Bruce Cutler
Bruce Cutler (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 44. Cutler assumed office on January 1, 2015. Cutler left office on December 31, 2018.
Cutler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 44. Cutler lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cutler served on the following committees:
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| • Economic Development and Workforce Services |
| • Judiciary |
Campaign themes
2016
Cutler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Economy/Economic Development Utah is the most robust state in the Union when it comes to economic development. Every report I’ve seen shows Utah leading the nation. I want to continue to support actions which will promote Utah as a great place to do business. I want to see more of our children and grandchildren find jobs here in the state of Utah. We must continue to promote Utah as a high tech hub. We have a lot of high tech companies here in Utah. Educational Savings Plans One of the things I’m encouraging is the creation of Educational Savings Plans to be established in behalf of IGP children to be used for post-high-school education. These could be purchased by and owned by corporations or charitable organizations. It has been shown that if a child has money set aside for post-high-school education, they will set that as a goal and move toward it once they graduate from high school. I’m currently working with the Canyons Foundation Board and others to establish some of these plans. Environment/Clean Air I want to give people multiple options to get out of their cars. Telecommuting is a natural – do we really all need to go into the office to do our work using our own cars? Why can’t we give incentives to businesses to allow more employees to telecommute? I want to look into this. Federal Lands to State Control We need to move the management of Federal Lands into State Control. The state can manage these much better than the federal government. A case in point of improved management by the state is the way the School Trust Lands are now being managed. We are now making money with these state lands rather than just sitting on them. We can do the same thing with the land owned by the federal government. Marijuana From what I understand, there are real benefits to the medicine that the marijuana plant provides. I would favor allowing for the medicinal use of the marijuana plant. I do not favor whole-plant or recreational use of marijuana.[1] |
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| —Bruce Cutler[2] | ||
2014
Cutler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
Education
- Excerpt: "Continue to fund education fully and work to improve the education of our children"
- Excerpt: "Get Utah out of dead last in per pupil funding"
Economy/Employment
- Excerpt: "Provide good high-paying jobs for all that want them in the State of Utah."
- Excerpt: "Make Utah a mecca for high-quality, high-paying, environmentally-friendly jobs."
Environment
- Excerpt: "Improve the air quality along the Wasatch front."
- Excerpt: "Facilitate the improvement of our winter air so that we no longer have to be known for having the worst air in the county during our winter inversions."
- Excerpt: "Maintain our wonderful state and federal parks for generations to come."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 44
Andrew Stoddard defeated incumbent Bruce Cutler in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 44 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Stoddard (D) | 55.0 | 8,284 |
 | Bruce Cutler (R) | 45.0 | 6,768 | |
| Total votes: 15,052 | |||
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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.
Incumbent Bruce Cutler defeated Christine Passey in the Utah House of Representatives District 44 general election.[4]
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bruce Cutler Incumbent |
50.94% | 7,544 | |
| Democratic | Christine Passey | 49.06% | 7,267 | |
| Total Votes | 14,811 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Christine Passey ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 44 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Utah House of Representatives District 44, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Christine Passey (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Bruce Cutler ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 44 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Utah House of Representatives District 44, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Bruce Cutler Incumbent (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. Christine Passey was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Bruce Cutler defeated John Jackson and Raymond J. Poole in the Republican convention. Bret Black ran as a Libertarian. Cutler defeated Passey and Black in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Bruce R. Cutler |
48.5% | 4,208 | |
| Democratic | Christine Passey | 47.9% | 4,155 | |
| Libertarian | Bret Black | 3.6% | 311 | |
| Total Votes | 8,674 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Cutler's endorsements included the following:[10]
- Utah AFL-CIO
- I/M Flash Technologies
- National Federation of Independent Businesses (www.nfib.com)
- Utah Board of Realtors
- Utah Credit Union Association
- Utah Public Employee Association (upea.net)
- Utah Technology Council
- Worker’s Compensation Fund of Utah
- Senator Brian Shiozawa
- Midvale Mayor Seghini
- Former Murray Mayor Lynn Pett
2014
In 2014, Cutler's endorsements included the following:[11]
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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Recent news
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See also
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah House of Representatives District 44
- 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
- Bruce Cutler on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Open States
- Utah State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Bruce Cutler, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ Elect Bruce Cutler, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Big day for women at Salt Lake Democratic convention," April 12, 2014
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 General Election Results," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Elect Bruce Cutler, "Supporters," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ Elect Bruce Cutler, "Endorsements," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
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| Preceded by Tim Cosgrove (D) |
Utah House of Representatives District 44 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Andrew Stoddard (D) |
