Elias Montgomery
IND
Elias Montgomery is an unaffiliated candidate for Utah's open 1st Congressional District, running as an independent alternative to the two major parties, focused on housing costs and what he calls a "broken political system."[5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing
Supports streamlining approval of "missing-middle" housing such as duplexes and townhomes while limiting large-scale corporate purchases of single-family homes.[5]
In their words — priorities
- Housing affordability: wants to discourage large-scale institutional purchase of single-family homes and legalize "missing-middle" housing like duplexes and townhomes.[5]
- Government-process reform: proposes a "proportional nomination model" requiring parties to nominate candidates in proportion to voter affiliation, a ban on omnibus spending bills, and a public real-time ledger for federal transactions.[5]
- Local control: says decisions on zoning and development should stay with local communities, and opposes fast-tracking large industrial projects like a proposed Box Elder County data center without standard public hearings.[5]