s be honest: most families in Utah are completely exhausted by the screaming matches in Washington. Right now, the loudest 15% on the far left and the far right dominate the headlines, leaving the middle 70%, regular folks, whether conservative, independent, or liberal, completely ignored. Jay isn't interested in joining a political circus or chasing internet clicks; he is running to bring baseline honesty, dignity, and practical problem-solving back to public service on behalf of our entire state.

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I fully support Move to Amend, a coalition dedicated to ending corporate control over our democracy. Right now, a web of legal loopholes allows billionaires and massive corporations to bypass standard campaign contribution limits through indirect spending, effectively buying elections and drowning out the voices of ordinary citizens.Let's be honest: when special interest groups funnel millions of dollars into a campaign, they expect something in return. While direct individual donations are strictly capped by the FEC, the current system allows a wealthy few to dictate policy behind closed doors.This reality highlights a fundamental flaw in Washington: our government is being run by the power of money, not the power of the people. By passing a constitutional amendment to strip corporations of political personhood, we can firmly return control of our government to everyday Americans.

Our federal government should be driven by the power of the people, not the power of dark money and corporate influence. I fully support the Move to Amend coalition to overturn Citizens United and end the corrupting fiction that corporations possess constitutional rights. By closing the loopholes that allow billionaires to bypass standard FEC contribution limits through Super PACs, we can return control of our democracy to everyday citizens.

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Invest in American Infrastructure, Not Tools of DestructionFoundational infrastructure, our roads, bridges, power grids, and water systems, is the backbone of a functioning society and a thriving economy. Right now, America’s infrastructure requires massive, sustained modernization to meet the demands of our people and fuel national growth. We must shift our priorities, investing heavily in projects that build America up rather than funding ventures that tear other nations down.The American Society of Civil Engineers currently grades our national infrastructure at a "C." While the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provided a critical baseline that helped lift our national average, recent funding cuts, including a 7% reduction in 2025 with more planned, threaten to erase that progress. For America to remain a vibrant, competitive nation, we must fully restore and expand our infrastructure funding.As a retired civil engineer, I could talk about the complexities of our infrastructure for hours. I welcome the chance to discuss it with any voter.Looking at just one critical example: here in Utah, and across the West, water is our most pressing challenge. Without water, our communities cannot survive. The historical methods we used to collect, treat, and transfer water are no longer sufficient to handle changing climate realities and growing populations. We need comprehensive investments to modernize water systems nationwide, alongside basin-scale engineering projects designed to secure a continuous water supply for generations to come. Brilliant, viable solutions exist, but they require serious capital. It is time to stop talking about these vital projects and finally fund their implementation.

Foundational infrastructure like our roads, bridges, and power grids is the backbone of a thriving nation, but America's current networks are facing critical neglect. As a retired professional civil engineer, I believe we must shift our national priorities to invest heavily in building our own communities up rather than funding destruction abroad.

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Let’s define corruption plainly: if an elected official, or anyone connected to them, profits from the power of their office, that is corruption. It rigs the system against the rest of us, plain and simple. When I look at Washington, I see a political class that treats public service like a private get-rich-quick scheme, writing loopholes for their corporate donors while regular families in Utah sweat over their mortgages.I’m running because I’m tired of watching career politicians use their positions to line their own pockets while ignoring the middle-class families who don't make enough zeros to buy their attention. We need a senator who answers to citizens not special interests. It’s time to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, close the revolving door for corporate lobbyists, and firmly return the power of our government to the everyday people it is supposed to serve.

If a politician or their inner circle profits from the power of public office, that is corruption, plain and simple. I am running to crack down on self-dealing in Washington and ensure our government finally answers to the everyday citizens it is supposed to serve.

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A highly educated public is the bedrock of a strong democracy. Yet today, too many Utahns are forced to choose between pursuing their dreams and incurring decades of crippling debt. A quality education is more than a line item; it is our pipeline for the next generation of leaders, a proven escape route from poverty, and, as artificial intelligence reshapes the job market, an essential safety net for workers needing to re-skill.As the parent of a recent college student, I have watched Utah’s public universities face repeated, short-sighted budget cuts. We should be investing more in our people, not less. State-run universities and trade schools must be prioritized so students can secure degrees or professional certifications without taking on massive debt.I believe tuition for a bachelor's degree or technical certificate at a public, state institution should be covered just like K–12 schooling. The return on this investment is clear: we build a high-quality workforce, expand and strengthen the middle class, and fuel our economy. Higher education should be a stepping stone, not a financial trap, and it belongs within reach of anyone willing to work for it.

