Brian King
2023 - Present
2025
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Brian King (Democratic Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 23. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.
King (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Utah. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source] He advanced from the Democratic convention on April 27, 2024.
King served as state House minority leader from 2015 to 2023.[1]
Prior to state legislative redistricting following the 2020 census, King represented Utah House of Representatives District 28 from 2009-2023.
Biography
Brian King earned a B.S. in economics in 1982 and J.D. in 1985, both from the University of Utah. His career experience includes working as an attorney. He served as the president of the Utah Association for Justice.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
King was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
King was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
King 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 |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Legislative Management |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Judiciary |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Management |
| • Redistricting |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, King served on the following committees:
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Ethics |
| • Judiciary |
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 gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of Utah
The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Utah on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Spencer Cox (R) | |
 | Brian King (D) | |
 | Tommy Williams (Independent American Party) | |
 | J. Robert Latham (L)  | |
| Tom Tomeny (Unaffiliated) | |
| Charlie Tautuaa (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Utah
Incumbent Spencer Cox defeated Phil Lyman in the Republican primary for Governor of Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Cox | 59.5 | 149,361 |
 | Phil Lyman | 40.5 | 101,761 | |
| Total votes: 251,122 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Robbins (R)
- Sylvia Miera Fisk (R)
Independent American Party primary election
The Independent American Party primary election was canceled. Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party primary for Governor of Utah.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. J. Robert Latham advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Governor of Utah
Brian King advanced from the Democratic convention for Governor of Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Brian King (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for Governor of Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Phil Lyman in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,759 |
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Independent American Party convention
Independent American Party convention for Governor of Utah
Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party convention for Governor of Utah on April 27, 2024.
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Utah
J. Robert Latham advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Utah on April 20, 2024.
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| ✔ | | J. Robert Latham (L) |
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2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Brian King defeated Ruth Abbott and Cabot Nelson in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian King (D) | 76.6 | 16,087 |
 | Ruth Abbott (R) | 20.9 | 4,386 | |
 | Cabot Nelson (United Utah Party) | 2.5 | 535 | |
| Total votes: 21,008 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian King advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 23.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ruth Abbott advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 23.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Cabot Nelson advanced from the United Utah Party primary for Utah House of Representatives District 23.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Brian King advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 23 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 23
Ruth Abbott advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 23 on April 23, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Ruth Abbott (R) |
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United Utah Party convention
United Utah Party convention for Utah House of Representatives District 23
Cabot Nelson advanced from the United Utah Party convention for Utah House of Representatives District 23 on April 16, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Cabot Nelson (United Utah Party) |
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Brian King defeated Carol Hunter in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian King (D) | 71.9 | 16,416 |
| Carol Hunter (R) | 28.1 | 6,403 | |
| Total votes: 22,819 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Brian King advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 28 on April 25, 2020.
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 28
Carol Hunter advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 28 on April 25, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Carol Hunter (R) |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Brian King won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian King (D) | 100.0 | 16,494 |
| Total votes: 16,494 | |||
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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 Brian King ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 28 general election.[3]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Brian King Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Brian King ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 28 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Utah House of Representatives District 28, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Democratic | Brian King Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Incumbent Brian King was unopposed in the Democratic convention. King was unopposed in the general election.[6]
2012
King won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 28. King was unopposed in the June 26 Democratic primary and defeated Rick Raile (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Brian King Incumbent |
67.2% | 12,530 | |
| Republican | Rick Raile | 32.8% | 6,104 | |
| Total Votes | 18,634 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, King won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 28.[8]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 28 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brian King (D)
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6,703 | |||
| James W Farley (R) | 4,485 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, King won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 28, defeating opponents Jeffrey Morrow (R) and Jared Beck (C).
King raised $55,531 for his campaign while Morrow raised $6,296 and Beck raised $720.[9]
| Utah State House of Representatives, District 28 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brian King (D)
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8,487 | |||
| Jeffrey Morrow (R) | 6,296 | |||
| Jared Beck (C) | 323 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2012
King's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
Representative Politics
- Excerpt: "I’m running to ensure that the people in District 28 will continue to be represented by an experienced, knowledgeable, and principled advocate."
Education
- Excerpt: "I was gratified to see the voucher issue so decisively defeated at the polls last year. We must build a strong educational infrastructure to effectively fund public education at all levels in the state while at the same time put in place mechanisms to attract and retain excellent teachers."
Ethics Reform
- Excerpt: "We must continue to press for basic, common-sense legislation in this area. For example, it is absurd that legislators have the ability to take unused campaign funds and use them for personal benefit at the end of their service."
Social Justice
- Excerpt: "All the residents of Utah should have equal opportunity to employment and housing. Forced deportation or encouraging “self-deportation” of undocumented immigrants and discrimination against the LGBTQ community is not simply bad economic and social policy, it is also inhumane and violates principles of basic decency. "
Environment
- Excerpt: "Too often the environment takes a back seat to development or other economic interests. Our representative in the legislature must work to bring greater balance to all environmental issues we in District 28 are concerned about."
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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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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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2014
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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the 60th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 28 to March 14.
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2012
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In 2012, the 59th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 23 to March 8.
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2011
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In 2011, the 59th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 24 to March 10.
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The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[14] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2010
Brian King received an index rating of 20%.
2011
Brian King received an index rating of 23%.
2012
Brian King received an index rating of 19%.
2013
Brian King received an index rating of 12%.
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.[15]
2012
Brian King received a score of 23 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[16]
Personal
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King and his wife, Alison, have four children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Governor of Utah |
Officeholder Utah House of Representatives District 23 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ AP News, "Utah House Democrats re-elect Brian King as minority leader," November 21, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Brian King," accessed March 7, 2023
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah 2012 candidate filings," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Utah Election Results, "Utah House of Representatives election results," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Utah Election Fundraising, Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ kingforrep, "Official Campaign Website," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Libertas Institute, "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed March 29, 2014
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| Preceded by Sandra Hollins (D) |
Utah House of Representatives District 23 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 28 2009-2023 |
Succeeded by Timothy Adrian Jimenez (R) |
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