5th Utah Senate District
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Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...
District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...
. The current State Senator representing the 5th district is Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 5th District since her appointment in 2008.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money – Karen Mayne** campaign contributions...
. Mayne was appointed to the Utah Senate on January 16, 2008 to fill a seat that was recently vacated when her husband Senator Ed Mayne died. Mayne won her re-election bid on November 4, 2008 against Republican candidate Jonathan Fidler and Constitution candidate James E. Peverelle, Jr.
History
The 2001 Utah State LegislatureUtah State Legislature
The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Utah House of Representatives, with 75 Representatives, and the Utah Senate, with 29 State Senators...
passed legislation redistricting Utah's Senate Districts. This legislation took effect during the 2002 General election and Ed Mayne
Ed Mayne
Eddie Paul Mayne was an American politician from Utah. A Democrat, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 5th senate district in West Valley City.- Early life and education :...
became the Senator for the current 5th Senate District. Prior to the 2002 General Election he represented Senate District 11 from 1995 to 2002.
Ed Mayne died on Sunday, November 25, 2007. His wife Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 5th District since her appointment in 2008.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money – Karen Mayne** campaign contributions...
was appointed to replace him.
Previous Utah State Senators (District 5)
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| Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 5th District since her appointment in 2008.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money – Karen Mayne** campaign contributions...
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| Ed Mayne
Ed Mayne
Eddie Paul Mayne was an American politician from Utah. A Democrat, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 5th senate district in West Valley City.- Early life and education :...
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| Brent C. Richards
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| Dix H. McMullin
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| James F. Considine
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| Arthur L. Kimball
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| Donald G. Brooke
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| Douglas G. Bischoff
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| C. Taylor Burton
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| Gordon E. Harmston
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| Bennie Schmiett
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| Glen M. Hatch
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| B. H. Stringham
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| Lynn Orser
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| H. Grant Vest
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| Lynne Ashton
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| G. Victor Billings
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| Hyrum B. Calder
| Ray E. Dillman
| Thomas W. O'Donnell
| William H. Smart
| James W. Clyde
| L. B. Wight
| James B. Wilson
| Frederick Rasband
| Joseph R. Murdock
| Robert C. Chambers
2008 General Election
2006 General Election
Current Candidates
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See also
- Karen MayneKaren MayneKaren Mayne is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 5th District since her appointment in 2008.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money – Karen Mayne** campaign contributions...
- Utah Democratic PartyUtah Democratic PartyThe Utah State Democratic Party works to elect Democrats to office in the state of Utah. The Utah Democratic Party, like other national, state, and county parties, maintains a party platform that lists general principles or issues of importance to members of the Utah Democratic Party and maintains...
- Utah Republican PartyUtah Republican PartyThe Utah State Republican Party works to nominate and support the election of Republican candidates in partisan races for public office in the state of Utah...
- Utah Senate