Rep. John Curtis appeared at Canyons Village on Wednesday amid a campaign for the Senate. The Republican desires to represent Utahns in a manner that they are unaccustomed to from a member of Congress. Credit: Clayton Steward/Park RecordRep. John Curtis, whose 3rd Congressional District includes Park City, is seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate and said this week he has served his constituents in Park City well during his time in the House of Representatives.He said in an interview he has worked with local leaders on issues like waterworks and transit funding and has held town halls in Summit County.“Anybody that looks and has paid attention will admit that we’ve done more for Park City than previous representatives and perhaps more than previous representatives all combined,” Curtis said.He also said: “We’ve represented Park City now for two years. … I’m confident that anybody that’s been paying attention to my work has seen that we’ve dealt with a lot of very important issues for residents of Summit County.”Curtis, a Republican who previously served as the mayor of Provo, did not provide a prediction about whether he could win Summit County, one of the most reliably Democratic places in the state, on Election Day.“That’s up to Summit County voters, and I’ll just say that those who paid attention, I think, will be very supportive of what I’ve done for Park City,” Curtis said.He pointed to his climate-related work as he spoke about Summit County, calling himself “the rare Republican who’s not only talking about climate but who’s leaned in in a pretty substantial way. And I think that work is very much appreciated up here.”Curtis, 64, is competing with Caroline Gleich, a Democrat from the Snyderville Basin, for the seat. Democrats typically struggle in statewide contests like those for the U.S. Senate.Curtis, who appeared Wednesday at Canyons Village for a daylong conference on nuclear energy, outlined a platform that includes a desire to represent Utahns in a manner that they are unaccustomed to from a member of Congress.“A lot of times, they’re used to politicians doing things a certain way. And in many cases that way has failed. I tend to look at problems differently,” he said. “I think people in Park City can expect me to look at problems in a different way. And when you do that, you find answers that are unexpected.”Curtis said he is approaching wildfires and related issues in a bipartisan manner, addressing firefighter pay as well as forest management. “If you don’t want forest fires, you’ve got to manage them, right? And this is a little bit hard sometimes for some of my Democratic colleagues, because they’d just assume leave the forest alone. But if you’re not managing those forests, part of nature’s cycle is they’re going to burn,” he said.Curtis also addressed the situation in the Middle East, highlighting that he lived in Jerusalem for six months during the Carter administration at the time of a landmark peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.“It feels a little bit elusive, but it also felt elusive to Jimmy Carter. … In my opinion, his greatest accomplishment was that peace accord,” he said as he compared the earlier time to today.“The most important thing for the United States is to realize who our friends are and who our enemies are,” he said. “And Hamas is not our friend. Hezbollah is not our friend. Israel is our friend.” The post Congressman, amid Senate campaign, touts work on behalf of Park City appeared first on Park Record.