Mike Kennedy
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Mike Kennedy is a Republican serving as the U.S. Representative for Utah's 3rd Congressional District since January 2025 and is the nominee running for re-election in the redistricted Utah's 4th Congressional District in the 2026 election. A family physician, attorney, and father of eight, he previously served in the Utah House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019 and the Utah Senate from 2021 to 2025, where he focused on conservative priorities including tax relief and limited government. He earned a BS and JD from Brigham Young University and an MD from Michigan State University, and has practiced family medicine in Utah County for over two decades.
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Utah Congressional District 4: U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy faces 3 challengers
In the 2026 race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy is taking on Steven Burt, Jonny Larsen and Taylor Wright. Read The Salt Lake Tribune’s voter guide here.
Utah's 4th Congressional District: Rep. Mike Kennedy and Jonny Larsen debate Iran War and affordability
Rep. Mike Kennedy and veteran Jonny Larsen debate Iran War and affordability in fight for 4th Congressional District The two major-party candidates in the race also sparred over federal land and immigration. 8, 2026.
KSL Truth Test: Fact-checking debate claims in Utah's 4th Congressional District
Republican Congressman Mike Kennedy and Democratic candidate Jonny Larsen took to the debate stage Thursday evening at Snow College in Ephraim ahead of Election Day on Nov. During the conversation, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission, the candidates discussed several pressing issues impacting Utahns, including oil prices and the war in Iran, housing, immigration, and health care.
Mike Kennedy, Jonny Larsen spar over gas prices and Iran in Utah 4th District debate
Republican Rep. Mike Kennedy stood by President Trump’s conflict in the Middle East as Marine veteran Jonny Larsen assailed the war as illegal and criticized Congress for not reining the administration in.
Mike Kennedy and Jonny Larsen disagree on Iran war and gas prices in Utah's 4th District debate
Two of the candidates for Utah's new 4th Congressional District disagreed over policy solutions on issues like the cost of healthcare, housing affordability, data centers and gas prices at a debate Thursday night. Rep.
WATCH: 4th Congressional District Debate with Mike Kennedy and Jonny Larsen
Republican Mike Kennedy and Democrat Jonny Larsen. This will be the first general election since Utah adopted its new congressional map. House of Representatives. Join Utah Public Radio for the 2nd Congressional District debate Tuesday, Oct.
WATCH: Utah 4th Congressional District Debate with Mike Kennedy and Jonny Larsen
Incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Kennedy, the current 3rd District congressman, will debate Democratic challenger Jonny Larsen, a Marine veteran and 5th-generation Utahn. Kennedy took up the mantle for the new fourth district after Utah's court-ordered redistricting shuffled things up and the retirement of Rep.
Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy breaks down the good and bad of Trump’s second term
Utah Republican Rep. Mike Kennedy said Friday the second term of President Donald Trump has been “unratable,” for better or for worse. While he is not sure of how to rate the past two years, he has no doubt that Trump will be remembered 50 years from now.
After push in D.C. to relax surrogacy laws, Utah congressmen says power should rest with states
Rep. Mike Kennedy weighs in on surrogacy laws after Grindr CEO launches lobbying campaign to make surrogacy easier for same-sex couples KEY POINTS Grindr CEO George Arison has launched a multi-million-dollar lobbying campaign to make surrogacy via IVF easier for same-sex couples.
The latest twist in the battle over surrogacy has conservatives divided
Grindr CEO George Arison has launched a multi-million-dollar lobbying campaign to make surrogacy via IVF easier for same-sex couples. Rep. Mike Kennedy, a family physician, said Congress should eliminate some positions regulating science and let states decide vaccine policy.
Rep. Mike Kennedy questions federal role in health policy
Rep. Toward the end of the panel, he was asked by an audience member for his thoughts about the Trump administration's approach to health, given that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Is it healthy for the federal government to do this stuff on a political basis?"
Rep. Mike Kennedy, a doctor, says the nation doesn’t need a surgeon general • Utah News Dispatch
News Story In a wide-ranging forum Tuesday, Utah Rep. Surgeon General that has been unfilled for nearly two years, Kennedy said, “I’m warning you right now, that position shouldn’t be there. We don’t need a chief doctor.” The surgeon general, a role established more than 150 years ago, can issue advisories warning about public health threats.
Congressman Blake Moore and Utah Delegation Introduce Bill to Support Wildfire Prevention | U.S. Congressman Blake Moore
HomeNewsPress Releases February 11, 2025 Congressman Blake Moore and Utah Delegation Introduce Bill to Support Wildfire Prevention WASHINGTON– Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01), Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04), and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy
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