PETER CROSBY SHOWS VOTERS HE’S DEDICATED TO FIXING THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT MOST IN DEBATE FOR UTAH’S 2nd DISTRICT

Peter Crosby showed he was a professional problem solver in his debate with Blake Moore last night at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Peter Crosby showed he was a professional problem solver in his debate with Blake Moore last night at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, covering solutions he’ll champion from issues as far afield as cost of living, preservation of the Great Salt Lake and the inefficiencies of our current Congress.
“I have a moral obligation to my district before a political party, before anybody else, and I need to vote in a way that’s going to solve these problems,” Crosby said in response to reining in inflation and strengthening the job market.

Among the priorities Crosby laid out are reinvesting in federal housing affordability programs the Trump administration has disinvested in, investing in upgrading Utah’s aging water infrastructure, securing real funding for water rights to save the Great Salt Lake, tax code changes that close loopholes for corporations, securing a right to privacy for all citizens, legal and humane immigration policy, passing legislation ensuring local review and approval of data center development, ending the Trump administration’s tariffs and stopping the War in Iran.

“We could vote to end the war in Iran. It would only take 1 or 2 Republicans to cross the aisle. The House is that close right now. We could vote to end a broad tariff regime. Again, it only takes 1 or 2 Republicans to cross the aisle and say, ‘I’m going to put the needs of my district before political party or loyalty to an executive,” Crosby went on, “It doesn’t take committee work. It just takes courage.”

When asked about representing Northern Utah’s diverse 2nd Congressional District, Crosby highlighted his thousands of conversations with voters across Northern Utah, emphasizing his focus on the concerns they raised directly to him, “I think the most important thing that I need to remember is first, do no harm and then second, help as many as I possibly can. And when I look at our existing policy right now – a policy that Mr. Moore has voted six times to maintain – tariffs are harming everybody – harming farmers or harming ranchers or harming small business owners, or they’re harming families.”

When asked to respond on the topic of tariffs, Moore, who has been in office nearly six years, mentioned taking a private call from Proctor and Gamble to help solve their tariff challenges rather than mentioning any concrete action he’s taken to ease the pain for small businesses and working families. To which Crosby replied, “none of the small business owners seem to receive the same attention.”

Crosby has a clear vision and closed with, “There’s a vision of our country that’s different than the path that we’re headed down now. It is a country where the economy works for regular people, where we have access to things that we need, like health care and housing, where the Great Salt Lake is healthy, where our public lands are protected and available not just for our kids, but every future generation. And that’s a future that happens when we elect people who are transparent and honest in their dealings in government. That’s the future that we’re fighting for.”

Independent polling from the Utah Debate Commission showed Crosby, whose grassroots campaign has taken no funding from Corporate PACs, in striking distance of Moore.

​​About Peter Crosby for Congress​

Peter Crosby is the Democratic nominee for Utah’s U.S. Congressional District 2, a first-time political candidate, and a girl-dad. He is running a strictly clean-money, grassroots campaign: Peter is not accepting corporate PAC donations or funding from PACs aligned with foreign interests, and has raised over $125,000 from small-dollar and individual donors, with over 94% coming from right here in Utah. The campaign is fully volunteer-supported with over 400 registered campaign volunteers. Peter believes citizens of Northern Utah deserve a representative that lives in the district, listens to their concerns, and puts the people of Utah ahead of party or the pursuit of personal power. He is holding public town halls throughout the district, with at least one in Cache, Box Elder, Davis, and Weber counties each month. To learn more, visit petercrosbyforcongress.org.

Miranda Jenkins
Peter Crosby for Congress
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