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Susan Pulsipher
Susan Pulsipher (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 45. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Pulsipher (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 45. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Susan Pulsipher was born in Idaho. Pulsipher earned her B.S. in elementary education from Brigham Young University in 1970 and her M.Ed. in educational leadership with an emphasis in policy from Brigham Young University.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Pulsipher was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Pulsipher was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Pulsipher 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 |
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• Judiciary |
• Political Subdivisions |
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
Susan Pulsipher did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susan Pulsipher (R) | 100.0 | 12,787 |
Total votes: 12,787 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher defeated Rich Cunningham in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susan Pulsipher | 63.3 | 3,818 |
![]() | Rich Cunningham | 36.7 | 2,213 |
Total votes: 6,031 | ||||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Rich Cunningham and incumbent Susan Pulsipher advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rich Cunningham (R) | 54.7 | 41 |
✔ | ![]() | Susan Pulsipher (R) | 45.3 | 34 |
Total votes: 75 | ||||
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher defeated Emily Hayes in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susan Pulsipher (R) ![]() | 71.5 | 19,125 |
Emily Hayes (D) ![]() | 28.5 | 7,636 |
Total votes: 26,761 | ||||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 50
Emily Hayes advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 50 on April 25, 2020.
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✔ | Emily Hayes (D) ![]() |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher defeated Andrea Schulze in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 50 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susan Pulsipher (R) ![]() |
Andrea Schulze (R) |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher defeated Megan Wiesen in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susan Pulsipher (R) | 69.6 | 14,312 |
Megan Wiesen (D) | 30.4 | 6,264 |
Total votes: 20,576 | ||||
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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 Rich Cunningham (R) did not seek re-election.
Susan Pulsipher defeated Patty Rich in the Utah House of Representatives District 50 general election.[2]
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
75.21% | 15,538 | |
Democratic | Patty Rich | 24.79% | 5,121 | |
Total Votes | 20,659 | |||
Source: Utah Secretary of State |
Patty Rich ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Utah House of Representatives District 50, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Susan Pulsipher ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[3][4]
Utah House of Representatives District 50, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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2014
- See also: Jordan School District elections (2014)
The November 4, 2014, general election in the Jordan School District featured four seats up for election. In the Precinct 2 race, Matthew G. Young defeated Gary O. Hansen. Incumbent Susan Pulsipher defeated a challenge from Roy Hayward for the Precinct 3 seat. In the Precinct 7 race, Jen Atwood defeated Teresa Atherley.
Results
General
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Nonpartisan | ![]() |
70.7% | 5,458 | |
Nonpartisan | Roy Hayward | 29.3% | 2,257 | |
Total Votes | 7,715 | |||
Source: Salt Lake County Clerk, "Official Election Results 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014 |
Primary
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Nonpartisan | ![]() |
59.2% | 1,161 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
21.6% | 423 | |
Nonpartisan | R. Timothy Ellingson | 13.7% | 268 | |
Nonpartisan | Charlie Peterson | 5.6% | 110 | |
Total Votes | 1,962 | |||
Source: Salt Lake County, "Unofficial Election Results," June 24, 2014. These election results are unofficial. They will be updated once certified election results are available. |
Funding
Pulsipher reported $3,630.00 in contributions and $3,077.97 in expenditures to the Salt Lake County Clerk.[5] This total could reflect activity from past years.
Endorsements
Pulsipher did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Susan Pulsipher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Susan Pulsipher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pulsipher's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I have proven myself through my hard work bringing many needed changes to our community. I currently serve the community on the following Boards and Committees:
Utah Board of Juvenile Justice (UBJJ) Utah State Opioid Task Force Resilient Utah Advisory Board
Golden Gate Movement Board of Directors - Vice President- Strengthen Family Prosperity. • Support budget policies that demonstrate fiscal restraint. • Support less government regulation to allow for economic growth particularly stifling to small business. • I sponsored legislation to reduce barriers for individuals applying for jobs, eliminating their need for state assistance. I co-sponsored legislation to reduce taxes that Senior Citizens pay on their Social Security. As a School Board member I demonstrated fiscal restraint by reducing school construction costs by over 17%.
- Support a High-Quality Education System. • I support policies that encourage decisions to be made in districts, schools and classrooms. • Empower parents and teachers. • Support classroom teachers with funding and teacher friendly policy. I supported legislation that sent money directly to schools for use by principals and teachers. I sponsored legislation to allow 9th and 10th grade students to earn college credit for concurrent enrollment classes
- Government works best when the community works together to find solutions to challenges. • It is important to collaborate and compromise on issues without compromising values. • I worked with property owners in South Jordan and City leaders to pass a bill protecting property from eminent domain for those who own century farms (a farm that has been in the same family for 100 years).
I passed a resolution to request that app stores create a rating system for apps similar to the rating system for movies. This will strengthen families by giving parents information about the content of apps their children put on their devices.
I have strengthened education by volunteering time to help in the classroom and serving on state and regional accreditation committees.
I believe an elected official must be honest and have integrity.
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Campaign finance summary
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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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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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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 2, 2020.
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Salt Lake County Clerk, "Candidate Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 28, 2014
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Preceded by Steven Eliason (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 45 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Tracy Miller (R) |
Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 50 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Stephanie Gricius (R) |