Kraig Powell

Kraig Powell
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 54th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2009
Preceded by	Gordon E. Snow
Personal details
Born	March 18, 1966 Tacoma, Washington
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Heber City, Utah
Alma mater	Willamette University University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law
Profession	Attorney
Website	http://www.housepowell.com/

Kraig J. Powell^[2] (born March 18, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 54 since January 1, 2009.^[3]

Early Life and Education

Kraig Powell was born in Tacoma, Washington. He earned his BA in English from Willamette University, his MA and PhD in government from the University of Virginia, and his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law.. He worked as a Capitol Intern for the U.S. Senate Labor Committee, a Senior Law Clerk at the Illinois Supreme Court, a briefing Attorney, Texas Court of Appeals, and a City attorney in Midway, UT. He now lives in Heber, UT, with his wife Kim and their four children: Kristopher, Benjamin, Jessica, and Sarah.^[4]

Political career and Elections

Kraig was first elected on November 4, 2008.^[3]

• 2008 - When District 54 Republican Representative Gordon E. Snow left the Legislature and left the seat open, Powell was one of two from among three candidates selected by the Republican convention for the June 24, 2008 Republican Primary, which Powell won with 2,052 votes (51.6%)^[5] and won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 9,353 votes (67.4%) against Democratic nominee Neil Anderton and Constitution candidate Douglas Thompson,^[6] who had run for the seat in 2004.

• 2010 - Powell was unopposed for both the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary^[7] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 9,540 votes.^[8]
• 2012 - Powell was unopposed in the primary elections on June 26, 2012 and won the general election on November 6, 2012 with 9,252 votes (59.3%) defeating democratic nominee Chris Robinson.
• 2014 - Powell defeated Wylder Smith in the Republican convention and won the general election on November 4, 2014 with 6,262 votes (61.8%) defeating democratic nominee Glenn J. Wright.

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During the 2016 General Legislative Session, he served on the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee, House Political Subdivisions Committee, the House Retirement and Independent Entities Committee, and the House Education Committee.^[10]

2016 Sponsored Legislation

Bill Number	Bill Title	Status
HB0035	Retirement and Insurance Benefit Claims Limits	Governor Signed 3/25/16
HB0051	Recodification of Postretirement Reemployment Provisions	Governor Signed 3/28/16
HB0076	Alcoholic Beverage Service Amendments	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0082	Property Taxing Authority for Public Water Providers	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0091	Interest Rate Amendments	House/ filed 3/3/16
HB0092	Local School Board Levy Rate Amendments	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0095	Political Issues Committee Amendments	Governor Signed 3/21/16
HB0122	Sales Tax Exemption for Public Buildings Contractors	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0126S03	Unmanned Aircraft Revisions	Governor Signed 3/21/16
HB0143S01	Vehicle Safety Inspection Amendments	House/ filed 3/3/16
HB0157S02	Age Limit for Tobacco and Related Products	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0164S01	Educational Testing Amendments	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0175S04	Public Education Employment Amendments	Governor Signed 3/23/16
HB0193S01	Charter School Funding Amendments	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0273	Condominium Association Amendments	Governor Signed 3/22/16
HB0299	Marriage Revisions	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0382	Parentage Amendments	House/ filed 3/10/16
HB0481	Political Party and Election Amendments	House/ filed 3/10/16

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Representative Powell also floor sponsored two bills: SB0005S01 Retirement and Independent Entities Base Budget, SB0019 Phased Retirement, SB0020 Retirement Systems Audit Recommendations Amendments, SB0024 Utah Housing Corporation Sunset Extension, SB0029 Retirement Systems Amendments, SB0037 Human Resource Management Rate Committee, SB0208 Retirement Amendments, and SB0210S04 Unmanned Vehicle Revisions.^[11]

References

1. "Kraig Powell (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
2. "Kraig Powell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
3. "Kraig Powell". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
4. "Kraig Powell". Heber City, UT: Kraig Powell. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
5. "Official Results 2008 Primary Election" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
6. "2008 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
7. "2010 Primary Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
8. "2010 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
9. "District 54 Election results". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
10. "Kraig Powell". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
11. "Kraig Powell, Current Legislation". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved April 10, 2016.

• All information for Representative Powell's bills in 2014 can be found here:

External links

• Official page at the Utah State Legislature
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Kraig Powell at Ballotpedia
• Kraig Powell at the National Institute on Money in State Politics