Kay J. Christofferson is an American politician and a Republican member of the

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representing District 53.

Early life

Christofferson was born in

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Education

Christofferson earned his degree in

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

from

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 lists his occupation as a civil engineer with Horrocks Engineers.

Political career

2012 - When District 56 incumbent Republican Representative

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for

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, Christofferson ran in the June 26, 2012 Republican primary, winning with 2,261 votes (58.8%), and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 11,921 votes (87.5%) against Democratic nominee Leslie Dalton. 2014 - Christofferson ran unopposed in both the Republican convention and the general election. During the 2016 legislative session, he served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, House Transportation Committee as well as the House Public Utilities and Technology Committee.

2016 sponsored legislation

Christofferson also floor sponsore
SB0074S01 Aviation Amendments.
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Personal life

Christofferson is married and has seven children. Christofferson resides in Lehi, Utah.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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