Mike Kennedy (politician)

This article is about the Utah legislator. For other people with the same name, see Michael Kennedy (disambiguation).
Mike Kennedy
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 3rd district
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingJohn Curtis
Member of the Utah Senate
Incumbent
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)
WebsiteCampaign 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 at the Utah State Republican Convention but was defeated by Mitt Romney in the subsequent primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

In June of 2024, Kennedy won the Republican nomination for Utah's 3rd congressional district with 39%[5] of the vote in a crowded field of 5 candidates despite being outspent 5-1 and 2-1 by top two competitors. He had previously won the Utah Republican Party nominating convention after six rounds of voting.[6]

  1. ^ "Mike Kennedy's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Michael S. Kennedy (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Michael S. Kennedy". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. 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.
  5. ^ "Election Results". electionresults.utah.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  6. ^ Tomco, Brigham; Seariac, Hanna (April 27, 2024). "State Sen. Mike Kennedy wins 3rd Congressional District GOP nomination after 6 rounds of voting". Deseret News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)