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Elizabeth Weight
Elizabeth Weight (Democratic Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 31. She assumed office in 2017. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Weight (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 26. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Weight completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Elizabeth Weight earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University in 1976 and a graduate degree from the University of Utah in 2003.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Weight was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Weight was assigned to the following committees:
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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• Economic Development and Workforce Services |
• Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 26
Quinn Kotter defeated incumbent Elizabeth Weight in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Quinn Kotter (R) ![]() | 50.7 | 4,748 |
![]() | Elizabeth Weight (D) ![]() | 49.3 | 4,621 |
Total votes: 9,369 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Elizabeth Weight advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 26.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Quinn Kotter advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 26.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Elizabeth Weight advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 26 on April 9, 2022.
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✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Weight (D) ![]() |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 26
Quinn Kotter defeated Levi Young in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 26 on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Quinn Kotter (R) ![]() | 94.1 | 32 |
Levi Young (R) | 5.9 | 2 |
Total votes: 34 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Elizabeth Weight defeated Matt MacPherson in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Weight (D) | 56.6 | 6,261 |
![]() | Matt MacPherson (R) ![]() | 43.4 | 4,799 |
Total votes: 11,060 | ||||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Elizabeth Weight advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 31 on April 25, 2020.
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✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Weight (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 31
Matt MacPherson defeated Michael Beynon in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 31 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
Michael Beynon (R) | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matt MacPherson (R) ![]() |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Elizabeth Weight defeated Fred Johnson and Brian Fabbi in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Weight (D) | 61.6 | 4,976 |
Fred Johnson (R) | 35.4 | 2,856 | ||
Brian Fabbi (United Utah Party) | 3.0 | 244 |
Total votes: 8,076 | ||||
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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.
Elizabeth Weight defeated incumbent Sophia DiCaro in the Utah House of Representatives District 31 general election.[2]
Utah House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
51.46% | 4,234 | |
Republican | Sophia DiCaro Incumbent | 48.54% | 3,994 | |
Total Votes | 8,228 | |||
Source: Utah Secretary of State |
Elizabeth Weight ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Utah House of Representatives District 31, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Incumbent Sophia DiCaro ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[3][4]
Utah House of Representatives District 31, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Weight completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weight's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Education and opportunity provide people with critical choices that make a difference in their own lives and how they participate in their neighborhoods and workplaces. For ourselves and our kids, let’s make understanding and thinking skills priorities in education.
- “Good jobs” means more than lots of jobs. It means sustaining wages, safe workplaces, employee benefits like family leave, and opportunities for advancement. Our workforce and families deserve good jobs.
- Across our state, we can see the effects of current drought conditions and climate change, and we can understand the future impacts. They’re complex. Good sense and good direction now will lead to the positive outcomes we want for Utah’s future.
-Planning and development of infrastructures is critically important in Utah. Our population is growing as we realize impacts from that along with the effects of changing climate. Topics such as “traffic” involve consideration of air quality and public health as well as a road construction, land, or fuel issues.
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2020
Elizabeth Weight did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Weight's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Our classrooms: The accomplishments of our students & teachers together are the purpose of an education system & must stay at the forefront of discussions.
Our Jobs: As Employees, We Work to Support Ourselves and our Households. We Expect Fair Pay and Safe Working Conditions.
Our homes and neighborhoods: We rely on our secure homes, safe neighborhoods, and a well-maintained Water system as we build our lives and our kids' futures.
Our Humanity: We have all seen how our increasing ability to share information and ideas about politics can make words and actions grow bolder.
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—Elizabeth Weight[6] |
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 1.
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2023
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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4.
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Elizabeth Weight, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016