Thomas Peterson (Utah)
Thomas Peterson (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 1. He assumed office on September 21, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Peterson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 1. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. The Republican primary for this office on June 25, 2024, was canceled.
Peterson was appointed to the state House on September 20, 2022, to replace Joel Ferry (R).[1]
Biography
Thomas Peterson graduated from Box Elder High School in 1996. Peterson's career experience includes working as a building official with the State of Utah. He has served as the chairman of the Uniform Building Code Commission and on the board of directors of the International Code Council.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Peterson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Peterson was assigned to the following committees:
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 1
Incumbent Thomas Peterson and Claudia Bigler are running in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Claudia Bigler advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Reid (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Thomas Peterson advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 1.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1
Claudia Bigler defeated Chris Reid in the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claudia Bigler (D) | 100.0 | 3 |
| Chris Reid (D) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 3 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Thomas Peterson advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1 on April 27, 2024.
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2022
Note: Joel Ferry (R) resigned from the Utah House of Representatives in August 2022 but remained on the general election ballot. Thomas Peterson (R) was appointed to replace Ferry in the state House in September 2022.[3]
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Joel Ferry defeated Joshua Hardy, incumbent Thomas Peterson, Ben Ferry, and Karson Riser in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel Ferry (R) | 82.1 | 11,781 |
| Joshua Hardy (D) | 16.6 | 2,379 | |
| Thomas Peterson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.9 | 128 | |
| Ben Ferry (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 40 | |
| Karson Riser (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 17 | |
| Total votes: 14,345 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Joshua Hardy advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joel Ferry advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 1.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1
Joshua Hardy advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1 on April 23, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Joshua Hardy (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Joel Ferry advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 1 on April 23, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Joel Ferry (R) |
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Utah House of Representatives District 1 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Joel Ferry (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 1 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
