Education: 

University of Utah 08' Biology
Completed graduate work in Economics

Experience: 

Currently genetic researcher at LDS Hospital within the Cardiovascular Research Department
Worked as a field director for Bill Dew's Congressional Campaign in 2008
Volunteered on the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign in 2008
Volunteered on the Michael Renckert County Mayor's Race
Taught a Pre-Med Workshop class by the University of Utah
Over 5 years of experience in the Healthcare/Research field

Volunteered in the following capacities:

Tutored inmates at the Utah State Prison
Ronald McDonald House
Tutored English to foreign Korean citizens
Various church callings
University Hospital as a research assistant  
Road Home creating pamphlets to inform others of the Road Home's mission
numerous service projects within the city and neighborhoods in West Valley City
                                     
My name is John Huntinghouse.  I currently work at LDS Hospital as a genetic researcher in the Cardiovascular Research Department.  I have a lovely wife Kara, who is my best friend and my closest confidant.  We have a beautiful one year old daughter named Maya.  She is the center of our attention (literally, you should see the mess she can get herself into already). 

I have been actively involved in politics ever since I ran with my friend Matt Bunkall for 5th grade class President and Vice-President.  We won overwhelmingly by a vote of 42-12 (ok, I can't remember the exact number but we won nonetheless).  The past couple of years I have been increasingly irritated by some of the decisions made by certain lawmakers.  So enough was enough; I decided to get more actively involved in politics, supporting those who held the same principles and philosophy as I did.  I started by just making phone calls and spreading the word to my friends and family for various campaigns throughout the valley.  Last year I was hired on to help Bill Dew with his election campaign for U.S. Congress against Jim Matheson and learned a great deal about the political process through that experience.    

It was at this point in time where I specifically looked at the representation that District 33 had.  Neil Hendrickson is a fine, upstanding man.  I knew his son quite well back in elementary school.  However, I found his stance (or lack thereof) on various issues, increasingly in contrast with the views that I held as a conservative Utahn.  I also was somewhat disappointed at the lack of communication that resided between the constituents that he supposedly represented and himself.  What made me even more frustrated was the lack of real competition for that seat put up by the Republicans.  That's when I decided that I needed to run for this office.  To give a real challenge to those views that are currently held by Representative Hendrickson.  I also wanted to allow a forum where the average citizen that lives in District 33 could express their views, regardless of party affiliation and actually have an impact on the representative that supposedly was representing them.  I want to increase the accessibility of the representative to the people whom he or she serves.  I want to give a voice to those who haven't had one for over a decade and a half.  I want all these things because this is what I want as a citizen of District 33, and this is the type of representative I will be if elected.  This is why I am running and this is why I am asking for your help in bringing this new message to all those who live in District 33.  Thank you for all of your support.      

Sincerely,

John Huntinghouse