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Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
. A member of the Republican Party, McKell is a member of the
Utah State Senate The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of senate districts. Each senate district is ...
serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also previously served 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 conta ...
, in the 66th district from 2013 to 2021. Spencer Cox, the
Governor of Utah A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
, is McKell's brother-in-law.


Early life and career

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. 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. 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.


Political career

* 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%). 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. * 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

McKell also floor sponsore
SB0031S01 Tax Commission Levy Process
ttp://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0092.html SB0092 Water Conservation Amendmentsbr>SB0110S03 Water Quality Amendments
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* * Living people Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Utah-politician-stub