Democrat Doug Owens and Republican Anna Reeves face off Nov. 3 for the Utah House District 33 seat covering parts of Holladay and Millcreek.

Owens, the House minority caucus manager, has held the seat since 2021. A corporate and environmental attorney, he founded the nonprofit Utah Outdoor Partners, which builds parks and trails. Reeves won the Republican nomination after defeating Gerald Burt at the party convention; Burt had lost to Owens in 2022.

The candidates' positions were first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune in an Oct. 12 voter guide.

Water

Owens wants stricter water-use data, conservation incentives and a requirement that water-intensive developments account for their impact. He sponsored four water bills during the 2026 legislative session, according to the water-policy group Grow the Flow Utah.

One, HB 509, passed and authorized a wetlands study. Another, HB 155, which would have created tiered residential water rates, never received a hearing, Fox 13 reported.

Reeves said she wants Utah to go beyond conservation. She supports water recycling, atmospheric water capture and desalination research, calling for the state to "plan for a future of abundance, not simply manage scarcity."

Affordability

Owens supports building housing near jobs and transit, helping first-time buyers and scrutinizing tax incentives that shift costs onto families.

Reeves calls for routine scrutiny of taxes, fees and government spending. She said state-granted utility monopolies should seek efficiencies and pass savings to residents.

Government transparency

Government corruption ranked as voters' top concern in a Salt Lake Tribune reader survey.

"My constituents may not agree with every vote I cast, but they will always know where I stand and that I am working for them," Owens said in the voter guide.

Reeves said she supports transparency in government spending, open decision-making and strong conflict-of-interest safeguards.

Data centers

Owens said he secured committee support for a legislative study of data centers' effects on water, air, wildlife and the Great Salt Lake. KUTV reported that he moved to add the study in the Natural Resources Interim Committee, calling it "timely and useful," and Republicans did not oppose it.

Constitutional amendments

Both candidates said they oppose Constitutional Amendment A, which would end the requirement to publish ballot-measure text in newspapers. Both also oppose Constitutional Amendment B, which would require a 60% supermajority for citizen-proposed tax increases.

Health care

Reeves raised a local concern, saying a hospital in District 33 requires patients to sign agreements authorizing the use of drugs not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She wants stronger informed-consent protections.

Mail ballots must reach a drop box or the county clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.