Karen M. Peterson

Karen Peterson
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Incumbent
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

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]

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

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

References

  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.