Joseph Jarvis

Joseph Jarvis was born in Tucson, Arizona. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University in 1978 and a master's degree in public health from the University of Utah in 1986. He also earned an MD in 1982. Jarvis’s career experience includes working at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the National Jewish Center in Denver. He also served as a medical officer for OSHA and the Director of Medical Affairs and Special Programs in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. More recently, he's been a consultant and owner of MoJoTravel, a travel company.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dr. Joseph Quinn Jarvis is descended from Utah pioneers. He's experienced a varied career as a physician, a public health officer, an academic, an author, and a small business owner. Though he'd been active in Republican politics for years, he left the GOP in 2016, when it nominated a presidential candidate who Joe found incompatible with his Utah values. Dr. Jarvis has long been an advocate for a better, simpler, cheaper health care system based on single-payer reform.

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?

I advocate for state-based single-payer health care reform because it will be better for our health, simpler to use, and cheaper to finance. I support comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform becuase I believe that no one should be penalized for trying to live the American Dream. I stand for integrity, equity, justice, and the rule of law - all of which are sadly lacking in our government today.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am most passionate about health care reform and compassionate immigration.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave my children and grandchildren with better, simpler, cheaper health care, and with a government that values integrity, equity, justice, and the rule of law once again.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Our greatest challenge is the runaway spending that comes from rising health care costs. We also need to confront immigration reform, a changing climate, and Russian agression. But our greatest challenge may be that we have elected leaders who lack ethics, morals, and values.

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