Kenneth Sumsion
Kenneth Sumsion is a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 56 from 2007 to 2013. He was a candidate for Governor of Utah in the 2012 elections, but was eliminated in the Utah Republican Party's nominating convention on April 21, 2012.[1]
Biography
Sumsion has worked in the following positions: Internal Auditor/Fiscal Analyst for Vulcan Materials, Division Controller from Morton Metalcraft, and Auditor/Systems Consultant for Arthur Andersen. He has also been a Certified Public Accountant and an Internal Consultant for Brigham Young University.
Sumsion earned his B.S. in accounting from Brigham Young University. He went on to receive his MACC from Brigham Young University.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sumsion served on the following committees:
- Education Committee, Utah House of Representatives
- Subcommittee on Public Education Appropriations, Vice Chair
- Redistricting Committee, Utah State Legislature, Chair
- Transportation Committee, Utah House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Sumsion served on the following committees:
- Education Committee, Utah House
- Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Committee, Utah House
Elections
2012
Sumsion did not run for re-election in 2012. He sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Utah in 2012 but was eliminated from the race during the Utah Republican Party's nominating convention on April 21, 2012.[2]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Sumsion won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 56[3].
| Utah House of Representatives, District 56 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Kenneth Sumsion (R)
|
13,502 | |||
| Lori A. Bonner (D) | 2,391 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Sumision won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 56 defeating opponent Michael Barron (C).[4]
Sumsion raised $18,146 for his campaign while Barron raised $0.[5]
| Utah State House of Representatives, District 56 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kenneth Sumsion (R)
|
19,296 | |||
| Michael Barron (C) | 2,842 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
The Sutherland Institute Scorecard
The Sutherland Institute, "a conservative public policy think tank" in Utah, releases its Scorecard for Utah State Representatives and Senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Sutherland Institute thought were pro-conservative policies.[6]
2012
Kenneth Sumsion received a score of 100 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[7]
Personal
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Sumsion and his wife, Lisa, have six children.
External links
- Utah House of Representatives - Rep. Kenneth Sumsion (dead link)
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Utah Elections, "2012 candidate filings," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Herbert wins nod, Philpot feels betrayed," April 21, 2012
- ↑ Utah House of Representatives election results
- ↑ 2008 Election Results, Utah House of Representatives
- ↑ 2008 Utah Election Fundraising, Candidates
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed March 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Utah House of Representatives District 56 2007-2013 |
Succeeded by Kay Christofferson (R) |
