Poll: Utahns Support Military Crosswalk Policy

Libertas is set to release our first Libertas Insights/Overton Insights poll, gauging how Utahns feel about their state and various policy issues. You can explore the full results tomorrow.

In the first Libertas Institute/Overton Insights poll, we found that Utahns overwhelmingly support allowing military service members and veterans to count their training toward professional licensing, with 79% in favor of it and strong support across every political group. This legislative session, Senate Bill 90, supported by Libertas Institute, would make Utah the first state to pass such a law. 

 

Republicans (+80%), Democrats (+36%), and Independents (+62%) all back the idea by wide margins, making this one of the most broadly popular workforce reforms we will run this year. The message is simple: if you were qualified to do the job in uniform, you should not have to start over when you come home. This strong consensus gives lawmakers clear confidence to pass SB 90 and help veterans get to work faster.

 

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Jason Chipman

Jason directs Libertas’ public policy efforts with state government. Before joining Libertas, Jason spent 8 years as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He received bachelor’s degrees in Organizational Leadership from Drury University and Accounting from Central Methodist University. Jason worked for a semiconductor supply company for 14 years before getting elected, wearing many different hats in that time. He also spent 5 years in the US Navy, completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67. Jason and his wife Elane home school their five children and enjoy traveling and hiking.

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