Susan 'Sue' D. Duckworth is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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representing District 22 since January 1, 2009. She was married to former Democratic Representative Carl W. Duckworth, whom she succeeded, until his death in May, 2018.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Duckworth attended

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and the

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. She works as a caregiver and lives in Magna, Utah with her husband Carl. She is the mother of four children.

Political career

2014 Duckworth was unopposed for the June 24, 2014 Democratic primary. She faced Republican nominee William "Bill" Both and the Constitution party nominee Marilee Roose in the general election on November 4, 2014. Duckworth won with 2,709 votes (51.6%). 2012 Duckworth was unopposed for the June 26, 2012, Democratic primary and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 6,402 votes (73.3%) against

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nominee Marilee Roose, who had run for the seat in 2006. 2010 Duckworth was unopposed for the June 22, 2010, Democratic primary and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 3,334 votes (52.1%) against

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nominee Noel Fields. 2008 When District 22 Democratic Representative Carl Duckworth left the Legislature and left the seat open, Duckworth was selected from three candidates by the Democratic convention and won the November 4, 2008 general election with 6,600 votes (76.2%) against Constitution candidate Thomas Mangum. During the 2016 legislative session, Duckworth served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Business and Labor Committee, as well as the House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee.

2016 sponsored legislation

Duckworth passed one of the three bills she proposed, giving her a 33% passage rate. She did not floor sponsor any Senate bills.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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