Elizabeth Weight
Bio | Weight has a Master’s in Linguistics and Bilingual Education at the University of Utah and has been a teacher in the Granite School District. |
Status and Position | Former State House of Representatives of Utah |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Utah |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Weight raised $16,132 during her 2020 campaign. Her top contributors include the Committee for a Democratic Majority, Stationary Engineers Local 39, and Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 140. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=15491089 |
Voting Rights | Weight's stance on voting rights is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | Weight's stance on universal healthcare is unknown. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Weight's stance on socialized healthcare is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Weight's stance on private healthcare is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Weight has indicated that she is in favor of LGBT rights. Source: https://www.advocate.com/politics/2017/3/08/bill-repealing-utahs-dont-say-gay-law-heads-governor Weight sponsored a bill that allows parents to be charged with child endangerment in the event that they kick out a child because they disapprove of their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Taxes | Unknown | Weight's stance on taxes is unclear. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Weight's stance on a flat tax rate is unknown. |
| Abortion | For | Weight has indicated that she is in favor of abortion. Source: https://progressreport.betterutah.org/legislators/rep-elizabeth-weight/ Weight voted against several anti-abortion laws including S.B. 174, which would prevent an individual from receiving an abortion except in extreme cases such as rape or incest. |
| Gun Control | For | Weight has indicated that she is in favor of gun control. Source: https://kutv.com/news/local/proposed-utah-gun-storage-bill-aims-to-stop-accidental-shootings Weight proposed legislation that would allow prosecutors to charge individuals with a misdemeanor for unsafe storage of a firearm that results in injury or death. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Weight's stance on assisted suicide is unknown. Weight proposed legislation that would allow prosecutors to charge individuals with a misdemeanor for unsafe storage of a firearm that results in injury or death. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Weight's stance on government interference is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Weight's stance on Planned Parenthood is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Weight's stance on welfare is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Weight's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Weight's stance on the death penalty is unknown. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Weight's stance on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Weight's stance on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Weight's stance on the war on terrorism is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Weight's stance on foreign policy international interaction is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Weight's stance on United Nations power is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Weight's stance on nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Weight's stance on free markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Weight's stance on Brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Weight's stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Weight's stance on government spending is unknown. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Weight's stance on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Weight's stance on Common Core is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | For | Weight has indicated that she is in favor of clean energy. Source: https://progressreport.betterutah.org/legislators/rep-elizabeth-weight/ Weight voted against mining amendments and a refinery sales tax exemption that go against clean energy standards. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Weight's stance on religious freedom is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Weight's stance on the separation of church and state is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Weight's stance on slavery reparations is unknown. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Weight's stance on border control is unknown. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Weight's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | For | Weight has indicated that she is in favor of DACA. Source: http://www.utahhousedemocrats.org/news/2017/12/22/democrats-urge-utahs-congressional-delegation-to-take-action-to-protect-americans-in-the-daca-program |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Weight has indicated that she is in favor of sanctuary cities. Source: https://www.utahhousedemocrats.org/news?offset=1545424032612 |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Weight's stance on legalizing marijuana is unknown. |