Elizabeth Payne, recently elected to the Murray City School Board, says she tapped into her campaign funds last year to travel all the way to D.C. for a candidate training.
It didn’t make sense to her that — because of some fuzziness in Utah’s law — she could draw on these funds to pay for the trip but not for the child care that would free her up to go on it. Instead, her husband had to use his vacation time so he could watch the couple’s kids while she was away, she said.
Payne on Tuesday testified in support of a proposal affirming that candidates can put their funds toward child care, telling a panel of lawmakers the measure could clear the way for parents of young kids to seek elected office.