Mike Petersen is an American politician who serves in the

Utah House of Representatives The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district cont ...

from the 3rd district since 2021. Petersen beat his predecessor, Val Potter, in a Republican primary, where he cited recent tax legislation as the need for change.

Personal life

Mike Petersen graduated from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

, receiving his general psychology BS in 1988 and his counseling psychology MEd in 1990. He subsequently studied at

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

, earning his instructional design and learning sciences PhD in 2012. He owns an education and training development company, LetterPress Software.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 1963 births {{Utah-politician-stub