About Me
From Rural Idaho to Your Neighbor in HD51
I grew up in rural Idaho, in a conservative, faith-centered home. Hard work wasn’t a value my family talked about; it was just how things got done. That’s where I learned to roll up my sleeves and get to work.
Two Years in Spain
I served a two-year LDS mission in Spain. It taught me how to listen before I speak, how to sit with people whose lives look nothing like mine, and how to earn trust one conversation at a time. Those two years shaped how I show up for people today.
Building a Life in Utah
I came to Utah looking for better opportunities than Idaho could offer. I got educated, built a career, and met some of the best people in my life here. Utah gave me a place to plant my roots, and now I want to give back.
The Guy Who Gets Things Done
My career is in IT project and program management, with a focus on building new, sustainable systems and infrastructure to meet executives’ goals. When a problem lands on my desk, I get the right subject-matter experts in a room, dig into what's actually going on, propose solutions, build a plan, and guide that team to complete the effort on time. If something needs to cross the finish line by a deadline, I'm the person people call.
That work has meant sitting across the table from executives one day and the people doing the hands-on work the next, and getting both to agree on a way forward, even when we don't see eye to eye. I know how to work through disagreements and reach a real compromise, not just win an argument.
Saratoga Springs, Lehi, and Eagle Mountain have seen some of the fastest growth in the country, with little support to match it. We don't need a Representative who mostly votes no. We need someone who will fight for what this district actually needs and knows how to get it done.
— That's the fighter
I plan to be!
People Over Party
My politics don’t fit neatly into one box, and I’ve stopped apologizing for that. I understand the frustration of feeling like both parties have lost the plot.
I hear “Whatever happened to common sense?” from voters constantly, and I get why. I’ve voted both ways because I’m not loyal to a party.
I’m loyal to the people of this district, and to doing right by them, whatever that takes.
I hope to be the neighbor that can represent your voice and needs at the Capitol. Together, we can build the life you want here in Utah, but that can only be done by voting.
Thank you, I hope to earn your vote.
-Brett Nielsen