bold, fresh leadership for a new era
I'll bring fresh ideas, a new perspective, and a new focus to the future of Cache Valley. It's time to move forward and represent all residents of a diverse, growing population. And it's time to bring real-world, business experience to meet the challenges of the future.
Marc K. Ensign
my priorities
Growth
Economic Development
Growth
Cache Valley is facing challenges related to growth that are unprecedented in our history. From less than adequate housing and personal income, to aging roads and infrastructure, demands on our natural resources, water, and land, and the needs of an increasingly diverse community.
Growth should be proactively steered, not just reactively
Cache Valley is facing challenges related to growth that are unprecedented in our history. From less than adequate housing and personal income, to aging roads and infrastructure, demands on our natural resources, water, and land, and the needs of an increasingly diverse community.
Growth should be proactively steered, not just reactively managed. The arbiter of growth should always be the infrastructure neccecary to support it. We simply cannot grow faster than we have strength. Pre-emptive planning must always preceed the issuing of building permits.
This is a special place. Every effort should be made to preserve our rural heritage and way of life. Through the use of conservation easements and others initiatives, I will work with our agricultural community to keep the country country, while also working with our commercial sector to provide the services required by a growing population.
Jobs
Economic Development
Growth
The rising cost of living demands the development of higher-paying industries. Recently those running for state office in Cache County debated the need for more low-income housing. I believe the most effective, long-term solution is to create and maintain better-paying jobs by helping bring and relocate the right industries to Cache Va
The rising cost of living demands the development of higher-paying industries. Recently those running for state office in Cache County debated the need for more low-income housing. I believe the most effective, long-term solution is to create and maintain better-paying jobs by helping bring and relocate the right industries to Cache Valley. Families who earn more can afford more. A key part of the solution is to raise the standard of living so that low-income housing will be less necessary as a dwelling option. We want to be a prosperous valley, not one to maintain our friends and neighbors at barely above poverty level incomes.
The technology, bio-medical, aerospace, and communication boom that is sweeping Northern Utah should naturally extend to Cache Valley. Many of these growing companies are looking to expand. As County Executive, I’ll form an ambassadorship to reach out to these rising enterprises.
Economic Development
Economic Development
Economic Development
Our need for professional economic management is long overdue, and should be overseen by both the County Council and a strong, experienced County Executive.
It is crucial for our county government to support local businesses. Maintaining a viable and healthy economy is the foundation for everything we do. Cache County needs more incom
Our need for professional economic management is long overdue, and should be overseen by both the County Council and a strong, experienced County Executive.
It is crucial for our county government to support local businesses. Maintaining a viable and healthy economy is the foundation for everything we do. Cache County needs more income-producing assets to keep pace with income consuming liabilities. That’s how a growing community’s needs are met.
Instead of raising taxes, I’ll work to grow the county’s revenue through stronger, more profitable businesses.
About us
Although my experience is diverse, my roots lay deep in 5 generations of Cache County soil. Dad was born in a little home on Logan’s 1st east in 1928. Great Grandpa was one of our county’s first dentists and owned a dairy farm and poultry business. My Great, Great Grandfather, Martin Luther Ensign, built the first house in Cache Valley in 1855 on the old church farm, just south of Logan.
My wife Heidi and I moved back to the valley over 20 years ago when I opened Ensign Toyota Honda on North Main Street in Logan. We built our home in Paradise where we’ve raised 7 children and are grandparents to ten with two more on the way!
Heidi and I are conservative, lifelong Republicans, committed to the values of family, faith and serving others. We love our country and are fierce defenders of the Constitution and its protections of free speech, the right to bear arms, personal property ownership and the sanctity of human life. We love people and our greatest satisfaction comes from seeing others succeed. We believe in kindness, patience, courage, and tolerance for all walks of life.
I attended Brigham Young University in Provo where I majored in business. During my career, I’ve built and managed several successful businesses in both Utah and Cache counties. In addition, I've served on many business, industry, community and non-profit boards, both state-wide and internationally. I’ve worked with Utah communities to bolster economic development and create jobs. I’ve managed multi-million dollar budgets, both for my own businesses and for private community organizations.
After selling my Toyota and Honda dealership a few years back, I purchased Jack's Wood-Fired Oven on Logan's Main Street, where I enjoy visiting with employees, customers, and eating great pizza!
I have also been busy with ecclesiastical responsibilities most of my adult life. As a young man, I served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Scotland and Ireland, and after serving in the Logan Temple for 5 years, am now working with young, single adults at Utah State University.
We love this valley and are committed to doing all we can to serve it and you, now, and long into a bright, and prosperous future!
