Stephanie Hollist for State Senate

Stephanie Hollist
Republican for State Senate

It's Time — Let's GO

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"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

Meet Stephanie

Stephanie Hollist is a lifelong Utahn, an attorney, and a problem-solver who believes Utah’s government should work for the people it serves — not for entrenched power.

Stephanie has lived in Davis County for more than 35 years. She and her husband have raised their four children here, all of whom attend schools in the Davis County School District. Her husband works at Davis High School, giving their family a deep, firsthand connection to the everyday challenges facing local families. She is a community-minded leader with deep roots in Utah’s civic and educational institutions.

Personal Note:

As your state senator, I will focus on being the voice of our community. I will stand up for our rights – our right to question and challenge government when it fails to act as it should, and our right to a system of checks and balances carefully designed by our founders.

Government must be limited to the scope of its role and accountable to avoid government overreach and corruption.

So many people I meet are concerned about our future. We’re concerned that our state’s values are being pushed aside, eroded, or corrupted. I understand that concern, because I feel it too. I am a parent. I live here. I care deeply about what kind of future we are leaving to our children and our community.

We are seeing just one example of this right now with big development proposals that have the potential to significantly impact our resources – and our lake. Moving things like this forward without listening to these concerns – or not even acknowledging them in the first place – leads to serious questions about who our government is serving. And how we’ve given so much power to unelected bodies with the ability to have such a huge impact on our resources – our water, our air, our environment.

I also meet a lot of people who are ready to step up. We’re not giving up. We know it’s possible. This is why I’m willing to say what needs to be said to those who need to hear it, and why I’m not afraid to do what must be done. But I can’t do it alone.

Together, we are protecting our future – and that makes the work worth it. It’s time. Time for hope, for commitment, and for standing up for what is right. We can do this. Join me.

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A Career Built on Understanding the Law — and Its Consequences

For the past 20 years, Stephanie has worked as an attorney for state and city government, involved firsthand in understanding how decisions made at the Legislature ripple through public institutions and into people’s lives. Today, she serves as Vice President and General Counsel for a heavy machinery company based in Salt Lake City, advising on complex legal, regulatory, and operational issues that directly affect Utah’s economy and workforce.

One of the things that sets her apart is Stephanie’s rare and practical understanding of how laws are written, how power is exercised, and where the system breaks down. No other candidate has seen firsthand both sides of creation and implementation.

She has watched the legislative leadership navigate — and often avoid — Utah’s toughest challenges. As a lawyer, she understands not only what the law says, but how it can be written better, and used to actually solve problems instead of creating new ones.

Stephanie’s career reflects a commitment to service, thoughtful leadership, and collaborative problem-solving. She has been a steady voice in training leaders on ethics, conflict of interest, open governance, and accountability.

I get people, I get the constitution, and I care.

Why She's Running - Trust

Stephanie is running for the Utah State Senate because Utah is stuck — and the current leadership isn’t fixing what matters most. She is challenging the district’s long-serving incumbent because after two decades in the legislature, many of the district’s core challenges remain unaddressed and the current leadership is disconnected with the real needs of the community.

Too often, instead of meeting Utahns where they are and finding honest solutions, what we have seen is that when Utahns speak up, leadership doubles down instead of listening.

Stephanie believes Utah deserves better.

“When leaders hold immense power, the standard should be higher, not lower. Transparency protects institutions and the people who lead them.”

– Stephanie Hollist

She is running to bring reason, transparency, and accountability back to the Legislature — and to ensure that government once again reflects real Utah values: responsibility, hard work, self-reliance, community, and opportunity.

Stephanie is committed to regaining the public’s trust and faith in government.

Stephanie believes that sound policy starts with listening — to neighbors, families, educators, small business owners, and civic partners — and that solutions should reflect Utah’s shared values of service and opportunity.

“People need to know that their government is listening, that their concerns matter, and that decisions are being made openly and responsibly. I’m running to help rebuild that trust and strengthen the relationship between this community and its government.”

