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William John Knotwell III (born January 24, 1978) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the
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representing District 52 from January 1, 2013, to October 26, 2019. The district includes Herriman, western Riverton, southwest
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in the State of
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. Born to American parents in Subic Bay,
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, Knotwell spent most of his childhood in Southern California, near San Diego. Knotwell's father was a career
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sailor who spent half his career as an enlisted sailor and half as a Commissioned
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.


Early life and education

Knotwell graduated from
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in
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. He attended
California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...
for one year. In December 1997, Knotwell moved to Utah and enrolled as a summer visiting student at
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...
. He was unsuccessful in his attempts to be accepted full-time and later enrolled at
Utah Valley State College Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah, United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July ...
. Knotwell earned his Associate of Science in
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from Utah Valley State College (now
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), a Bachelor of Science in
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with a minor in
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from the
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, and a
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from
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.


Career

During the 2010 Utah Republican neighborhood caucus, Knotwell was elected to serve as precinct chair, county delegate, and state delegate. He participated in the state and county party conventions and served his term until 2012. In 2011, Knotwell ran for the Herriman City Council to represent District 1. He was unsuccessful in unseating incumbent city councilman Matt Robinson. In March 2012, Knotwell announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Utah House of Representatives. Following the 2010 United States census, the seat was occupied by Daniel McCay was redistricted and became an open seat. Four candidates sought the nomination and Knotwell won on the first ballot with 76% of the vote. In the November 2012 general election he won the popular vote and was designated representative-elect until taking office on January 1, 2013.


Utah State House of Representatives


60th Utah State Legislature (2013–2014)

* Committee Assignments ** Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Committee, Member ** House Revenue & Taxation Standing Committee, Member ** House Transportation Committee, Member ** Public Utilities & Technology Interim Committee, Member


61st Utah State Legislature (2015–2016)

* Committee Assignments ** House Business & Labor Standing Committee, Vice Chair ** House Rules Committee, Vice Chair ** Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Committee, Member ** House Revenue & Taxation Standing Committee, Member ** IT Steering Committee, Member


62nd Utah State Legislature (2017–2018)

Representative Knotwell was elected to serve as the majority assistant whip during the 62nd Utah State Legislature. In this capacity, he assists other members of the majority elected leadership to craft the state budget, negotiate priorities among the Utah Senate and governor's office and secure votes among the Utah House of Representatives. * Committee Assignments ** Executive Appropriations, Member ** House Business & Labor Standing Committee, Member ** House Transportation Standing Committee, Member ** IT Steering Committee, Member


Personal life

Knotwell lives in
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, and works as senior vice president of global sales at Nuvi. Knotwell and his wife, Jill, have five children.


Electoral history


2012 election


2014 election


2016 election


References


External links


Official page
at the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knotwell, John Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives People from Herriman, Utah University of Utah alumni Utah Valley University alumni 1978 births 21st-century members of the Utah Legislature California State University, Northridge alumni Utah State University alumni