Jackson Lewis

Jackson Lewis is a member of the Canyons School District in Utah, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Lewis ran for election to the Canyons School District to represent District 1 in Utah. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Lewis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jackson Lewis was born in Millcreek, Utah. He graduated from Hillcrest High School. He attended Salt Lake Community College.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Canyons School District, District 1

Jackson Lewis defeated Rainer Lilbok and incumbent Kristine Millerberg in the general election for Canyons School District, District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Lewis (Nonpartisan)	56.5	4,753
	Submit photo	Rainer Lilbok (Nonpartisan)	23.7	1,989
		Kristine Millerberg (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	19.8	1,666

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 8,408
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Jackson Lewis and Rainer Lilbok advanced from the primary for Canyons School District, District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mont L. Millerberg (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

To view Lewis's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lewis in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Jackson Lewis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lewis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a 19-year-old lifelong resident of Midvale and a recent Hillcrest High School graduate. I was determined to run after watching for years as school boards across the country are targeted by anti-education agitators who dont care if students eat in a day or make it home from school safely. As a school board member, I will put in the work to ensure that every student in the district can walk or bike to school safely and fight tirelessly for an increase in teacher pay and the creation of a per classroom budget for class supplies.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Every student deserves to have access to information and stories that reflect their lived realities. I, as a student and a young person, benefitted greatly from the selection of age appropriate and diverse set of stories I was able to access in my schools growing up, and as a School Board Member I will fight to ensure students today have the same access to that vital information.
I believe that no family should have to own a car to be able to send their children to school. As a School Board member, I will prioritize student pedestrians in decision making about school upgrades, and be an advocate for all Midvale pedestrians in conversations about Midvale's future.
Teachers set the most important building blocks in a person's development, and their pay should reflect that. As a School Board member, I will be an advocate for pay increases for our teachers and staff. And create a budget for every classroom in the district so that teachers don't have to spend their hard-earned money on classroom supplies.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education, city planning and urban policy, environmental protection, public lands protections, public transit.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

“Night” by Elie Wiesel

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Responsiveness to criticism in a constructive way, honest, transparency, respectful and representative to all constituents regardless or political affiliation, race, gender, age, or economic status.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Representative of teachers, staff, parents, and students, advocate for public education, community member.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The 2012 presidential election, I was in second grade.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked at cinemark in herriman summer/fall of 2022

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

To create education policy and be a representative to the community for Canyons School District and a representative or my community to the School Board.

Who are your constituents?

The teachers, school staff, parents, and students of Canyons School District 1.

How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?

As a graduate of Hillcrest High School I have first hand experience of the needs of the parents, teachers and staff of the district. As a school board member I will have a presence in every school in the form of community input boxes that I will personally sort through to hear directly from constituents, and will host yearly assemblies at each school to consistently remain in my community and so that every constituent knows how to contact me and that I will see it and directly respond to it.

How will you build relationships with members of the broader community? Which groups, organizations, stakeholders will you specifically target?

As a school board member I hope to keep close connections with the leadership and members of education labor unions, local elected officials, pta leaders, teachers and staff, and community leaders by being responsive and representative of my district.

In what areas would you like to expand curriculum? For example, do you see a need for advanced technical training or apprenticeships? What sort of innovative programming would you advance if given the opportunity?

I would love to see a more enhanced holocaust curriculum. As a student of public school I recognize the efforts put in by the districts and state to cover the Holocaust and I believe that we can be teaching more. Learning the warning signs of fascism, is essential in a modern society.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Midvale city counselor Dustin Gettel, Midville city counselor Heidi Robinson, the LGBTQ victory fund, the Womens Democratic Club of Utah, Utah, parents for teachers, Utah Democratic education caucus.

Describe your ideal learning environment for students.

One where every student feels respected by the school governing authority, and their peers. One where information is not gatekept and where all lived experiences are respected and appreciated.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Government exists only to serve the people, if it’s not doing that in a way that is transparent and accountable to the public then why does it exist at all, as an elected official I will be transparent and accountable to the people I represent, as that is my job to them.

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Footnotes

↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 15, 2024

[1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 15, 2024

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Jackson Lewis

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Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Canyons School District, District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

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Endorsements

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