Lynn Zaritsky // Democrat // Utah House of Representatives District 58 (A+)

1. Should government invest in funding the arts and humanities at fiscally responsible levels?

Answer: Yes

2. Do you support investing money into K-12 arts and humanities education at fiscally responsible levels?

Answer: Yes

3. Do you believe that arts and humanities education should be required in the k-12 curriculum?

Answer: Yes

4. Do you consider the arts and culture sector to be an economic driver in Utah?

Answer: Yes

5. Do you support Utah's Percent-for-Art Act, which designates 1% of public building costs for public art?

Answer: Yes

6. Do you support preserving the Utah Historic Preservation Tax Credit?

Answer: Yes

7. Do you support policy that positively impacts tourism, such as the creation of historic and cultural districts?

Answer: Yes

8. Have you had a personal experience with arts, culture, or humanities that has had an impact on your life? Please explain. (responses to this question were not graded)

Music has always been a part of my life, starting in 4th grade, when I played violin in our school orchestra, on through junior and high school, when I played cello, and also participated in the a cappella choir.  Writing has also been very important - my high school had a program for "Able and Gifted" students to attend classes at our local college, where I was selected to participate in the Creative Writing classes.  This experience started me on a professional writing path, with my eventually having written a nationally syndicated column which dealt with disability issues.  I also wrote a creative non-fiction/autobiographical book that won second place in its category in the Utah Arts Council OriginalWriting Competition several years ago. 

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