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Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party, McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also previously served in the Utah House of Representatives, in the 66th district from 2013 to 2021. Spencer Cox, the Governor of Utah, is McKell's brother-in-law.[1]
Martindale-Hubbell has confirmed that attorney Mike McKell maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability.[citation needed] On November 4, 2013, McKell was admitted in open court to the Supreme Court of the United States Bar. Mike McKell has been named by Utah Business Magazine multiple times as a member of Utah's Legal Elite.[citation needed] In 2014, McKell was selected for his personal injury work. McKell has also been recognized in Super Lawers as a rising star in the Utah legal market.[citation needed]
Political careeredit
2012 Mckell was chosen out of four candidates at the Republican Primary on June 26, 2012. Mckell then defeated Democratic nominee Brian Hauglid in the general election on November 6, 2012, with 10,779 votes (85.8%).
2014 Mckell defeated Scott Woolston in the Republican convention and went on to win the general election held on November 4, 2014, against Zachary Lewis with 5,155 votes (84.4%).[2]
During the 2016 legislative session, Representative McKell served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and the House Special Investigative Committee. During the interim, McKell served on the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee and the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee. He also served on the Legislative Process Committee.[3]
2020 ran successfully in his move to the Senate to replace Deidre Henderson, who ran successfully for the position of Lt. Governor.
2016 sponsored legislationedit
Bill Number
Bill Name
Bill Status
HB0005
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget
Governor Signed - 2/16/2016
HB0064
Rate Committee Amendments
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0073
Financial Disclosure Modifications
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0084S01
Wildlife Amendments
Governor Signed - 3/25/2016
HB0141
Window Tinting Amendments
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0159S01
Line-of-duty Death Benefits Amendments
Governor Signed - 3/25/2016
HB0161
Agriculture Parcel Amendments
Governor Signed - 3/22/2016
HB0192S03
Opiate Overdone Response Act—Pilot Program and Other Amendments
Governor Signed - 3/23/2016
HB0231
Hospital Lien Law Amendments
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0235S01
Remote Transactions Parity Act
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0239
Access to Opioid Prescription Information via Practitioner Data Management Systems
Governor Signed - 3/21/2016
HB0286
Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Amendments
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0311
White Collar Crime Registry Amendments
Governor Signed - 3/28/2016
HJR004S01
Joint Resolution on Water Infrastructure Transfer
House/ to Lieutenant Governor - 3/8/2016
HJR013
Joint Resolution on Nonhazardous Solid Waste Fees
House/ filed - 3/10/2016
McKell also floor sponsored SB0031S01 Tax Commission Levy Process, SB0052S02 Rate Committee Modifications, SB0072 School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Amendments, SB0092 Water Conservation Amendments, SB0110S03 Water Quality Amendments, and SB0138 Health Insurance Coverage for Emergency Care, SB0173S02 State Fair Park Revisions, SB0182S02 Sales and Use Tax Revisions, SB0231 Waste Management Amendments, and SB0246S02 Funding for Infrastructure Revisions.
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2021 Mike K McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah A member of the Republican Party McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District He also previously served in the Utah House of Representatives in the 66th district from 2013 to 2021 Spencer Cox the Governor of Utah is McKell s brother in law 1 Mike McKellMember of the Utah SenateIncumbentAssumed office January 1 2021Preceded byDeidre HendersonConstituency7th district 2021 2023 25th district 2023 present Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 66th DistrictIn office January 1 2013 January 1 2021Preceded byMichael MorleySucceeded byJeff BurtonPersonal detailsPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseBrandi Cox Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 3 2016 sponsored legislation 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career editMartindale Hubbell has confirmed that attorney Mike McKell maintains the AV Preeminent Rating Martindale Hubbell s highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability citation needed On November 4 2013 McKell was admitted in open court to the Supreme Court of the United States Bar Mike McKell has been named by Utah Business Magazine multiple times as a member of Utah s Legal Elite citation needed In 2014 McKell was selected for his personal injury work McKell has also been recognized in Super Lawers as a rising star in the Utah legal market citation needed Political career edit2012 Mckell was chosen out of four candidates at the Republican Primary on June 26 2012 Mckell then defeated Democratic nominee Brian Hauglid in the general election on November 6 2012 with 10 779 votes 85 8 2014 Mckell defeated Scott Woolston in the Republican convention and went on to win the general election held on November 4 2014 against Zachary Lewis with 5 155 votes 84 4 2 During the 2016 legislative session Representative McKell served on the Natural Resources Agriculture and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee the House Revenue and Taxation Committee the House Natural Resources Agriculture and Environment Committee and the House Special Investigative Committee During the interim McKell served on the Public Utilities Energy and Technology Interim Committee and the Natural Resources Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee He also served on the Legislative Process Committee 3 2020 ran successfully in his move to the Senate to replace Deidre Henderson who ran successfully for the position of Lt Governor 2016 sponsored legislation editBill Number Bill Name Bill StatusHB0005 Natural Resources Agriculture and Environmental Quality Base Budget Governor Signed 2 16 2016HB0064 Rate Committee Amendments House filed 3 10 2016HB0073 Financial Disclosure Modifications House filed 3 10 2016HB0084S01 Wildlife Amendments Governor Signed 3 25 2016HB0141 Window Tinting Amendments House filed 3 10 2016HB0159S01 Line of duty Death Benefits Amendments Governor Signed 3 25 2016HB0161 Agriculture Parcel Amendments Governor Signed 3 22 2016HB0192S03 Opiate Overdone Response Act Pilot Program and Other Amendments Governor Signed 3 23 2016HB0231 Hospital Lien Law Amendments House filed 3 10 2016HB0235S01 Remote Transactions Parity Act House filed 3 10 2016HB0239 Access to Opioid Prescription Information via Practitioner Data Management Systems Governor Signed 3 21 2016HB0286 Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Amendments House filed 3 10 2016HB0311 White Collar Crime Registry Amendments Governor Signed 3 28 2016HJR004S01 Joint Resolution on Water Infrastructure Transfer House to Lieutenant Governor 3 8 2016HJR013 Joint Resolution on Nonhazardous Solid Waste Fees House filed 3 10 2016McKell also floor sponsored SB0031S01 Tax Commission Levy Process SB0052S02 Rate Committee Modifications SB0072 School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Amendments SB0092 Water Conservation Amendments SB0110S03 Water Quality Amendments and SB0138 Health Insurance Coverage for Emergency Care SB0173S02 State Fair Park Revisions SB0182S02 Sales and Use Tax Revisions SB0231 Waste Management Amendments and SB0246S02 Funding for Infrastructure Revisions 4 References edit Gehrke Robert October 15 2013 How Cox rose from farm boy to lieutenant governor in waiting The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved October 16 2013 Election results Ballotpedia Retrieved April 12 2016 Mike McKell Salt Lake City Utah Utah House of Representatives Retrieved April 12 2016 2016GS Bill Search Results Salt Lake City Utah Retrieved April 12 2016 External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Utah portal Mike K McKell R State of Utah nbsp nbsp This article about a Utah politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike McKell amp oldid 1180875564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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