David Lifferth
David Lifferth | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 2nd[1] district | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Perry |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Moss |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Eagle Mountain, Utah |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Website | davidlifferth |
David E. Lifferth[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives. He represented District 2 from January 2013 through January 2017. Lifferth was the mayor of Eagle Mountain in 2005, and then a city councilman.
Early life and career
Lifferth earned his BS in business and information technology from Brigham Young University.[3] Lifferth lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah and works as a business analyst for Family Search.[4]
Political career
In 2012, with District 2 incumbent Republican Representative Lee Perry redistricted to District 29, Lifferth was unopposed for both the June 26, 2012 Republican primary and the November 6, 2012 general election, winning with 10,924 votes.[5]
In 2014, Lifferth ran unopposed in the Republican primary election. He faced Charles Christensen from the Independent American Party in the general election and defeated him.
| Utah House of Representatives District 2, General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Republican | David E. Lifferth Incumbent | 83.1% | 5,461 |
| Independent American | Charles Christensen | 16.9% | 1,110 |
| Total Votes | 6,571 | ||
Prior to serving in the Utah House of Representatives, Lifferth was the interim mayor of Eagle Mountain for two months in 2005. He later became a city councilman and ran for his state-level office in 2012.
During the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions, Lifferth served on the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Education Committee, and the House Transportation Committee. During the interim, Lifferth served on the Education Interim Committee as well as the Transportation Interim Committee.[3]
Lifferth received national attention in April 2014 when he tweeted that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is racist because "any group that tries to advance specific people based on their race is by definition racist." He later apologized by saying, "My joke was in poor taste and insensitive to others. I have learned a lot in the past few days. The NCAAP(sic) is not a racist organization. My logic was flawed."[6]
In 2016, Lifferth was briefly a candidate for Utah State Senate District 13, but suspended his campaign after the Utah Lieutenant Governor's office concluded an investigation based on claims that Lifferth made against another candidate. The candidate whom Lifferth accused was cleared of wrongdoing.[7]
2016 sponsored legislation
| Bill Number | Bill Name | Bill Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB0166 | Metal Theft Amendments | House/filed - 3/10/2016 |
| HB0186S02 | Volunteer Health Care Continuing Education Credit | Governor Signed - 3/21/2016 |
| HB0225 | Cybercrime Amendments | House/filed - 3/10/2016 |
| HB0248S03 | Injured Wildlife Amendments | House/filed - 3/10/2016 |
| HB0420S01 | Unmanned Vehicle Amendments | House/filed - 3/10/2016 |
| HB0423 | Implementing Federal Education Program Amendments | House/filed - 3/10/2016 |
| HB0469 | Divorce Amendments | House/filed - 3/10/2016 |
Lifferth passed one of the seven bills he introduced during the 2016 General Session, giving him a 14.3% bill passage rate. He also floor sponsored SB0139S01 Board of Education Approval Amendments, SCR019 Concurrent Resolution on Education, and SJR014S01 Joint Resolution on Teacher Licensure Standards for the Twenty-first Century.
References
- ^ "David E. Lifferth (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "David Lifferth's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "David Lifferth". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Conflict of Interest Form" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Gehrke, Robert (May 2, 2014). "Utah lawmaker Lifferth apologizes for bad-mouthing NAACP". Salt Lake City, Utah: Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Larson, Emily (April 13, 2016). "2 suspend state Senate campaigns, 1 re-enters race". Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "2016GS Legislation by Representative". Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
External links
- Official page at the Utah State Legislature
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- David Lifferth at Ballotpedia
- David E. Lifferth at the National Institute on Money in State Politics