Celeste Maloy

REPLACING:

Chris Stewart (R)^[i]

WORK HISTORY:

U.S. House of Representatives (Member, UT-2); Office of Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT-2; Staff); Washington County (UT) Water Conservancy District (Attorney); Utah Association of Counties (Attorney); Washington County, Utah (Deputy Attorney); United States Department of Agriculture (Soil Conservationist)[ii]

EDUCATION:

JD, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Law School; BS, Southern Utah University; Diploma, Pahranagat Valley High School[iii]

CAMPAIGNED ON:

Abortion + Reproductive Justice; Affordable Housing; Cannabis; Democracy; Education; Equality; Equity; Our Climate; Foreign Policy; Guns; Healthcare; Immigration; Infrastructure; Innovation; Our Families; Our Seniors; Our Veterans[iv]

ON THE ISSUES

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS:

Maloy is “unapologetically pro-life” and supports the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. She believes that states should have authority over regulating abortion on a “state-by-state basis.”[v] During the 118^th Congress, Maloy co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and the Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023, which would prohibit federal funds or health coverage for abortions.[vi] Maloy received an “A+” rating from the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America for the 118^th Congressional term. The group celebrated Maloy’s votes to roll back the Biden administration’s travel abortion policy for the Department of Defense, expand reproductive health resources to students, and she disapproved of the Biden administration’s Title IX rule for its “pro-abortion agenda.”[vii]  

IMMIGRATION & BORDER SECURITY:

Maloy has committed to finishing building the border wall, funding border control, and combatting drug trafficking.[viii] In September 2024, she voted for the House-passed No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act, which makes states ineligible for federal funding if they use such funding for undocumented citizens.[ix] During an October 2024 candidate debate, Maloy argued that the U.S. government must secure the borders before addressing immigration reform, saying “There is no immigration reform that's going to help solve the problem as long as our border is wide open.” She also voiced support for the House-passed Secure the Border Act, which would limit asylum eligibility and require employers to verify the employment eligibility of new hires through an electronic system.[x]

ECONOMY & JOBS:

Maloy vowed to fight for a balanced budget and rein in “out of control federal spending and regulations,” suggesting it has increased the cost of living.[xi] During the 118^th Congress, she introduced the House-passed Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Integrity Act that would expand access to federal contracts to Women-Owned Small Businesses.[xii] In October 2024, Maloy was endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[xiii]

TAXES:

While serving in the House, Maloy co-sponsored the Main Street Tax Certainty Act that would create a permanent “tax deduction for qualified business income.” She also co-sponsored the Debt Per Taxpayer Information Act, which would require the president’s “budget submission and the concurrent budget resolution to provide an estimate of the pro rata amount for each taxpayer of the public debt.” ^{[xiv] [xv]}

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY:

In April 2024, Maloy voted for the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, which revised the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to restrict the Federal Bureau of Investigation from surveilling American citizens for five years. She also voted for an amendment that would have prohibited warrantless searches of American citizens that was not included in the final bill.[xvi] In July 2024, Maloy co-sponsored the Public Land Search and Rescue Act, which would provide grants to assist states with costs affiliated with search and rescue missions on federal land.[xvii] She also voted for the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act in September 2024 that amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the Byrne Discretionary Grant Program to fund public safety report systems.[xviii]

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT:

During the 118^th Congress, Maloy supported the Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disproval to overturn a Federal Highway Administration measure that she argued imposed “performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations without Congressional authority.”[xix] Maloy also introduced the Utah State Parks Adjustment Act to transfer parcels of federally owned land to the State of Utah, the Water Rights Protection Act that prevents “the federal government from seizing privately owned waters,” and the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act that helps groups clean and improve the water quality of abandoned hard rock mines.[xx] [xxi]

FOREIGN POLICY:

Maloy supported the House-passed Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 in September 2024.[xxii] The bill proposes safeguarding American agricultural land and assets from being acquired by foreign entities deemed adversaries by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.[xxiii]

HEALTHCARE & SOCIAL SAFETY NET:

In October 2024, Maloy introduced the bipartisan Pharmacy Audit and Compensation Transparency Act alongside Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01). The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ pharmacist audits and enforce transparency.[xxiv]

DEMOCRACY:

In September 2024, Maloy voted for the No Foreign Election Interference Act that would prohibit “specified tax-exempt organizations from making contributions to political committees for eight years from the date of receiving a gift or contribution from a foreign national.”[xxv] [xxvi]

SOCIAL ISSUES:

On her campaign website, Maloy ensures that she will protect religious freedoms by fighting “for Utahn’s right to worship and practice their faith as they see fit.”[xxvii]