Mike Petersen (Utah politician)

Mike Petersen
Mike Petersen
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Val Potter
Constituency	3rd district (2021–2023); 2nd district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1963 (age 62); Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	Brigham Young University (BS, MEd); Utah State University (PhD
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20200305162703/https://voteformikepetersen.com/

Preceded byVal Potter

Constituency3rd district (2021–2023)
2nd district (2023–present)

BornAugust 23, 1963 (age 62)

Ogden, Utah, U.S.

PartyRepublican

Mike Petersen (born August 23, 1963) is an American politician who serves in the Utah House of Representatives from the 2nd district. Petersen beat his predecessor, Val Potter, in a Republican primary, where he cited recent tax legislation as the need for change.^[1]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Petersen	14,303	74
	Democratic	Tom Liljegren	5,032	26
Total votes			19,335	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Petersen	10,238	72.7
	Democratic	Holly Gunther	3,838	27.3
Total votes			14,076	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Petersen	15,197	73.7
	Democratic	Holly Gunther	5,415	26.3
Total votes			20,612	100

v t e Members of the Utah House of Representatives
66th State Legislature (2025) Speaker of the House Mike Schultz (R) Majority Leader Casey Snider (R) Minority Leader Angela Romero (D)
▌Thomas Peterson (R) ▌Mike Petersen (R) ▌Jason Thompson (R) ▌Tiara Auxier (R) ▌Casey Snider (R) ▌Matthew Gwynn (R) ▌Ryan Wilcox (R) ▌Jason Kyle (R) ▌Jake Sawyer (R) ▌Jill Koford (R) ▌Katy Hall (R) ▌Mike Schultz (R) ▌Karen Peterson (R) ▌Karianne Lisonbee (R) ▌Ariel Defay (R) ▌Trevor Lee (R) ▌Stewart Barlow (R) ▌Paul Cutler (R) ▌Raymond Ward (R) ▌Melissa Garff Ballard (R) ▌Sandra Hollins (D) ▌Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D) ▌Hoang Nguyen (D) ▌Grant Amjad Miller (D) ▌Angela Romero (D) ▌Matt MacPherson (R) ▌Anthony Loubet (R) ▌Nicholeen P. Peck (R) ▌Bridger Bolinder (R) ▌Jake Fitisemanu (D) ▌Verona Mauga (D) ▌Sahara Hayes (D) ▌Doug Owens (D) ▌Carol Spackman Moss (D) ▌Rosalba Dominguez (D) ▌James Dunnigan (R) ▌Ashlee Matthews (D) ▌Cheryl Acton (R) ▌Ken Ivory (R) ▌Andrew Stoddard (D) ▌John Arthur (D) ▌Clinton Okerlund (R) ▌Steve Eliason (R) ▌Jordan Teuscher (R) ▌Tracy Miller (R) ▌Calvin Roberts (R) ▌Mark Strong (R) ▌Doug Fiefia (R) ▌Candice Pierucci (R) ▌Stephanie Gricius (R) ▌Leah Hansen (R) ▌Cory Maloy (R) ▌Kay Christofferson (R) ▌Kristen Chevrier (R) ▌Jon Hawkins (R) ▌Val Peterson (R) ▌Nelson Abbott (R) ▌David Shallenberger (R) ▌Mike Kohler (R) ▌Tyler Clancy (R) ▌Lisa Shepherd (R) ▌Norm Thurston (R) ▌Stephen L. Whyte (R) ▌Jeff Burton (R) ▌Doug Welton (R) ▌Troy Shelley (R) ▌Christine Watkins (R) ▌Scott Chew (R) ▌Logan Monson (R) ▌Carl Albrecht (R) ▌Rex Shipp (R) ▌Joseph Elison (R) ▌Colin W. Jack (R) ▌R. Neil Walter (R) ▌Walt Brooks (R)
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Mike Petersen (Utah politician)

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Mike Petersen


Member of the Utah House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Val Potter
Constituency	3rd district (2021–2023) 2nd district (2023–present)

Personal details
Born	(1963-08-23) August 23, 1963 (age 62) Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	Brigham Young University (BS, MEd) Utah State University (PhD
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20200305162703/https://voteformikepetersen.com/