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Karen Peterson
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2022
Preceded byPaul Ray
Member of Clinton City Council
In office
November 2013 – December 2020
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceClinton, Utah
Alma materSouthern Utah University
Websiteelectkarenpeterson.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

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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

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Politics

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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]

Karen Peterson discussing a bill

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
2022 Utah State House of Representatives Election District 13[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Peterson 7,291 61.5%
Democratic Tab Lyn Uno 4,571 38.5%

Other work

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After being elected in December, Peterson started work in January as the Community Development Manager for Sunrise Engineering.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "MPA Alumna New Education Policy Advisor to the Governor". SUU. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Utah's Gov.-elect Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson announce senior staff". KJZZ. December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Dunphey, Kyle (December 2, 2021). "Longtime Utah representative, House chair of redistricting committee, leaves Legislature for state job". Deseret News. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Utah House 13th District". house.utleg.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Davis County Election Results". www.daviscountyutah.gov. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sunrise Engineering Meet the Experts". Sunrise Engineering. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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