Kim Coleman
Kim Coleman (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 42. She assumed office on January 1, 2015. She left office on December 31, 2020.
Coleman (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
Coleman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Coleman's professional experience includes working as an executive director of Monticello Academy. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1992.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Utah District 4
Burgess Owens defeated incumbent Ben McAdams, John Molnar, Jonia Broderick (Unofficially withdrew), and Jonathan Peterson in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Burgess Owens (R) | 47.7 | 179,688 | |
| Ben McAdams (D) | 46.7 | 175,923 | ||
| John Molnar (L) | 3.5 | 13,053 | ||
| Jonia Broderick (United Utah Party) (Unofficially withdrew) | 2.1 | 8,037 | ||
| Jonathan Peterson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 376,730 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Lopez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4
Burgess Owens defeated Kim Coleman, Jay Mcfarland, and Trent Christensen in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Burgess Owens | 43.5 | 49,456 | |
| Kim Coleman | 24.3 | 27,575 | ||
| Jay Mcfarland | 21.5 | 24,456 | ||
| Trent Christensen | 10.7 | 12,165 | ||
| Total votes: 113,652 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Hemmert (R)
- Salvador Giove (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Ben McAdams defeated Daniel Beckstrand in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ben McAdams (D) | |
| Daniel Beckstrand (D) | ||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Kim Coleman and Burgess Owens defeated Kathleen Anderson, Chris Biesinger, and Cindy Thompson in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| Kathleen Anderson (R) | ||
| Chris Biesinger (R) | ||
| ✔ | Kim Coleman (R) | |
| ✔ | Burgess Owens (R) | |
| Cindy Thompson (R) | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Kim Coleman defeated Amy Martz in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kim Coleman (R) | 66.9 | 9,723 | |
| Amy Martz (United Utah Party) | 33.1 | 4,803 | ||
| Total votes: 14,526 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Incumbent Kim Coleman ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 42 general election.[2]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Kim Coleman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Kim Coleman ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 42, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kim Coleman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Nicholas DeLand was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Jim Bird was defeated by Kim Coleman in the Republican convention. Coleman defeated DeLand in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kim Coleman |
69.5% | 4,804 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Y. DeLand | 30.5% | 2,107 | |
| Total Votes | 6,911 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kim Coleman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Coleman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Having lived 23 years in the 4th district, Kim has always maintained an active presence in community leadership: Neighborhood Watch chapters, parent organizations, and Republican leadership positions. She served as Planning Commissioner for Utah's second largest city and founded the Monticello Academy charter school.
Kim earned degrees from the University of Utah in psychology and sociology, plus a certificate in criminology. Born in New Orleans and raised in Texas and Louisiana, at the age of 19 she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and soon after served an 18-month mission in Massachusetts. She and her husband of 28 years, Joel, have raised five children together.Our home. Our values. Our America.
With me you don't have to vote and hope, you can vote and know
- A proven Constitutional conservative with a record
Protecting our Second Amendment rights, particularly against unconstitutional measures like Red Flag laws.
Reopening our country, with appropriate safeguards, after COVID and getting us back to the strongest peacetime economy we've ever had.
Utah means the world to me, which is why I'm fighting to reclaim this seat for its Republican majority. For the last 25 years, I've lived in the 4th Congressional District, worked here, raised five amazing children here, and even built a school here.
Conservative values aren't just under attack - the classical liberties of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, the presumption of innocence, and due process of law are under attack, sometimes by the very institutions that are supposed to protect those civil liberties.
Like me, you have probably been disappointed by leaders who swore to make good on conservative promises like these. So don't judge me by my words, judge me by my record as a state legislator and by the organizations that have endorsed my campaign: the House Freedom Fund, Libertas Institute, Americans for Prosperity, the Utah Taxpayers Association, Freedomworks, the American Conservative Union, and Republicans for National Renewal.
But history is no guarantee of the future. And as a member of Congress, my #1 priority will be keeping our America #1. Vigilance is the price we must continually pay, because the modern world is a dangerous place, and the United States cannot afford to squander or misuse its strength.
The future is too uncertain to trust to weak leadership as the Obama years showed us. We need President Trump in the White House and strong Republicans behind him.
At the University of Utah, I earned degrees in Psychology and Sociology, plus a Certificate in Criminology. I would be interested in committees that concern these fields in Congress as well, though I am open to other ways to serve my constituents and the country.
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2014
Coleman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]
Education
- Excerpt: "I believe parents have the primary right and responsibility to direct the education of their children."
- Excerpt: "I support parents having choices of education models that best meet the needs of their children and objectives of their families, including public, public charter, private and homeschooling."
Taxation
- Excerpt: "I support strengthening the Truth in Taxation process and improving qualifications of members of the State Tax Commission and School LAND trust fund managers. I always support accountability and transparency for use of tax-payer funds. I believe we should look for ways to increase efficiencies in our government services, including allowing the private sector to do things that it can do better and cheaper."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "As we expand ever westward toward the Oquirrhs, the chronic problems of east-west congestion will only worsen without investment in infrastructure. I oppose turning the Mountain View Corridor into a toll system. I support protecting transportation funds from being raided for other projects."
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Coleman was assigned to the following committees:
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, Vice Chair
- Political Subdivisions Committee
- Administrative Rules Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Coleman served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Political Subdivisions |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
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2020
In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Kim Coleman on Facebook
- Kim Coleman on Twitter
- Kim Coleman on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Open States
- Utah State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 23, 2020
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Big day for women at Salt Lake Democratic convention," April 12, 2014
- ↑ Kim Coleman for Utah 42, "Principles and Issues," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
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| Preceded by Jim Bird (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 42 2015–2020 |
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