1. Michael Steven Kennedy was born on February 2,1969 and is an American physician, attorney, and politician currently serving as the US representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district.
11 Facts About Mike Kennedy
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Mike Kennedy previously served as a Republican member of the Utah Senate from 2021 to 2025 and as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
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Mike Kennedy was a candidate in the 2018 US Senate election in Utah.
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Mike Kennedy received the most votes at the Utah State Republican Convention but was defeated by Mitt Romney in the subsequent primary for the Republican nomination.
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Mike Kennedy had previously won the Utah Republican Party nominating convention after six rounds of voting.
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Mike Kennedy earned his MD from Michigan State University, and his JD from Brigham Young University's J Reuben Clark Law School while taking law classes at night and running his medical practice during the day.
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When District 27 incumbent Republican Representative John Dougall ran for state auditor and left the seat open, Mike Kennedy was selected as one of two candidates from five by the Republican convention for the June 26,2012 Republican primary which he won with 2,586 votes and won the November 6,2012 general election with 14,335 votes against Constitution candidate Scott Morgan.
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On March 9,2018, Mike Kennedy distributed a letter to members of District 27 announcing that he would not seek re-election for the Utah House of Representatives.
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Mike Kennedy instead opted to run for the US Senate.
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Mike Kennedy drew attention as a vocal supporter of gun rights, even meeting with UtahGunExchange.
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Mike Kennedy announced his candidacy for Utah's 3rd congressional district on January 4,2024, two days after the district's Representative John Curtis announced his candidacy for the United States Senate.