PROVIDENCE – Democratic candidate Peter Crosby hasn’t been elected to Congress yet, but is already confident enough to set term limits for himself.
“I have no interest in serving more than six years as a representative in Congress,” the candidate told a packed house at a Sept. 21 town hall at the Logan Library.
“I actually like my wife and children …” Crosby quipped by way of explanation for that statement. “I’d like to spend some time with them.”
Crosby is vying for Utah’s 2nd District seat in Congress against incumbent three-term U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-Dist. 1). If elected, the challenger has a refreshingly short-term vision of what he would do in Congress.
“My obligation at this particular moment is to start fixing what’s broken in Congress and create a foundation capable of addressing some of the larger, long-term challenges we face,” he added.
At the federal level, those include affordability issues, the high cost of living, healthcare access, government accountability and social security among others, according to Crosby.
“But my responsibility is also to create a pathway for my replacement,” he explained, “not to become a lifetime politician.”
A resident of Providence, Crosby is a first-generation college graduate who earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in political science from Utah State University.
The candidate launched his campaign without a formal platform in July of 2025, instead relying on face-to-face meetings with northern Utahns in town halls throughout the 2nd District to identify their concerns.
The Sept. 21 political gathering in Logan was the 39th such meeting hosted by Crosby campaign in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Rich and Weber counties.
While acknowledging that reforming Congress is an overwhelming responsibility for any one representative, Crosby expects support from two national advocacy groups – “Take BAC Congress” and “End Citizens United.”
“Take BAC Congress” is a national initiative that advances a reform agenda that includes congressional term limits, banning stock trading by members of Congress while in office, establishing a five-year moratorium on lobbying after leaving office and adopting a clear code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Crosby said that more than 100 candidates for elective offices across the county in 2026 have joined “Take BAC Congress.”
The “End Citizens United” initiative seeks to overturn the 2010 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that opened the floodgates of dark money from corporations influencing American elections.
Overturning that ruling would require a constitution amendment or legislative action at state level, Crosby explained.
The candidate also acknowledges that the idea of term limits will likely not be popular with his career-minded colleagues in Congress.
“Six years in office is not an ideal number for the U.S. House,” Crosby said. “Most representatives take four years (that is, two terms of two years) just to get their feet on the ground, learning their jobs.”
But the candidate hopes to build a foundation of changes that his replacement could build upon after six years.
“I can’t fix everything in two years,” Crosby admitted. “I can’t fix everything in six years.
“But I can work to make everything better than it is today.”