Ken Ivory
2023 - Present
2025
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Ken Ivory (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 39. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Ivory (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 39. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.
Ivory previously represented District 47 from 2011 to 2019. Ivory resigned on August 16, 2019, to accept a job that he said would "require his full time and attention."[1] Ivory was reappointed in November 2021 to fill a vacancy created when former Representative Steve Christiansen (R) resigned.[2]
Biography
Ken Ivory earned a B.A. in Japanese from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from California Western School of Law. Ivory's career experience includes working as an attorney.[3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Ivory was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Ivory 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, Ivory served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Public Utilities and Technology, Chair |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ivory served on the following committees:
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| • Government Operations, Vice chair |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ivory served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
| • Public Utilities and Technology |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ken Ivory, Kate Staples, and Jessica Wignall are running in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Ken Ivory (R) | |
 | Kate Staples (D) | |
| Jessica Wignall (Unaffiliated) | |
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kate Staples advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 39.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ken Ivory defeated Lisa Dean in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on June 25, 2024.
| Total votes: 2,741 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Kate Staples advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on March 30, 2024.
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ken Ivory defeated Lisa Dean in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on April 13, 2024.
| Total votes: 50 | |||
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2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ken Ivory defeated Hope Goeckeritz in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Ivory (R) | 55.1 | 6,733 |
 | Hope Goeckeritz (D) | 44.9 | 5,479 | |
| Total votes: 12,212 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Hope Goeckeritz advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 39.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ken Ivory advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 39.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Hope Goeckeritz advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on April 9, 2022.
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ken Ivory advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 39 on April 23, 2022.
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Ken Ivory defeated Scott Bell in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Ivory (R) | 53.6 | 6,673 |
 | Scott Bell (D) | 46.4 | 5,774 | |
| Total votes: 12,447 | |||
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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 Ken Ivory defeated John Rendell in the Utah House of Representatives District 47 general election.[4]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 47 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ken Ivory Incumbent |
58.26% | 7,345 | |
| Democratic | John Rendell | 41.74% | 5,263 | |
| Total Votes | 12,608 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
John Rendell ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 47 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Utah House of Representatives District 47, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John Rendell (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Ken Ivory ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 47 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Utah House of Representatives District 47, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ken Ivory 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. Alena Balmforth was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Ken Ivory was unopposed in the Republican convention. Ivory defeated Balmforth in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Ken Ivory Incumbent |
65.8% | 4,634 | |
| Democratic | Alena M. Balmforth | 34.2% | 2,413 | |
| Total Votes | 7,047 | |||
2012
Ivory won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 47. Ivory was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Ken Ivory Incumbent |
62.5% | 7,354 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Huey | 32.8% | 3,856 | |
| Libertarian | Chase Lantis | 4.7% | 554 | |
| Total Votes | 11,764 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Ivory was elected to the Utah House of Representatives, District 47.[9]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 47 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ken Ivory (R)
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4,384 | |||
| John Rendell (D) | 2,745 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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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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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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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.[13] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2011
Ken Ivory received an index rating of 64%.
2012
Ken Ivory received an index rating of 59%.
2013
Ken Ivory received an index rating of 68%.
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.[14]
2012
Ken Ivory received a score of 92 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[15]
Noteworthy events
Calling for land from federal government
Citing historical precedents, Ivory advocated for his bill, HB 148, in 2013 that called for the federal government to hand over management of public lands to the state. At the time, two-thirds of the land in Utah was owned and managed by the federal government. HB 148 left most military installations, national parks, and national monuments in federal hands, but called for the rest, or about 30 million acres, to be turned over to state control. Ivory said the state would be able to harvest the timber and fossil fuels from the land that was under federal management.
"Unleashing those resources in a responsible manner is a national issue. It's national employment. It's national economic growth. It's national debt and deficit reduction to unleash those resources and unleash that economic vitality," Ivory said at a September 2013 town hall meeting. Ivory's bill passed by a majority vote. Following that, the Utah State Legislature's legal counsel warned that the bill could face constitutional challenges and that the Supreme Court of the United States had upheld the authority of the United States Congress over state governments regarding land issues in the past.[16]
Personal
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Ivory and his wife have four children.[17]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Rep. Ken Ivory resigns his public post to accept new job," updated August 20, 2019
- ↑ ABC4, "Lawmaker resigns from Utah House of Representatives, Church employment," accessed November 22, 2021
- ↑ Utah House of Representatives, "Rep. Ivory, Ken," accessed December 13, 2021
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 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
- ↑ The Spectrum, "Utah Rep. Ken Ivory encourages residents to take back federal lands," September 16, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 11, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jim Dunnigan (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 39 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 47 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Mark Strong (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 47 2011-2019 |
Succeeded by - |