Common Sense Leadership. A Record You Can Check.
Anyone can make promises. Here is what Matt MacPherson actually delivered for West Valley City, Magna, and Utah families.
Common Sense for Working Families
Groceries, gas, and housing all cost more. Matt believes Utah families should keep more of what they earn.
- Cut the state income tax to 4.45%, the sixth cut in six years.
- Cut the state gas tax by 15%.
- Expanded the child tax credit so more families qualify, and created childcare tax credits for small businesses.
- Passed Truth in Taxation and Pricing Protection laws, so property tax hikes are out in the open and shelf prices match the register.
Common Sense on Public Safety
Public safety is not us versus the police. It is all of us versus crime.
- Invested more than $140 million in public safety this session.
- Funded grants to help police solve more violent crimes.
- Passed HB136, strengthening impound rules for unlicensed drivers.
- Passed HB539, strengthening domestic violence protections and pretrial release standards.
Protecting the Place We Call Home
The Great Salt Lake and the air our kids breathe are not partisan issues. They are part of protecting our health, our economy, and Utah's future.
- Invested $66 million to protect Utah's water resources, including direct Great Salt Lake funding.
- Funded critical dam safety upgrades.
- Protected long-term water rights for the next generation.
- Supports practical solutions that protect the Great Salt Lake and improve the air our families breathe.
Common Sense for Our Kids
Money belongs in the classroom.
- Increased public education funding by $145 million, raising per-student funding 4.2%.
- Passed HB148, allowing Utahns to donate on their tax return to help pay off school lunch debt.
- Set phone-free learning standards so kids can focus.
Bills Matt Passed in 2026
Common sense is more than a campaign slogan. These are some of the measures Matt moved through the Legislature in 2026.
School Meals Debt Relief
Unlicensed Drivers
Domestic Violence Protections
Protecting Your Social Security Number
Utah Leads the Nation
Keep Common Sense Working for West Valley City and Magna.
Matt is focused on practical solutions, safer neighborhoods, strong schools, working families, and protecting the community we call home.