Preceded by Merlynn Newbold Website richcunningham.org Nationality American Name Rich Cunningham | Political party Republican Role American Politician Profession Financial adviser Party Republican Party | |
Alma mater University of Utah
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
USU-College of Eastern Utah Residence South Jordan, Utah, United States Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University of Utah | ||
Rich Cunningham is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 50 since January 1, 2013.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
2016 sponsored legislation
Representative Cunningham did not floor sponsor any bills in 2016.