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Campaign Phone
8012319559
Current Employment
Chief of Preventative, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hill AFB
Education
Physician
Campaign Website
https://www.balancedbodies.io/votefordrerynrusso
As a physician who works with communities across Utah, I see firsthand how local leaders understand their neighborhoods best. I believe in local control first—especially for zoning, land use, police/fire, and local utilities.
But the state must step in when:
-Fundamental rights or public health are at risk.
- Problems cross boundaries (water, air quality, infectious disease).
- We need consistent standards for elections, education, and fiscal responsibility.
My medical background teaches me that prevention and coordination matter. I support state preemption only when there’s a clear statewide need—and only after listening to local voices first.
As a doctor invested in Utah’s future, I know that healthy families need strong schools, safe roads, and reliable infrastructure.
I support responsible tax relief, but not at the expense of essential services.
My approach:
- Review spending and cut waste with a scalpel.
- Protect education, public safety, water, and health services.
- Target relief to working families and small businesses.
I measure sustainability by:
- A 5–10 year structural balance, not just a one-year surplus.
- Reserve fund at least 15% of general fund revenues.
- No real-term decline in per-pupil education spending.
- Infrastructure and schools maintained at or above standards.
Tax cuts should be phased in and tied in to hitting these targets.
In my clinical work, I see the health impact of housing instability—from infections to chronic disease to mental health crises.
Housing is healthcare.
I support:
- Downpayment assistance for first-time buyers, especially in affordable new construction.
- Grants for cities that streamline permitting for affordable housing.
I believe in market-based solutions with targeted support, not just more shelters.
Prevention is always better than crisis care.
As a preventive medicine physician, I know that water is public health.
Clean, reliable water is essential for families, farms, and our economy.
I support conservation that is voluntary, incentivized, and smart:
Communities:
- Expand turf-removal rebates and xeriscaping.
- Require efficient landscaping in new homes.
- Invest in smart meters and leak detection.
Businesses:
- Tax credits for water-efficient technology.
- Require large users to report use and set reduction goals.
Farms and ranches:
- Fund irrigation modernization (drip, pipelines, precision systems).
- Create water leasing markets.
I want to help Utahns do more with less water, especially to protect the Great Salt Lake and our long-term health.
As a physician, I care about clean air and reliable power for Utah families.
I support a diversified, practical energy portfolio:
- Nuclear: Strongly Support: Small modular reactors as long-term, reliable, clean baseload.
- Wind/Solar: Develop where it makes environmental and economic sense.
-Natural gas: Keep as a bridge fuel for grid stability.
- Storage and grid upgrades: Critical for reliability and lower costs.
I don’t believe in picking just one source. A mix of solar, wind, nuclear, and gas, plus storage and modernized grid, gives us reliable, affordable power over the next 20–30 years.
