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Kera Birkeland
Kera Birkeland (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 4. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. She left office on January 10, 2025.
Birkeland (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Birkeland was appointed to the Utah House of Representatives by Governor Gary Herbert on April 16, 2020, to replace Logan Wilde.[1][2]
Birkeland resigned from the Utah House of Representatives District 4 on January 10, 2025, citing family considerations.[3]
Biography
Birkeland was a an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Utah. Birkeland's political experience also includes serving as a vice chair and executive committee member of the Republican Party of Utah.[4]
Prior to her appointment to the Utah House of Representatives, Birkeland worked as the Director of Operations for Oil Vault, a small business she founded with her husband, Lars Birkeland.[4][5]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Birkeland was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Birkeland was assigned to the following committees:
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 4
Incumbent Kera Birkeland defeated Kris Campbell in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kera Birkeland (R) | 59.5 | 14,799 |
 | Kris Campbell (D)  | 40.5 | 10,055 | |
| Total votes: 24,854 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kris Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 4.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kera Birkeland advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 4.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4
Kris Campbell advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on April 27, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Kris Campbell (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Kera Birkeland advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kera Birkeland (R) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Birkeland in this election.
Pledges
Birkeland signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Kera Birkeland defeated Kris Campbell in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kera Birkeland (R) | 57.7 | 11,257 |
| Kris Campbell (D) | 42.3 | 8,266 | |
| Total votes: 19,523 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kris Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 4.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Kera Birkeland defeated Raelene Blocker in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kera Birkeland | 60.9 | 4,399 |
 | Raelene Blocker | 39.1 | 2,827 | |
| Total votes: 7,226 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4
Kris Campbell advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kris Campbell (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Kera Birkeland defeated Logan Wilde and Raelene Blocker in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 4 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kera Birkeland (R) | 75.0 | 51 |
 | Logan Wilde (R) | 17.6 | 12 | |
| Raelene Blocker (R) | 7.4 | 5 | |
| Total votes: 68 | |||
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Kera Birkeland defeated Cheryl Butler in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kera Birkeland (R) | 63.6 | 15,142 |
 | Cheryl Butler (D) | 36.4 | 8,657 | |
| Total votes: 23,799 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tal Adair (R)
- Logan Wilde (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Cheryl Butler advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on April 25, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Cheryl Butler (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Kera Birkeland advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 53 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kera Birkeland (R) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kera Birkeland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kera Birkeland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kera Birkeland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
Delegate rules
Delegates from Utah to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Utah state GOP convention in April 2016. All Utah delegates were bound by the results of the state's caucus on the first ballot. If a candidate allocated delegates did not compete at the national convention, then his or her delegates were reallocated and bound to the remaining candidates.
Utah primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2016
| Utah Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Ted Cruz |
69.2% | 122,567 | 40 | |
| John Kasich | 16.8% | 29,773 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 14% | 24,864 | 0 | |
| Totals | 177,204 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Utah had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any district-level delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide caucus vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[6][7]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. Utah's at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she won all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[6][7]
Scorecards
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2024
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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ House of Representatives, State of Utah, "Representative Kera Birkeland," accessed April 17, 2020
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Governor names lawmaker as new Utah Agriculture and Food commissioner," March 20, 2024
- ↑ ABC 4 Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah), "State Rep. Kera Birkeland resigns citing family reasons," December 26, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "Kera Birkeland," accessed April 17, 2020
- ↑ Oil Vault, "The Oil Vault Team," accessed April 17, 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dan Johnson (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 4 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Tiara Auxier (R) |
| Preceded by Logan Wilde (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 53 2020-2023 |
Succeeded by Kay Christofferson (R) |
