One of the most important and rewarding parts of being an elected official is listening to, responding to, and advocating for the people you represent. I have a proven record of doing this as a member of the Provo School Board and as a state legislator.
I am committed to always being a phone call, text, or email away and to answering your questions honestly, even when it may not be what you want to hear. I will work with you and city staff to find solutions to issues or frustrations you bring to my attention. I am in our community every day: running or walking the trails, taking classes at the Rec Center, walking downtown, buying things at the farmers market, eating at our incredible restaurants, attending festivals, buying gas, and taking my grandkids to the parks. Please feel free to approach me anytime to ask questions or just say hi.
Julie says:
This is 100% true.
As a relatively involved constituent who disagreed with Marsha plenty while she was our state legislator, I definitely put her responsiveness to the test! So I can attest that she listens, responds substantively, and doesn’t waste time with meaningless platitudes. She’ll answer questions, explain, add context, or strike up a dialogue as much as possible. If she disagrees she just says so without patronizing or being dismissive. There were times she didn’t know the answer to my question. She didn’t pretend to know everything or act like my question wasn’t important. Instead she simply said she didn’t know, but went and found out what she could and got back to me.
Our views are often different, but no matter what, I very much respect her for this.