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Rosemary Lesser
Rosemary Lesser (Democratic Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 10. She assumed office on January 19, 2021. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Lesser (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 10. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rosemary Lesser earned a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and an M.D. from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1981. Lesser's career experience includes working as a laborist with Ogden Clinic, an OB hospitalist with Valley Care Medical Foundation, and an obstetrician/gynecologist with Ogden Women's Clinic and the U.S. Air Force.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Lesser was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Lesser was assigned to the following committees:
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
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Jill Koford defeated incumbent Rosemary Lesser in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jill Koford (R) | 51.0 | 8,018 |
 | Rosemary Lesser (D) | 49.0 | 7,709 | |
| Total votes: 15,727 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosemary Lesser advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 10.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jill Koford advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 10.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Rosemary Lesser advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on March 20, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Rosemary Lesser (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Jill Koford defeated Ignacio Valdez in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on April 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Koford (R) | 91.0 | 71 |
 | Ignacio Valdez (R) | 9.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 78 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lesser in this election.
Pledges
Lesser signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Rosemary Lesser defeated Jill Koford in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosemary Lesser (D) | 52.3 | 5,771 |
| Jill Koford (R) | 47.7 | 5,271 | |
| Total votes: 11,042 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosemary Lesser advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 10.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Jill Koford defeated Lorraine Brown in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Koford | 57.0 | 2,143 |
| Lorraine Brown | 43.0 | 1,618 | ||
| Total votes: 3,761 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Rosemary Lesser advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on April 9, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Rosemary Lesser (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10
Jill Koford defeated Lorraine Brown in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 10 on March 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Koford (R) | 76.7 | 56 |
| Lorraine Brown (R) | 23.3 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 73 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Rosemary Lesser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lesser's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Healthy Families: Improve health care access, funding for public education, eliminate state sales tax on groceries, and foster affordable childcare.
- Healthy Communities: Support our educators, promote attainable housing, honor our veterans, and maintain our election integrity.
- Healthy Environment: Advocate for clean air, clean water, and clean energy, ensure smart growth, and preserve the Great Salt Lake.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 1.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
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- Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.
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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by LaWanna Shurtliff (D) |
Utah House of Representatives District 10 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by Jill Koford (R) |
