As Utah County Democrats we believe the family is the basic unit of society. It is through the family that we support and care for each other, and share values from one generation to the next. We believe we cannot expect our county, our state, or our nation to rise above the level of our families, and that as we support the family we build the community and safeguard society. Yet many families struggle today. Often two or more incomes are required to meet daily economic needs. Too many families are without basic healthcare. Many of our elderly face difficulties caused by poor health, poverty, or restricted services.

We call for supporting families with high standards of morality, a clean environment, reasonable taxes, recreational opportunities, affordable housing and health care, safe and reliable transportation, and excellence in education.  Occasionally families may also need support from the community in order to fulfill caretaking roles.  We believe families should assume the primary responsibility for teaching children about procreation, abstinence, and birth control. We believe government should rarely make laws with regard to family responsibilities, and then only to protect the weakest among us when life or liberty are threatened.

We recognize that many of today's families include single parents, stepparents, blended families, multi-generational families, and many other variations.  For many, families are a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or choice who are committed to supporting and caring for each other.  Like most Utahns, we define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. However, we also acknowledge that some have deeply held and sometimes differing views on this issue. We seek to understand those differences in a spirit of civility, hope, and mutual respect.