Mike Kennedy
Mike Kennedy | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Curtis |
| Member of the Utah Senate | |
| In office January 5, 2021 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Hemmert |
| Succeeded by | Brady Brammer |
| Constituency | 14th district (2021–2023) 21st district (2023–2025) |
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Dougall |
| Succeeded by | Brady Brammer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Stevan Kennedy February 2, 1969 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Katrina Kennedy |
| Children | 8 |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BS, JD) Michigan State University (MD) |
| Website | House website |
Michael Steven Kennedy (born February 2, 1969) is an American politician, attorney, and physician serving as the U.S. representative from Utah’s 3rd congressional district since 2025. He previously served as a Republican member of the Utah Senate from 2021 to 2025 and as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. Kennedy was a candidate in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Utah. He received the most votes at the Utah State Republican Convention but was defeated by Mitt Romney in the subsequent primary for the Republican nomination.
In June of 2024, Kennedy won the Republican nomination for Utah's 3rd congressional district with 39% of the vote in a crowded field of 5 candidates despite being outspent 5-1 and 2-1 by top two competitors. He had previously won the Utah Republican Party nominating convention after six rounds of voting.