– Stephanie Hollist

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A Focus on Families, the Economy, and Utah’s Future

As your state senator, Stephanie will focus on:

Building Trust

Building trust starts with listening to the people and tearing down the barriers to transparent, effective governance. Leadership listens, discloses, and delivers. Power should never replace accountability. Utah deserves better process, because better process means better outcomes. Right now, real power sits with unelected development authorities like MIDA: boards with land-use and taxing power, but little oversight, little transparency, and no direct accountability to the people they affect. When people are shut out of decisions that affect their livelihoods, government loses legitimacy. I've seen it in my career: bring people in early, use the data, know the legal framework, and trust grows and policy works. That's how I lead, by opening the process and building solutions people can believe in.

Protecting What Makes Us Great

As outside actors come into Utah wanting to use our resources and potentially impacting us, our Great Salt Lake, and our environment, we have to be vigilant and push back. Technology answers are ahead, but with any growth, we have to do it right. I am constantly digging in, working to understand all our options when it comes to protecting our water and air, learning about nuclear energy and its potential to help, and working to find ways to make sure we do not get abused and left worse off in our rush to be the first or the biggest. There are solutions, and I’m ready to find them, with your help and input all along the way.

Helping Working Utahns Provide for Their Families

Helping working Utahns provide for their families by supporting a strong economy, attainable housing, a healthy job market, and access to effective educational opportunities. Housing should be attainable for the people who make our communities work - families, first-time home owners, and working people, like first responders, nurses, and teachers. There is not one solution to the housing affordability problem, but the role of state government should be to support cities in decision-making and help them find resources, independent data, and solutions to deliver results that benefit our community.

Supporting Utah's Youth

Utah's kids deserve to walk into a future that looks nothing like today's economy, and AI is at the center of that shift. It's a real opportunity: kids who learn to use these tools well will have doors open to them that didn't exist a decade ago. But it's also a real concern, from how AI reaches kids in the classroom to whether they're still building the fundamental skills, judgment, and resilience they'll need underneath it. Getting this right takes parents and teachers working together, with educators' expertise guiding the way and parents having the final say in their child's education. Local decision-making, not one-size-fits-all mandates, is how we prepare kids for an economy that's changing fast, so they're ready to compete and connect to Utah's workforce. When educators are supported and parents are heard, our kids are ready for whatever comes next.

A Personal Commitment

Stephanie Hollist is running to bring people together, speak honestly, and do the hard work of solving problems — not ignoring them.

Leadership for Senate District 7

Stephanie brings toughness, capability, and transparency to this race. She understands the system. She understands the constitution, and Utah families because she is raising one today.

She is ready to return government to the people — and make it work again for Senate District 7.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Can you tell us about your Republican values?

A. Stephanie is a traditional Republican and has been her whole life. She believes in the Constitution, in integrity, limited government, transparency, and accountability. Those are fundamental basics we need to restore to our legislature, which is her focus. Stephanie is very pragmatic and focused on things that are impacting us every day – fiscal conservatism, lower taxes, limited government, and local government. Stephanie believes we have to start with real change in how our government is operating.

Q. What will you do to protect Utah's resources?

A. I’m working hard to learn all I can about the best ways to protect our water, air, energy, and the rest of what makes us a beautiful and liveable community. I’m meeting with experts on conservation and at the same time learning about the potential for pipelines and opportunities to return water to the lake. We have to find the balance between respecting property rights and being good stewards of the public trust in our shared resources. I’ve toured nuclear energy facilities, and am working to understand how to make sure we’re doing things in a way to protect our future.

Q: What will you do about unelected development authorities like MIDA?

A. While these authorities may have started with good intent around protecting Hill Air Force Base and encouraging economic growth, at this point they appear to have become behemoth organizations with insufficient transparency or accountability. Unraveling these entities will take time, but it’s time I’m ready to invest.

Q. How can we trust you?

A: I’ve fought hard to get here, overcoming a 20+ year political incumbent. I’m giving it my all and will keep giving it my all – for you. For us. That commitment I’ve devoted to getting here, I’m going to keep devoting that to our interests.

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