Paul Child // Republican // Utah County Recorder

  • How have the arts, culture, and/or humanities impacted your life?
    • The expression of feelings introduces not only the feelings of self but of others and the beauty of that.
  • Utah's humanities and arts employ 123,000 Utahns, provide $4.4 billion in earnings, and $13.2 billion in sales. This is a larger economic impact than agriculture, mining, and real estate. Do you consider the arts and cultural sector an economic driver in Utah?
    • Yes
  • Fiscally responsible government investment in the arts and humanities (including humanities and arts education) means to me:
    • I believe that means providing tax revenue to the benefit of what it was approved by the voters to do.
  • Items of Legislation I support:
    • My county's redevelopment authority should have a public art ordinance
    • Friendly ordinances that encourage public and private mural creation
    • Increased investment in public art projects to encourage murals, sculptures, utility wraps, and more
  • Would you elaborate on your answers above?
    • I won't have a legislative position to pass a RAP tax.
  • I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:
    • Public buildings
    • Transportation
    • All government capital projects
  • Anything else we should know about you?
    • I really love the photography medium as well as plays, dancing exhibitions.