Paid leave
Supports expanded business tax credits for offering six weeks of paid maternity leave.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Riley Owen
Candidate for U.S. House · Utah · District 1
THE PERSON
Background
Riley Owen is a Navy Reserve intelligence officer and former White House policy analyst. His campaign describes work in manufacturing policy, shipbuilding and defense technology and founding a wildlife-conservation organization.
Roots
- Navy Reserve intelligence officer
- Former White House policy analyst
- Defense-technology and conservation work
Education
- Princeton University graduate; studied international affairs
- University of Oxford · Master of Public Policy studies; campaign identifies a scholarship to earn the degree but does not explicitly confirm completion
Background sources checked October 27, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Housing
Supports conditioning federal funding on local zoning reforms to improve affordability.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Children and technology
Supports age-verification legislation for social-media use, with a stated threshold of 16 and older.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Government ethics
Supports banning congressional stock trading and a constitutional amendment reversing Citizens United and setting congressional term limits.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Defense
Supports prioritizing lower-cost unmanned military systems over expensive legacy platforms.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Government technology
Supports modernizing government software and using AI to improve services and detect waste, fraud and abuse.
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Supports apprenticeships connecting Utah colleges and advanced manufacturers.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Water and public lands
Supports coordinating agencies and local stakeholders to save the Great Salt Lake and expanding Utah's role in public-land management.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. House · District 1 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 21, 2026.
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