Derek Brown (Utah)
2025 - Present
2029
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Derek Brown (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of Utah. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Brown (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Utah. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Derek Brown earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a law degree from Pepperdine School of Law. His career experience includes working as an attorney. Brown has previously served as chair of the Utah Republican Party.[1]
Political career
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Brown's political career includes the following offices:
- 2025-present: Attorney General of Utah
- 2011-2014: Utah House of Representatives District 49
Elections
2024
See also: Utah Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Utah
Derek Brown defeated Rudy Bautista, Michelle Quist, Andrew McCullough, and Austin Hepworth in the general election for Attorney General of Utah on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derek Brown (R) | 57.8 | 838,445 |
 | Rudy Bautista (D)  | 27.7 | 401,234 | |
 | Michelle Quist (United Utah Party) | 7.2 | 103,831 | |
 | Andrew McCullough (L) | 3.9 | 55,932 | |
 | Austin Hepworth (Unaffiliated) | 3.5 | 50,053 | |
| Total votes: 1,449,495 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah
Derek Brown defeated Rachel Terry and Frank Demcy Mylar in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Derek Brown | 43.6 | 178,164 |
 | Rachel Terry | 32.5 | 133,019 | |
 | Frank Demcy Mylar | 23.9 | 97,522 | |
| Total votes: 408,705 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Andrew McCullough advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Utah.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Michelle Quist advanced from the United Utah Party primary for Attorney General of Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah
Rudy Bautista defeated David Carlson in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rudy Bautista (D) | 64.4 | 511 |
 | David Carlson (D) | 35.6 | 282 | |
| Total votes: 793 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for Attorney General of Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rachel Terry in round 2 , and Frank Demcy Mylar in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,778 |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Utah
Andrew McCullough advanced from the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew McCullough (L) |
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United Utah Party convention
United Utah Party convention for Attorney General of Utah
Michelle Quist advanced from the United Utah Party convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Quist (United Utah Party) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brown in this election.
2012
Brown won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 49. Brown was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Mark Quigley (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Derek Brown Incumbent |
61.2% | 11,365 | |
| Democratic | Mark Quigley | 38.8% | 7,191 | |
| Total Votes | 18,556 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Brown won election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 49[3].
| Utah House of Representatives, District 49 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Derek Brown (R)
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5,875 | |||
| F. Jay Seegmiller (D) | 4,477 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Derek Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Brown’s campaign website stated the following:
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Protecting our Constitutional Rights
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| —Derek Brown’s campaign website (2024)[5] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Scorecards
The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[6] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2012
Derek Brown received an index rating of 53%.
2013
Derek Brown received an index rating of 43%.
The Sutherland Institute Scorecard
The Sutherland Institute, "a conservative public policy think tank" in Utah, releases its Scorecard for Utah State Representatives and Senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Sutherland Institute thought were pro-conservative policies.[7]
2012
Derek Brown received a score of 77 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[8]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
| • Rules, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Judiciary |
See also
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Personal
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Brown and his wife, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, have two children.
External links
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Candidate Attorney General of Utah |
Officeholder Attorney General of Utah |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Derek Brown for Attorney General, "Meet Derek," accessed June 18, 2024
- ↑ Utah 2012 candidate filings
- ↑ Utah House of Representatives election results
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Derek Brown for Attorney General, “Issues,” accessed June 18, 2024
- ↑ Libertas Institute: "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed March 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sean D. Reyes (R) |
Attorney General of Utah 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 49 2011-2014 |
Succeeded by Robert Spendlove (R) |
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