Brad King
Brad King is a former Democratic member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 69 from 2015 to 2017. He previously served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1996 to 2008. King served as Minority Leader from 2015 to 2017.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Business and Labor |
| • Rules |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2014
King's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "Fight for increased education funding"
- Excerpt: "Protect rural school funding"
- Excerpt: "Promote rational school reform"
- Excerpt: "Protect public education"
- Excerpt: "Represent the best interest of Utah children"
Rural Jobs Development
- Excerpt: "Promote rural Utah"
- Excerpt: "Protect traditional/local industries"
- Excerpt: "Ensure state agencies visit District 69"
- Excerpt: "Promote visits by state officials"
- Excerpt: "Invite business owners to visit"
- Excerpt: "Encourage economic diversification"
Rural Highway Safety
- Excerpt: "Continue to promote safety projects not just urban capacity projects"
- Excerpt: "Promote projects on Highway 6, 191 and 40"
- Excerpt: "Speak up on all rural transportation issues"
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Christine Watkins defeated incumbent Brad King in the Utah House of Representatives District 69 general election.[2]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 69 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Christine Watkins |
51.35% | 6,976 | |
| Democratic | Brad King Incumbent | 48.65% | 6,610 | |
| Total Votes | 13,586 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Brad King ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 69 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 69, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Brad King Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Christine Watkins ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 69 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 69, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Christine Watkins (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Brad King was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Bill Labrum defeated incumbent Jerry Anderson and Christine Watkins in the Republican convention. King defeated Labrum in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad King |
55.6% | 5,298 | |
| Republican | Bill Labrum | 44.4% | 4,223 | |
| Total Votes | 9,521 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Utah State Legislature in 2016.
- Libertas Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Utah — Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Utah Education Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah GrassRoots — Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers."
- Utah Legislative Ratings — Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is 'truly' Conservative or 'really' Liberal."
- Utah Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Utah State Legislature in 2015.
- Libertas Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- Sierra Club Utah — Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Sutherland Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Utah Charter Network — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to charter schools.
- Utah Education Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah GrassRoots — Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers."
- Utah Legislative Ratings — Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is 'truly' Conservative or 'really' Liberal."
- Utah Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.
Recent news
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See also
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah House of Representatives District 69
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Utah House of Representatives Committees
- Utah state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the Utah House of Representatives
- Official campaign website
- Brad King on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Open States
- Utah State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Brad King for Rep, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jerry Anderson (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 69 2015–2017 |
Succeeded by Christine Watkins (R) |
