“Mark understands better than most elected officials the concepts that government needs to be close and directly accountable to the people and that checks and balances in government are essential protection against government abuse of individuals’ rights.  He considers elected office a sacred trust and is unwilling to cede that authority over to unelected bureaucracies that are unaccountable to the people they are supposed to serve.  I see Senator Madsen’s reelection as critical to the protection of freedom and family in Utah; and so endorse him wholeheartedly.”