Todd Kiser
Todd Kiser is a former Utah Commissioner of Insurance. He was appointed by Governor Gary Herbert on December 20, 2012.[1] He left that position on September 30, 2020. [1] Kiser is a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 41 from 2003 to 2013.
Biography
Kiser attended Ricks College on a basketball scholarship. Moving to Salt Lake City, he started a career in Real Estate and insurance, founding the Kiser Insurance Agency in 1976. He was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2002 and served until 2013.[1]
Education
- Attended, Ricks College
Political career
Utah Commissioner of Insurance (2013-2020)
Kiser served as Utah Commissioner of Insurance from January 2013 until September 2020.[1]
Utah State House of Representatives (2003-2012)
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kiser served on the following committees:
- Business and Labor Committee, Utah House of Representatives
- Redistricting Committee, Utah State Legislature
- Subcommittee on Business, Economic Development and Labor Appropriations, Chair
- Transportation Committee, Utah House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kiser served on the following committees:
Elections/Appointments
2012
Kiser did not run for re-election in 2012.[2] He was appointed Utah Commissioner of Insurance by Gov. Gary Herbert on December 20, 2012.[1] In a statement Herbert said, "With his professional expertise and legislative experience, Todd will provide the right balance of technical understanding and policy insight."[3]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Kiser won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 41[4].
| Utah House of Representatives, District 41 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Todd Kiser (R)
|
5,033 | |||
| John Jackson (D) | 2,072 | |||
| Matt Woolley (C) | 510 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kiser won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 41 defeating opponents Fred Ash (D) and Matthew Woolley (C).[5]
Kiser raised $41,239 for his campaign while Ash raised $5,275 and Woolley raised $0.[6]
| Utah State House of Representatives, District 41 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Todd Kiser (R)
|
5,769 | |||
| Fred Ash (D) | 4,375 | |||
| Matthew Woolley (C) | 453 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
The Sutherland Institute Scorecard
The Sutherland Institute, "a conservative public policy think tank" in Utah, releases its Scorecard for Utah State Representatives and Senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Sutherland Institute thought were pro-conservative policies.[7]
2012
Todd Kiser received a score of 85 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[8]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Kiser has a wife, Julianne.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Todd + Kiser + Utah + Insurance"
See also
| Utah | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
External links
- Utah Insurance Department
- Biographical profile from Project Vote Smart
- 2008 campaign website
- Campaign Contributions 2002-2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Utah Insurance Department, "Biography of Todd E. Kiser," accessed January 23, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Utah 2012 candidate filings
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah governor names former lawmaker to Cabinet slot," December 21, 2012
- ↑ Utah House of Representatives election results
- ↑ 2008 Election Results, Utah House of Representatives
- ↑ 2008 Utah Election Fundraising, Candidates
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed March 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Neal Gooch |
Utah Commissioner of Insurance 2012-2020 |
Succeeded by Tanji Northrup |
| Preceded by ' |
Utah House of Representatives District 41 2003-2013 |
Succeeded by Dan McCay (R) |
| ||||||||||||||
