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Kent Udell

Democratic candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District

Kent Udell is an engineering professor focused on Western water supplies, affordable care and accountable technology.

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DistrictUT-03
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Kent stands.

Campaign position

Reliable Western water supplies

  • Supports clean, reliable water for Western communities, farms and tribal nations

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Medicare access for everyone

  • Supports wider Medicare access and less insurer control to improve care and lower costs

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Starter homes near services

  • Supports starter homes near schools, parks and services needed by young families

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Safe storage and red-flag laws

  • Supports firearm safety training, secure storage and red-flag protections for public safety

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AI labels and human agency

  • Supports labels on AI-generated content and keeping human legal agency separate from AI

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Pausing new data centers

  • Supports pausing Utah data centers until transparent answers address water, air and energy concerns

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. Reported 2003

    Experience

    Berkeley Environmental Restoration Center director

    Led restoration research.

  • Experience

    Hay hauler

  • Experience

    Truck driver

  • Experience

    Ranch worker

    Supported ranch operations.

  • Experience

    Federal advisory board member

    Advised federal agencies.

  • Experience

    Engineering ethics instructor

    Developed and taught ethics.

  • Experience

    UC Berkeley mechanical engineering professor

    Taught and researched engineering.

  • Experience

    UC Berkeley professor emeritus

    Retained emeritus status.

  • Experience

    University of Utah engineering professor

    Taught mechanical engineering.

  • Experience

    Utah Sustainability Research Center director

    Led the research center.

  • Experience

    University of Utah department chair

    Led mechanical engineering.

  • Experience

    Utah emeritus professor

    Retains emeritus status.

  • Accomplishment

    Groundwater cleanup technology

    Helped develop steam extraction used to remove toxic groundwater contamination.

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