Karen M. Peterson
Karen Peterson | |
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Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Paul Ray |
Member of Clinton City Council | |
In office November 2013 – December 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Clinton, Utah |
Alma mater | Southern Utah University |
Website | electkarenpeterson.com |
Karen M. Peterson is an American politician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives. As a member of the Republican Party, Peterson represents the 13th district, which covers a portion of Davis County, Utah.
Early life and education
Peterson studied at Utah State University graduating in 2002 with a B.A. in Political Science. She then went to Southern Utah University to receive a M.P.A. in State and Local Government, graduating in 2016.[1]
Career
Politics
Peterson was elected a member of the Clinton City Council in 2013. She resigned in 2020 after being selected as Legislative Liaison for Governor Spencer Cox.[2]
After Paul Ray resigned on December 15, 2021,[3] Peterson was elected during a special election of the Davis County Republican Party.[4]
Representative Peterson's current committees are:[5]
- Health and Human Services Interim Committee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- Transportation Interim Committee
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Karen Peterson | 7,291 | 61.5% | |
Democratic | Tab Lyn Uno | 4,571 | 38.5% |
Other work
After being elected in December, Peterson started work in January as the Community Development Manager for Sunrise Engineering.[7]
References
- ^ "MPA Alumna New Education Policy Advisor to the Governor". SUU. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Utah's Gov.-elect Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson announce senior staff". KJZZ. December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Dunphey, Kyle (December 2, 2021). "Longtime Utah representative, House chair of redistricting committee, leaves Legislature for state job". Deseret News. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Rodgers, Bethany (December 18, 2021). "Utah governor's legislative liaison Karen Peterson to replace Paul Ray in Utah House". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Utah House 13th District". house.utleg.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Davis County Election Results". www.daviscountyutah.gov. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Sunrise Engineering Meet the Experts". Sunrise Engineering. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
External links
- Official page at the Utah State Legislature
- Karen Peterson on Project Vote Smart
- Karen Peterson on BallotPedia
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- Speaker of the House
- Mike Schultz (R)
- Majority Leader
- Jefferson Moss (R)
- Minority Leader
- Angela Romero (D)
- ▌Thomas Peterson (R)
- ▌Mike Petersen (R)
- ▌Dan Johnson (R)
- ▌Kera Birkeland (R)
- ▌Casey Snider (R)
- ▌Matthew Gwynn (R)
- ▌Ryan Wilcox (R)
- ▌Jason Kyle (R)
- ▌Cal Musselman (R)
- ▌Rosemary Lesser (D)
- ▌Katy Hall (R)
- ▌Mike Schultz (R)
- ▌Karen Peterson (R)
- ▌Karianne Lisonbee (R)
- ▌Ariel Defay (R)
- ▌Trevor Lee (R)
- ▌Stewart Barlow (R)
- ▌Paul Cutler (R)
- ▌Raymond Ward (R)
- ▌Melissa Garff Ballard (R)
- ▌Sandra Hollins (D)
- ▌Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D)
- ▌Brian King (D)
- ▌Joel Briscoe (D)
- ▌Angela Romero (D)
- ▌Matt MacPherson (R)
- ▌Anthony Loubet (R)
- ▌Tim Jimenez (R)
- ▌Bridger Bolinder (R)
- ▌Judy Weeks-Rohner (R)
- ▌Brett Garner (D)
- ▌Sahara Hayes (D)
- ▌Doug Owens (D)
- ▌Carol Spackman Moss (D)
- ▌Mark Wheatley (D)
- ▌James Dunnigan (R)
- ▌Ashlee Matthews (D)
- ▌Cheryl Acton (R)
- ▌Ken Ivory (R)
- ▌Andrew Stoddard (D)
- ▌Gay Lynn Bennion (D)
- ▌Robert Spendlove (R)
- ▌Steve Eliason (R)
- ▌Jordan Teuscher (R)
- ▌Susan Pulsipher (R)
- ▌Jeff Stenquist (R)
- ▌Mark Strong (R)
- ▌James Cobb (R)
- ▌Candice Pierucci (R)
- ▌Stephanie Gricius (R)
- ▌Jefferson Moss (R)
- ▌Cory Maloy (R)
- ▌Kay Christofferson (R)
- ▌Brady Brammer (R)
- ▌Jon Hawkins (R)
- ▌Val Peterson (R)
- ▌Nelson Abbott (R)
- ▌Keven Stratton (R)
- ▌Mike Kohler (R)
- ▌Tyler Clancy (R)
- ▌Marsha Judkins (R)
- ▌Norm Thurston (R)
- ▌Stephen Whyte (R)
- ▌Jeff Burton (R)
- ▌Doug Welton (R)
- ▌Steven Lund (R)
- ▌Christine Watkins (R)
- ▌Scott Chew (R)
- ▌Phil Lyman (R)
- ▌Carl Albrecht (R)
- ▌Rex Shipp (R)
- ▌Joseph Elison (R)
- ▌Colin Jack (R)
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