Jonny Larsen, a Democrat who says he is a Marine Corps combat veteran, is running for Utah's 4th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The district covers Draper.

Larsen faces Republican Mike Kennedy, Independent Steven Burt and Libertarian Taylor Wright, according to BallotReady election data. He is certified for the ballot.

Candidate information

  • Full name: Jonathan "Jonny" Larsen
  • Party: Democratic
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in physics, University of Utah, 2013
  • Military service: Larsen says he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2000 to 2004, with deployments to Washington, D.C., in 2001 and to Iraq in 2003 and 2004.
  • Employment: Owner, Bud Lights, 2018–2019; cryptocurrency validator, Cosmos Ecosystem, 2021–present

Experience and public service

Larsen says his Marine Corps deployments included Washington, D.C., following the Sept. 11 attacks and Iraq during the early years of the war.

No prior elected office or government service appears in available public records.

On the issues

The following positions are drawn from Larsen's responses on his campaign website. They reflect the candidate's own statements.

Wages and worker pay

Larsen says the country "was built by working people" and that rules have been "rewritten to benefit the ones at the top." He cites a figure that CEO pay has risen more than 1,000 percent since 1978 while worker pay rose 26 percent. He says it is time to rewrite those rules. His campaign materials do not detail specific legislative proposals or funding mechanisms for raising worker wages.

Housing

Larsen says Utah families are being squeezed while corporations and billionaires receive tax breaks. He states that home prices have doubled since 2013 and that a family in South Jordan needs $180,000 in income to buy a median home. He calls the current market "a system rigged against you." His campaign materials do not outline specific housing legislation or federal funding proposals.

This profile was compiled from BallotReady election data and the candidate's own campaign responses. Policy positions are the candidate's own statements. The Draper Herald did not interview the candidate for this profile. Voters can learn more at the candidate's campaign website.