Karen M. Peterson

How they got on the ballot

In Utah, a party's candidates reach the primary ballot through the party convention (delegates vote), by gathering voters' signatures, or both.

• 2024 (State House 13, Republican): Elected in November 2024. They gathered signatures and qualified for the primary ballot that way: 1,004 certified of the 1,000 required. (Candidates can also go through the convention; the state's list doesn't say whether they did.)

From the Lieutenant Governor's candidate filings and signature-gathering lists for Rep. Karen M. Peterson's races (2026, 2024); last checked Nov 13, 2026.

• H.B. 143 Special Education Amendments2026 · Became law
• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments2026 · Became law
• H.B. 242 Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments2026 · Became law
• H.B. 352 Higher Education Alignment2026 · Became law
• H.B. 373 Higher Education Innovation2026 · Became law

• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Proposes a verbal amendment on line 62 to strike Washington and Lincoln.

  Read what they said

  I'm on the first substitute, yes. So line 62. Okay. I'd like to strike Strike Washington and Lincoln and replace it with presidents.

  ▶ Watch at 41:23

• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Speaks to the amendment, noting it is their last day in the legislature and that the federal name of the holiday is President's Day.

  Read what they said

  Yes. You know, it's my last day here in the legislature and it has always kind of bothered me that we haven't had this called President's Day. That's the name of it as a federal holiday, and we've had a lot of incredible presidents. So I think we can go ahead and align it while we have this section of code open.

  ▶ Watch at 41:42

• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill came from DEQ and local health departments working together to create a process for local governments and health departments to recover extraordinary costs from responding to environmental enforcement, and that the amount to be paid is not set by the bill.

  Read what they said

  Thank you Mr. Speaker. So this bill came about, um, from a conversation between DEQ and our local health departments, um, who have worked together to create this piece of legislation. What it does is it creates a coordinated effort between DEQ and local health departments and local governments to recoup costs in the event that there's an extraordinary expense incurred in responding to environmental enforcement activity in the community. So this just really sets the process, if something like this happens, um, then, um, then you know, the outcome of of, um, how much will be paid out or whatever will be a result of the process. The outcome isn't set, just, um, starting to put together a process. …

  ▶ Watch at 57:20

Attendance

About

In office since

January 5, 2022

Counties

Davis

Profession

Policy Analyst

Education

B.A. Utah State University; M.P.A. Southern Utah University

Email

kpeterson@le.utah.gov

Money and conflicts of interest

• Campaign finance reports (who donated to their campaign, from the Lt. Governor's disclosure site)
• No conflict-of-interest disclosure is linked in their official profile.

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Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.