A highly educated public is the bedrock of a strong democracy, yet decades of crippling debt force too many Utahns to put their futures on hold. I believe tuition for a bachelor's degree or technical certificate at a public state institution should be fully covered, just like K–12 schooling. By treating higher education as an accessible stepping stone rather than a financial trap, we strengthen the middle class and build a resilient workforce.

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Corporations and the Ultra-Wealthy Must Pay Their Fair ShareIt is time to stop handing out massive tax breaks to large corporations, mega-developers, and the ultra-wealthy. Working families and small businesses should never be forced to subsidize those who already hold the vast majority of our nation's wealth. Corporate incentives are often sold as strategic wins to attract new industry, but the bill for those tax breaks doesn’t just vanish. Instead, the financial burden shifts directly onto local citizens and small-business owners, who are left holding the tab for the infrastructure upgrades these massive developments require—even when the projects don't benefit the local community.While big businesses can bring value, we must keep their impact in perspective. Utah’s small, medium, and mom-and-pop businesses plant their roots deep in our towns. They don't threaten to pack up and leave for the next tax haven, yet their collective contribution to our economy is routinely ignored by a system that favors Wall Street over Main Street. Main Street businesses pay their full share of taxes, and it is time the largest corporations do the same.

Working families and independent businesses should never be forced to shoulder the tax burden for massive corporations and ultra-wealthy developers. While corporate incentives are often framed as economic wins, they ultimately pass the hidden costs of new infrastructure onto local taxpayers. It is time to stop favoring Wall Street over Main Street and ensure the largest companies pay their fair share, just like Utah's rooted small businesses do every day.

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While Utah’s urban core grows rapidly along the Wasatch Front, our expansive rural communities remain the backbone of our state's identity. The economic and social realities of rural Utah are vastly different from those of our urbanized corridors. As we craft and implement public policy, we must explicitly account for these distinct priorities to prevent one-size-fits-all mandates from unintentionally crippling our rural towns.Too often, sound-bite solutions regarding water usage, agriculture, and fossil fuels completely ignore the human cost to the areas driving production. Energy extraction—specifically oil, gas, and coal—remains the economic lifeline for a significant portion of rural Utah, providing stable, high-paying jobs that sustain entire local economies. While transitioning toward cleaner energy is necessary to lower emissions, abrupt blanket bans disregard the immediate financial devastation inflicted on these communities.We must work directly with rural leaders to build practical, phased solutions that develop new economic drivers before pulling the rug out from under existing ones. A thriving, unified Utah requires keeping our rural towns economically viable and vibrant. I want to hear your perspective on these complex issues, and I am committed to finding balanced solutions that preserve our rural heritage while securing their economic future.

While the Wasatch Front drives our urban growth, Utah’s expansive rural communities remain the true bedrock of our state's identity. One-size-fits-all policies on energy and natural resources often ignore the human cost, threatening to dismantle local economies that depend on traditional industries like agriculture and energy extraction. We must reject reckless blanket bans and instead partner directly with rural Utahns to build stable economic transitions that protect their livelihoods.

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We must defeat the SAVE Act, championed by Senator Mike Lee. This bill is outright voter suppression masquerading as election security. Non-citizen voting is already strictly illegal, carries severe federal penalties, and is exceptionally rare. Instead of protecting the integrity of our elections, this bill creates massive administrative hurdles designed to make it harder for law-abiding Americans to vote. Under its rules, every single citizen, whether they have been registered for decades or are a first-time voter, would be forced to present a narrow list of documents to prove their citizenship, a list that excludes standard state-issued driver's licenses. Historical evidence proves that these hyper-restrictive registration laws don't stop fraud; they simply lock out eligible American voters.While the SAVE Act primarily targets registration, it is part of a broader, short-sighted assault on mail-in voting. Voting by mail has a proud history dating back to the Civil War, and today, it is the secure, gold-standard system used right here in Utah. Studies consistently show that mail-in voting provides no statistical advantage to either political party. What it actually does is increase convenience and boost voter education. From my own experience, sitting down at the kitchen table with a mail-in ballot allows you to actively research the candidates and make deeply informed choices at your own pace. Voting is a fundamental right and a civic duty, and we should be encouraging participation and protecting access, not restricting it.

