James David Matheson is an American politician who served as a United States Representative from Utah from 2001 to 2015. He represented Utah's 2nd district from 2001 to 2013 and its 4th district from 2013 to 2015 as a member of the Democratic Party. While in office,he was Utah's only congressional Democrat,and his district was one of the most Republican-leaning districts to be represented by a Democrat.
The Utah Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Utah. It is currently the dominant party in the state,and has been for almost all of its history,controlling all four of Utah's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Fred LaVar Christensen,known as LaVar Christensen,is an American politician from Utah,who served as a Republican state representative from the state's 48th district. He served from January 1,2003,through December 31,2006,and again from January 1,2011,through 2018.
Greg J. Curtis is an American lobbyist and attorney from Utah. A Republican,he is a former member of the Utah State House of Representatives.
David Clark is an American politician and banker from Utah. A Republican,he was a member of the Utah State House,representing the state's 74th house district in Santa Clara. He was elected by his colleagues in November 2006 to serve as Majority Leader in the Utah House. In November 2008 he was elected Speaker of the House and served two terms in that capacity.
Jay Morgan Philpot is an American attorney and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004,representing District 45 in Salt Lake County from 2001 to 2004. He was vice-chair of the Utah Republican Party from 2009 and 2010. Philpot was the 2010 Republican nominee for Utah's 2nd congressional district,losing to Democrat Jim Matheson. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Utah in 2012 and Utah State Senate in 2016.
Elections were held on November 2,2010 to determine Utah's three members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3,2011 until January 3,2013. Primary elections were held on June 22,2010.
Utah's 4th congressional district is a congressional district created by the state legislature as a result of reapportionment by Congress after the 2010 census showed population increases in the state relative to other states. Prior to 2010 reapportionment,Utah had three congressional districts.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the four U.S. representatives from the state of Utah,an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 26,2012.
Christopher Douglas Stewart is an American politician,author,and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he is known for his bestsellers Seven Miracles That Saved America and The Miracle of Freedom:Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World,as well as his series The Great and Terrible.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 4,2014 to elect the four U.S. representatives from Utah,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected would serve in the 114th Congress from January 2015 until January 2017.
Rebecca P. Edwards is politician and therapist who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2009 to 2018. Edwards was a candidate for the 2022 United States Senate election in Utah,challenging incumbent Senator Mike Lee in the Republican primary. On May 31,2023,Edwards announced her candidacy in the 2023 Utah 2nd congressional district special election to replace U.S. representative Chris Stewart. Edwards went on to narrowly lose the September 5th Republican primary to Celeste Maloy,a former staffer for Stewart.
The 2016 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Utah,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Doug Owens is an American politician from Utah that represents District 33 in the Utah House of Representatives. He ran for Congress twice for Utah's 4th District. He was the Democratic nominee for Congress in this district in 2014 and 2016,and he was defeated by Mia Love both times.
Brad Daw is an American politician who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2004 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2021.
The 2020 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of Utah,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Although incumbent Republican Governor Gary Herbert was eligible to run for re-election to a third full term,he initially announced shortly after being re-elected in 2016 that he would not run again,but indicated in January 2019 that he was open to the possibility of running again before ultimately deciding to retire and endorse his lieutenant governor,Spencer Cox. Utah has not had a Democratic governor since Scott M. Matheson left office in January 1985. This is the second longest active streak of one-party leadership,trailing only South Dakota,which has not had a Democratic governor since Harvey L. Wollman left office in 1979.
Kathleen Riebe is an American politician from Salt Lake City,Utah. She was a member of the Utah State Board of Education through 2018,and now represents Utah's 15th senate district in the Utah State Senate. Prior to redistricting she represented the 8th district. On May 31,2023,she announced to KSL News Radio that she was running in the 2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election. She was nominated by the Utah Democratic Party to be their candidate in the general election.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah was held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Utah,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Utah will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Utah. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitt Romney was elected with 62.6% of the vote in 2018 and has declined to seek a second term. Utah is considered a safe red state by election analysts;no Democrat has served in the Senate from the state since Frank Moss left office in 1977. Primary elections will take place on June 25,2024.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Utah,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
