Karina Andelin Brown

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Karina Andelin Brown

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 1997

Graduate

Eastern Michigan University, 2000

Personal

Birthplace

Sacramento, Calif.

Religion

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Karina Andelin Brown (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Utah. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Andelin Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

On April 20, 2020, gubernatorial candidate Chris Peterson announced that he chose Brown as his running mate.

Biography

Karina Andelin Brown was born in Sacramento, California. Brown obtained a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 1997 and a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2000.

Elections

2020

See also: Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Utah

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Utah on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deidre Henderson (R)	63.0	918,754
		Karina Andelin Brown (D)	30.4	442,754
		Barry Evan Short (L)	3.5	51,393
	Submit photo	Wayne Hill (Independent American Party of Utah)	1.8	25,810
	Submit photo	Ed Kennedy (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew) (Write-in)	1.3	18,988
	Submit photo	Gregory Johnson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,457,711
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Deidre Henderson defeated Michelle Kaufusi, Victor Iverson, and Robert Bishop in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Utah on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deidre Henderson	36.1	190,565
		Michelle Kaufusi	34.9	184,246
	Submit photo	Victor Iverson	21.0	110,835
		Robert Bishop	7.9	41,532

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 527,178
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Karina Andelin Brown advanced from the Democratic convention for Lieutenant Governor of Utah on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Karina Andelin Brown (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Deidre Henderson and Victor Iverson defeated Drew Chamberlain and Dan McCay in the Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of Utah on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Drew Chamberlain (R)
✔		Deidre Henderson (R)
✔	Submit photo	Victor Iverson (R)
		Dan McCay (R)

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Note: Vote totals reported in the gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial races are the same since the candidates ran on a joint ticket, also known as a joint ballot.

2018

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 5

Casey Snider defeated Karina Andelin Brown in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Casey Snider (R)	75.7	10,597
		Karina Andelin Brown (D)	24.3	3,406

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,003
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Campaign themes

2020

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Karina Andelin Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Andelin Brown's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Karina Brown is President of the Friends of the Cache County Children's Justice Center Board and was a founding citizen sponsor of the Medicaid Expansion ballot initiative (Proposition 3) adopted by Utah voters in 2018. She also serves on the Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is Co-Chair of the Cache Chamber Legislative Affairs Committee. She is a Planning Commissioner for the city of Nibley, Utah. And she is the co-founder of the Cache Valley United for Change organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement. She is a Governing Board Member of Logan Regional Hospital.

Karina also currently serves as Co-Chair of Cache Celebration of Women's Suffrage 2020, an organization working to celebrate the centennial of the 19th amendment. The organization is dedicated to educating Utah students about voting history including the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and 1870 when Seraph Young of Utah was the first woman in America to vote under an equal suffrage law. The Women's Suffrage 2020 curriculum includes an educational exhibit available to Utah school districts.

Brown has an M.S. in Human, Environmental, and Consumer Resources from Eastern Michigan University and a B.S. in Family Resources and Human Development from Arizona State University. She is currently pursuing a Public Leadership Credential from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Karina and her husband Karl live with their four children in Nibley, Utah.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Healthcare: (1) continue to support Medicaid expansion; (2) increase the Medicaid marketing and enrollment budget; (3) withdraw from the lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act; (4) work to make Utah a leader in mental health care (5) advocate for affordable and quality healthcare
• Education: (1) Raise public school teacher salaries significantly-at least to the levels in our neighboring states; (2) Reduce the student-teacher classroom ratios by recruiting and retaining new teachers; (3) Do more to encourage parents to volunteer and help teaching by sharing their expertise; and (4) using the latest computer and Internet technologies in classrooms to prepare our children for the future. Our goal should be to create the finest public education system in America.
• Civic engagement: (1) promote voter registration; (2) clearly publicize voter registration deadlines, voting dates and procedures; (3) create a public marketing campaign to inspire residents to vote

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about healthcare access for all, especially vulnerable populations. My mother passed away in 2013 in the healthcare coverage gap. Her passing motivated me to become involved in public service and politics. I was one of five citizen sponsor/signatories of Proposition 3 to expand Medicaid and am grateful that approximately 120,000 Utahns are now eligible for Medicaid.

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