Voting is a fundamental right and a civic duty, yet measures like the SAVE Act threaten to suppress legal voters under the guise of election security. This restrictive legislation would force every American to produce narrow documentation just to register, completely ignoring the fact that non-citizen voting is already strictly illegal and exceptionally rare. Instead of creating unnecessary hurdles, we should protect proven, secure access like Utah's mail-in voting system, which encourages higher turnout and allows citizens to make well-researched decisions.

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Healthcare isn't just an abstract political debate; it’s a crisis hitting Utah families right at the kitchen table. Too many politicians downplay the reality, pretending that going without insurance is a choice made only by people who don't know any better. The truth is it is rapidly becoming the reality for middle-class Americans.In 2017, after our insurance company hit us with yet another 26% premium hike, my wife and I faced an impossible choice: pay the mortgage or keep our health insurance. You can’t eat health insurance, you can’t wear it, and you can’t sleep under it. So having no other choice, we dropped it. We opted to put money aside each month to cover our own care, but for millions of families, even that isn't an option.The United States is the only developed nation where corporate profits take precedence over human lives. It is morally wrong. When a single broken ankle can cause lifelong financial ruin, the system is fundamentally broken.I will do everything in my power to push for Universal Healthcare and cut out the greedy middlemen. We do not need for-profit health care insurance companies, artificially inflated prescription prices, and layers of corporate administrators taking a cut. We need a simplified system managed at the state level since healthcare costs vary by region with a lean federal framework to handle interstate care.Instead of forcing businesses to pay skyrocketing private premiums, we can fund this through a baseline payroll tax, significantly lowering the overhead for employers. Furthermore, your auto, homeowners, and workers' compensation premiums will naturally decrease because those policies will no longer have to absorb wrapped-in medical payouts.As an uninsured American, I live with the daily knowledge that a serious illness like cancer would force my family into a horrific calculation: seek treatment and lose our home or skip care to save my wife and daughter from financial ruin. No American should ever have to choose between bankruptcy and death. It’s time to stop treating healthcare like a luxury and start treating it like a fundamental right.

In 2017, after a massive premium hike, my wife and I had to choose between keeping our health insurance or paying our mortgage, so we dropped our coverage. I am running for the U.S. Senate as an uninsured American who knows firsthand that a system where a single broken ankle causes bankruptcy is completely broken. I will fight for a simplified, state-managed universal healthcare system that cuts out for-profit middlemen and ensures no family has to choose between financial ruin and survival.

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Water: Securing Our Most Critical ResourceThe Colorado River Drainage and Great Salt Lake are in crisis and need to be saved. Spanning across Seven States, Two Nations, 30 Indigenous Tribes and Nations, the Colorado River supports over 40 million people and allows for the production of around 20% of American agriculture produce. We cannot allow this water system to fail.On the surface, solutions are simple: add more water and restore the hydrological cycle of the basin to a healthy level. In practice, following a plan to accomplish this will be difficult and expensive. While conservation and smart water use remain critically important to long term success, the water system can no longer be saved by this alone.Saving the Great Salt Lake is an essential aspect of a broader, multi-front strategy. Evaporation from the lake feeds the weather patterns that bring essential rain and snow to the Wasatch Range and the critical headwaters across Northern Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.Just saving the lake is not enough on its own. Yes, it'll rescue our ski tourist industry, but it is an important aspect of an overall plan. With a multi-path remediation plan, we can restore these two great waterways and secure the water needed to live for generation to come.As a retired Civil Engineer, this is something I have given a lot of thought to, but this campaign website is not the best place to start getting into specific details.I will work across party lines especially with the representatives of the other 6 Colorado River Compact States to secure the federal funding required for the large-scale infrastructure projects needed to address the issue. There are no quick fixes, but delaying action only guarantees disaster.

The Colorado River Basin and the Great Salt Lake are facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens the water supply of 40 million people and the weather patterns that sustain our entire region. As a retired civil engineer, I know that while conservation is vital, we have passed the point where cutting back is enough; we need aggressive, large-scale infrastructure intervention. I will work across party lines and partner with the other six Colorado River Compact states to secure the federal funding required to rebuild our water systems and protect Utah's future.

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