Unaffiliated · Utah House District 64 · 2026
This year, choose independents.
Alan Wessman brings a moderate, problem-solving, ethical approach to the Utah House. He’s not beholden to a party’s agenda but is dedicated to listening to and serving the voters of Spanish Fork, Salem, Woodland Hills, Leland, Lake Shore, Palmyra, and Benjamin.
“Being a moderate means seeking good ideas from all sorts of places.
Alan Wessman
It means putting ethics and rule of law first.
And it means being thoughtful and conscientious in putting principles into action.”
Who is this guy, anyway?
A neighbor, a leader, and a longtime Utahn.
Alan has lived in Spanish Fork for 20 years. He and his wife Shannon raised four daughters here, and now have two sons-in-law and a grandchild.
He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from BYU and works as a software engineer for a cybersecurity firm.
Before Spanish Fork, he lived in West Valley City, Washington state, and Provo, and spent two years in Hokkaido, Japan.
He has chaired policy committees, led two Boy Scout troops, and collected signatures for the Prop 4 anti-gerrymandering initiative.
He tends his own yard, picks up trash along the river trail, sings in the choir, and keeps up with current events.
Principles
What you can expect from your representative.
Alan’s standard for public service is the Scout Law, the same code he taught to young men for many years.
Honest, transparent, devoted to the public interest and rule of law.
To the Constitutions of the United States and of Utah.
In office to solve problems and do good for constituents.
Quick to see the good in others and the value in their ideas.
Staying away from personal attacks and hostility.
Reaching out in encouragement to the less fortunate.
To the oath of office and sworn duty as a public servant.
Realistic but optimistic, believing we can find solutions to most problems.
Careful and scrupulous with public funds.
Willing to speak the truth and advance good causes.
Free of scandal, corruption, impropriety, and bigotry.
Respectful of our nation and state’s founding ideals.
Policy Priorities
Where Alan stands.
Alan is committed to studying issues before forming opinions and voting on them. Here is a selection, and you can find a fuller exploration of Alan’s ideas on the Principles & Policy page.
Elections & voting
- Restore opt-out vote-by-mail, no postage required.
- Allow better voting methods like Approval or STAR Voting.
- “Soft” term limits
- Recall procedures for officials who lose public trust.
Water & the Great Salt Lake
- Set a legal minimum elevation for the Great Salt Lake.
- Fix laws that reward waste.
- Fund real water-conservation incentives.
- Help farmers transition to drought-friendly crops.
Housing
- Allow sensible low-to-higher density where it fits.
- Prevent investors from crowding out homeowners.
- Promote transit-oriented development.
- Revitalize blighted areas and replace/repurpose vacant buildings.
Education
- Protect and expand K–12 public school funding.
- Free school lunch.
- Keep school district decisions local.
- Fund a new Utah County community college.
Transit & traffic
- Expand FrontRunner, buses, and park-and-ride in our district.
- Extend bike-trail networks.
- Better enforcement of distracted driving laws.
Energy
- Grow geothermal, wind, and solar.
- Cautious nuclear with strict safety and professional standards.
- Better grid resiliency and battery storage.
Ethics
Restoring public integrity.
A candidate who owes nobody, doesn’t sell out, and stays away from shady practices.
- ✓No financial or personal conflicts of interest.
- ✓Does not gamble, speculate, day-trade, buy/sell crypto, or have anything to do with get-rich-quick schemes.
- ✓Will recuse from any vote that specifically affects his employer.
- ✓Carries no personal, business, or campaign debt. Home is paid off and credit cards never carry over a balance.
- ✓Pledges to review every bill before casting a vote.
- ✓Committed to telling the truth, being informed, doing what’s right, serving with honor and dignity.
How to support
Three ways to help win District 64.
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