Jonny Larsen, a Democrat and Marine Corps combat veteran, is running for Utah's 4th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

Larsen faces Republican Mike Kennedy, Independent Steven Burt and Libertarian Taylor Wright, according to BallotReady. Larsen is certified for the ballot. The U.S. House seat carries a two-year term.

Members of the U.S. House vote on federal legislation including tax policy, spending bills and regulatory measures that affect local communities. A representative from Utah's 4th District would carry those priorities to Washington on behalf of constituents.

Candidate information

  • Name: Jonny Larsen (legal first name Jonathan, according to his campaign website)
  • Party: Democratic
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in physics, University of Utah (2013), according to BallotReady

Experience and public service

Larsen said he served in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2004, according to his campaign Facebook page. He said he deployed to Washington, D.C., in 2001 and to Iraq in 2003 and 2004.

After his military service, Larsen earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Utah in 2013, according to BallotReady. BallotReady also lists Larsen as owner of Bud Lights from 2018 to 2019 and as a cryptocurrency validator in the Cosmos Ecosystem from 2021 to the present.

On the issues

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

Wages and job benefits

Larsen said CEO pay has risen more than 1,000 percent since 1978 while worker pay has increased 26 percent. He framed the gap as a policy failure, saying the country "was built by working people" but that "the rules got rewritten to benefit the ones at the top." He called for rewriting those rules back in favor of workers.

Housing

Larsen said home prices in Utah have doubled since 2013 and that a family in South Jordan needs $180,000 in income to buy a median-priced home. He called the current market "a system rigged against you," pointing to tax breaks for corporations and billionaires while Utah families face rising costs.

Candidate responses were collected through BallotReady's questionnaire process and the candidate's campaign website. The Alpine-Highland-Lehi Tribune did not interview the candidate for this profile. Voters can learn more at jonnyutah4congress.com.