Kay Christofferson
2023 - Present
2027
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Kay Christofferson (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 53. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Christofferson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 53. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kay Christofferson was born in and lives in Utah. Christofferson earned a B.S. in civil engineering from Brigham Young University in 1982. His career experience includes working as a civil engineer at Christofferson Engineering and with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM), and several other State agencies.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Christofferson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Christofferson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Christofferson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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• Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology |
• Transportation, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Christofferson served on the following committees:
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• Public Utilities and Technology |
• Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Christofferson served on the following committees:
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• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment |
• Public Utilities and Technology |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Kay Christofferson defeated Alex Day in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) | 80.0 | 15,791 |
![]() | Alex Day (United Utah Party) ![]() | 20.0 | 3,943 |
Total votes: 19,734 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kay Christofferson advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 53.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Alex Day advanced from the United Utah Party primary for Utah House of Representatives District 53.
Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Kay Christofferson advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on April 20, 2024.
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✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) |
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United Utah Party convention
United Utah Party convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Alex Day advanced from the United Utah Party convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on March 16, 2024.
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✔ | ![]() | Alex Day (United Utah Party) ![]() |
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Christofferson signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Kay Christofferson defeated Ann Schreck and Andrew Mccullough in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) | 75.5 | 11,048 |
![]() | Ann Schreck (D) ![]() | 19.9 | 2,913 | |
Andrew Mccullough (L) | 4.6 | 667 |
Total votes: 14,628 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ann Schreck advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 53.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kay Christofferson advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 53.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Andrew Mccullough advanced from the Libertarian primary for Utah House of Representatives District 53.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Ann Schreck defeated Carl Bechtold in the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on April 23, 2022.
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Carl Bechtold (D) | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ann Schreck (D) ![]() |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Kay Christofferson advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Andrew Mccullough advanced from the Libertarian convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Andrew Mccullough (L) |
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Kay Christofferson defeated Kate Walters in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 56 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) | 81.6 | 15,844 |
![]() | Kate Walters (United Utah Party) | 18.4 | 3,576 |
Total votes: 19,420 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Kay Christofferson defeated Merrilee Boyack in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 56 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson | 58.5 | 4,984 |
![]() | Merrilee Boyack | 41.5 | 3,532 |
Total votes: 8,516 | ||||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Kay Christofferson and Merrilee Boyack advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 56 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) |
✔ | ![]() | Merrilee Boyack (R) |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Kay Christofferson won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 56 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kay Christofferson (R) | 100.0 | 11,815 |
Total votes: 11,815 | ||||
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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 Kay Christofferson ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 56 general election.[3]
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Incumbent Kay Christofferson ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 56 Republican primary.[4][5]
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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. Mark Byrge, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic convention but withdrew before the general election. Incumbent Kay Christofferson was unopposed in the Republican convention and was unopposed in the general election.[6]
2012
Christofferson won election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 56. Christofferson defeated Christy Kane in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Leslie Dalton (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
87.5% | 11,921 | |
Democratic | Leslie Dalton | 12.5% | 1,701 | |
Total Votes | 13,622 |
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58.8% | 2,261 |
Christy Kane | 41.2% | 1,584 |
Total Votes | 3,845 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Kay Christofferson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kay Christofferson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Christofferson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
- Excerpt: "Fiscal responsibility through the balancing of budgets and trimming waste and entitlements."
- Excerpt: "Attracting more business and jobs to Utah by promoting free markets, competition and reducing regulation and taxes"
- Excerpt: "Enhancing Utah’s educational system, to put our children’s future first. I want to transfer authority for our education to the state. To push decisions to the lowest level and bring accountability to decisions. The constitution does not give authority to the federal government to run education."
- Excerpt: "Reclaiming State’s rights so that we can determine the best way to manage Utah and our resources. I will work to reclaim state lands from the federal government."
- Excerpt: "Ensuring that our family values are legally upheld so that our children have a bright future."
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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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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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2014
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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the 60th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 28 to March 14.
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The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[14] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2013
Kay Christofferson received an index rating of 68%.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 53 |
Officeholder Utah House of Representatives District 53 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kay Christofferson," accessed March 7, 2023
- ↑ Kay Christofferson 2022 campaign website, "About Kay," accessed March 7, 2023
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah 2012 candidate filings," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Elections Results Utah - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Utah.Gov, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed July 24, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ christofferson56, "Official Campaign Website," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Libertas Institute, "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
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Preceded by Kera Birkeland (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 53 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 56 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Val Peterson (R) |