Rep. Steve Eliason and challenger Ofa Matagi both call Sandy home, setting up a neighbor-versus-neighbor contest for Utah House District 43 on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Eliason, a Republican who has held the seat since 2011, serves as House Parliamentarian and chairs the House Public Education Appropriations Committee. He also sits on the Health and Human Services and Revenue and Taxation committees, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

A certified public accountant, Eliason works as a financial manager for University of Utah Hospital and Clinics. His campaign priorities include public education funding, fiscal responsibility, mental health and social services for vulnerable communities, according to his campaign website.

That site credits him with passing more than 40 pieces of mental-health legislation, including efforts to establish a statewide crisis hotline and fund school counselors. Those figures have not been independently verified against legislative records.

In August, Eliason voiced concern about new federal Medicaid work requirements that could affect tens of thousands of Utahns. "I work with a lot of people in my private life that have other mental health issues that greatly limit their ability to hold employment," he told The Salt Lake Tribune on Aug. 4. "And losing Medicaid is going to put them into the proverbial downward drift even further."

Matagi, the Democratic nominee, is a nonprofit director and community organizer who grew up in West Valley City before settling in Sandy. She serves as environmental partnerships manager for the University of Utah's Neighborhood Partners program and as executive director of the Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition, according to the Tribune.

Her career has centered on health equity, environmental justice and services for underserved communities.

The Women's Democratic Club of Utah has endorsed her.

"I believe it's time Sandy had a leader who can advocate for all Utahns up on the Hill," Matagi said in a January Utah Democratic Party press release announcing her candidacy.

Neither candidate responded to the Tribune's voter guide questionnaire, which asked about affordability, government corruption, water resources and two constitutional amendments on this year's ballot.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Mail ballots must reach a dropbox by 8 p.m. that day or be received by the county clerk by 8 p.m. if returned by mail.