Rich Cunningham

Rich Cunningham[2] is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 50 from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2017.

Rich Cunningham
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 50th[1] district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byMerlynn Newbold
Succeeded bySusan Pulsipher
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSouth Jordan, Utah
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
USU-College of Eastern Utah
ProfessionFinancial adviser
Websiterichcunningham.org

Early life and education

Cunningham attended the University of Utah, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and USU-College of Eastern Utah. He currently works as a financial services investment adviser and lives in South Jordan, Utah.[3]

Political career

2014 Cunningham defeated Louis Welch in the 2014 Republican convention and then defeated Democratic nominee Gabriel Morazan with 8,554 votes (77.6%) at the November 4, 2014 general election.[4]

2012 Challenging District 50 incumbent Republican Representative Merlynn Newbold, Cunningham was selected by the Republican convention and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 13,508 votes (77.2%) against Democratic nominee Billie Larson.[5]

During the 2016 legislative session, Cunningham served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Retirement and Independent Entities Committee, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee as well as the House Transportation Committee.[6]

2016 sponsored legislation
Bill NumberBill TitleStatus
HB0047Postretirement Employment Rural and Title I School ExceptionsHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0050Postretirement Reemployment AmendmentsHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0086S03Postretirement Employment RestrictionsHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0106Securities AmendmentsGovernor Signed - 3/30/2016
HB0117Modifications to Postretirement Reemployment RestrictionsHouse/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0205 Tier II Retirement Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0387 Utah Revised Business Corporate Act Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0475 Driver License Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016

Representative Cunningham did not floor sponsor any bills in 2016.

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References
  1. "Rich Cunningham (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  2. "Rich Cunningham's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  3. "Rich Cunningham". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  4. "2014 election results". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  5. "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  6. "Rich Cunningham". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  7. "2016 legislation". Utah State Legislature. Retrieved April 11, 2016.


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