Mike Kennedy (politician)

Mike Kennedy
Member of the Utah Senate
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byDan Hemmert
Constituency14th district (2021–2023)
21st district (2023–present)
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byJohn Dougall
Succeeded byBrady Brammer
Personal details
Born
Michael Stevan Kennedy

1969 (age 54–55)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKatrina
Children8
EducationBrigham Young University (BS, JD)
Michigan State University (MD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Michael Steven Kennedy[1] (born 1969) is an American physician, attorney, and politician. He has served as a Republican member of the Utah Senate, representing District 21 since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 14 starting in 2021. He previously served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.[2][3]

Kennedy was a candidate in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Utah. He received the most votes among delegates at the Utah State Republican Convention (finishing 57 votes ahead of Mitt Romney) but was defeated by Romney in the subsequent primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

  1. ^ "Mike Kennedy's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Michael S. Kennedy (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Michael S. Kennedy". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mitt Romney wins the GOP nomination in Utah's U.S. Senate race". The Salt Lake Tribune. June 26, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

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