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Jill Koford
Jill Koford (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 10. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Koford (Republican Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 10. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jill Koford was born in Ogden, Utah. She earned a high school diploma from Weber High School, a bachelor's degree from Weber State University in 1992, and a graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 2011. Her career experience includes working as a small business owner.[1]
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.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | 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 Koford in this election.
Pledges
Koford 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.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | 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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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jill Koford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
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Jill Koford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Koford's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Inflation is crushing Utah Famililes - it's time for meaningful tax cuts for Utah families. Cutting income taxes will allow you to keep more of your hard earned income. You spend your money more effectivley for your family than the government.
- We can fully fund education without raising taxes, support teachers and give parents choice in how to best educate their children. The Utah constitution clearly states that parents have the primary responsibility for the education of they children. It's time we all came together to form policies that elevate all outcomes for all Utah students.
- Jill will support policies that lead to more high-skill, high-paying jobs in District 10. Let's keep our homegrown talent here by working to bring those jobs to Weber County.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 10 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2022
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| Preceded by Rosemary Lesser (D) |
Utah House of Representatives District 10 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
