Jim Dunnigan

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Jim Dunnigan
Image of Jim Dunnigan
Utah House of Representatives District 36
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
City Council Taylorsville City

Utah House of Representatives District 39
Successor: Ken Ivory

Compensation

Base salary

$293.55/legislative day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Utah, 1976

Personal
Religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Profession
Insurance Broker
Contact

Jim Dunnigan (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 36. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Dunnigan (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jim Dunnigan lives in Taylorsville, Utah. He earned his B.S. in business management from the University of Utah in 1976. Dunnigan was the owner/insurance broker of Dunnigan Insurance from 1976 to 2004. Dunnigan was the state delegate of the Republican Party from 1990 to 1992. He also was councilman on the Taylorsville-Bennion Community Council from 1991 to 1996. From 1996 to 2002, he served on the Taylorsville City Council. Dunnigan then served as county delegate for the Republican Party from 2002 to 2004.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Dunnigan was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Dunnigan was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Dunnigan 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
Business and Labor, Chair
Political Subdivisions
Ethics

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dunnigan served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Dunnigan served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dunnigan served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dunnigan served on the following committees:

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

2024

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 36 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Dunnigan
Jim Dunnigan (R)
 
100.0
 
13,333

Total votes: 13,333
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim Dunnigan advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 36.

Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 36 on April 13, 2024.

Candidate
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Jim Dunnigan (R)

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Endorsements

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Pledges

Dunnigan signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan defeated Lynette Wendel in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 36 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Dunnigan
Jim Dunnigan (R)
 
54.4
 
7,810
Image of Lynette Wendel
Lynette Wendel (D)
 
45.6
 
6,537

Total votes: 14,347
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lynette Wendel advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 36.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim Dunnigan advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 36.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 36

Lynette Wendel advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 36 on April 9, 2022.

Candidate
Image of Lynette Wendel
Lynette Wendel (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 36 on April 9, 2022.

Candidate
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Jim Dunnigan (R)

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2020

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan defeated Lynette Wendel in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Dunnigan
Jim Dunnigan (R)
 
50.3
 
7,836
Image of Lynette Wendel
Lynette Wendel (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.7
 
7,752

Total votes: 15,588
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39

Lynette Wendel advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
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Jim Dunnigan (R)

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2018

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan defeated Stephen Peck in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Dunnigan
Jim Dunnigan (R)
 
56.3
 
6,839
Image of Stephen Peck
Stephen Peck (D)
 
43.7
 
5,301

Total votes: 12,140
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2016

See also: Utah House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent Jim Dunnigan defeated Paul R. Schulte in the Utah House of Representatives District 39 general election.[1]

Utah House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Dunnigan Incumbent 57.00% 7,081
     Democratic Paul R. Schulte 43.00% 5,342
Total Votes 12,423
Source: Utah Secretary of State


Paul R. Schulte ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Utah House of Representatives District 39, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Paul R. Schulte  (unopposed)


Incumbent Jim Dunnigan ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.[2][3]

Utah House of Representatives District 39, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Dunnigan Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Jim Dunnigan was unopposed in the Republican convention. Dunningan was unopposed in the general election.[4]

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dunnigan won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 39. Dunnigan was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Barbara Eubanks (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]

Utah House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Dunnigan Incumbent 60.3% 7,484
     Democratic Barbara Eubanks 39.7% 4,928
Total Votes 12,412

2010

On November 2, 2010, Dunnigan won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 39.[6]

Utah House of Representatives, District 39 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Dunnigan (R) 3,586
Alan Peterson (D) 1,965
Ryan J Kelly (L) 278

2008

On November 4, 2008, Dunnigan won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 39 defeating opponents Denise Hancock (D).

Dunnigan raised $53,321 for his campaign while Hancock raised $17,608.[7]

Utah State House of Representatives, District 39 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Dunnigan (R) 4,719
Denise Hancock (D) 4,011

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Jim Dunnigan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jim Dunnigan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Jim Dunnigan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Utah House of Representatives District 36Won general$149,658 $-130,107
2022Utah House of Representatives District 36Won general$240,229 $-146,736
2020Utah House of Representatives District 39Won general$139,735 N/A**
2018Utah House of Representatives District 39Won general$207,058 N/A**
2016Utah House of Representatives, District 39Won $314,879 N/A**
2014Utah House of Representatives, District 39Won $161,768 N/A**
2012Utah State House, District 39Won $147,937 N/A**
2010Utah State House, District 39Won $128,368 N/A**
2008Utah State House, District 39Won $53,321 N/A**
2006Utah State House, District 39Won $31,505 N/A**
2004Utah State House, District 39Won $44,691 N/A**
2002Utah State House, District 39Won $15,590 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2013


2012


2011

The Libertas Institute Index

See also: Libertas Institute Legislative Index (2013)

The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[11] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.

2010

Jim Dunnigan received an index rating of 775%.

2011

Jim Dunnigan received an index rating of 53%.

2012

Jim Dunnigan received an index rating of 56%.

2013

Jim Dunnigan received an index rating of 45%.

The Sutherland Institute Scorecard

See also: Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard (2012)

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.[12]

2012

Jim Dunnigan received a score of 69 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[13]

Personal

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Dunnigan and his wife, Vicki, have two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Doug Owens (D)
Utah House of Representatives District 36
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Utah House of Representatives District 39
2003-2023
Succeeded by
Ken Ivory (R)
Preceded by
-
City Council Taylorsville City
1996-2002
Succeeded by
-


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