Jacob 'Jake' L. Anderegg (born in

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) is an American politician. A

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, he has represented District 22 in the

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since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 13 starting in January 2017. He previously represented District 6 in the

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from 2013 to 2017.

Early life and career

Anderegg was born on March 22 in Sandy, Utah and earned his

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award as a teenager. He earned his BA in

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from

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and his

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from Westminster College. He lives in Lehi, Utah with his wife Julie and five children, two of whom were adopted from China. Anderegg is a member of

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. He previously worked for Windchill Engineering as a sales manager. He is currently the Vice President of Community Development at

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. Anderegg also serves as a managing member of Skyline Investment Holdings, Political Insight Consulting, Zurich Capital LLC, and ThinkUtah, Inc.

Political career

2014: Anderegg ran against Democrat Travis Harper in the 2014 General election. Anderegg won with 5,093 votes (81.66%) to Harper's 1,144 votes (18.34%). 2012: With District 6 incumbent Republican Representative Brad Galvez redistricted to District 29, Anderegg was one of two candidates chosen from among four for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,440 votes (56.7%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,513 votes (84.1%) against Democratic nominee Gabrielle Hodson. During the 2016 legislative sessions, Anderegg served on the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Business and Labor Committee, the House Rules Committee, and the House Transportation Committee.

2016 sponsored legislation

Anderegg passed two of the nine bills he introduced during the 2016 General Session, giving him a 22.2% bill passage rate. He also floor sponsore
SB0045 Compulsory Education Revisions
an

Legislative activity

Anderegg sponsore

and made the bill public on December 18, 2013. The resolution sought to amend the Utah Constitution to exempt religious institutions from performing or recognizing marriages that might violate their religious views. The bill garnered significant attention from the media and other members of the Utah State Legislature. The bill never left the Rules Committee and was filed on the last day of the 2014 General Session.

References

External links

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at the

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