Ken Ivory
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byRedistricted
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 47th district
In office
November 2021 – January 1, 2023
Preceded bySteve Christiansen
Succeeded byRedistricted
In office
January 1, 2011 – August 20, 2019
Preceded bySteven Mascaro
Succeeded bySteve Christiansen
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRebecca Ivory
Websitevoteivory.com

Ken Ivory is an American politician and lobbyist serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives for the 39th district.

Career

Ivory was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in November 2010 and assumed office on January 1, 2011. He left office in August 2019 to take a position with the Utah-based corporation, Geomancer.[1] In November 2021, Ivory was re-appointed to his old seat in the House after Steve Christiansen resigned.[2]

Committee assignments

During the 2016 legislative session, Ivory served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Public Utilities (which he was the chair), the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, and the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee. During the interim, Ivory serves on the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee, and the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee. He is also a member of the Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, Commission on Federalism and the Federal Funds Commission.[3]

Transfer of Public Lands Act

Representative Ivory is a strong supporter of states' rights and has frequently advocated for Utah to gain control of federal lands. In 2012, Ivory sponsored HB 148, the Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act, which asserted that the federal government must grant federal land to the state of Utah.[4] Though the bill was signed into law in 2012, federal lands have remained in control of the United States Department of the Interior.[5]

Since the federal lands have not been relinquished to Utah, in December 2015 the state legislature has voted to pursue a lawsuit against the federal government.[6]

American Lands Council

Ivory is the president of Ivory Law and the American Lands Council.[7][8] ALC is a non-profit organization which promotes measured to assist states assuming control of federal lands within state's boundaries. Ivory and ALC have been the subject of complaints filed with Utah's attorney general, citing Ivory's conflict of interest for writing legislation to benefit ALC while he was a sitting legislator [9]

H.B. 374 Sensitive Materials in Schools

In the 2022 General Session of Utah Legislature, Rep. Ken Ivory was chief sponsor of a Bill intended to protect public school children from various materials found in books or other instructional materials that may be considered offensive.[10] HB374, sponsored by Rep. Ken Ivory and R-West Jordan, defines “sensitive material” as instructional materials that are pornographic or indecent, colloquially referred to as the “bright line” rule in state code.[11] Shortly after passage of the Bill, a parent of a school-aged child challenged the law, noting that the Holy Bible contained vulgar, sexual and violent content and should, therefore, be likewise removed from public schools.[12] Based on the merits of the challenge, at least one school district has chosen to remove the Bible from their elementary and middle school’s libraries.[13]

Elections

  • 2022: Ivory won the race for District 39 in the November 8 general election.[14]
  • 2014: Ivory was unopposed for the 2014 Republican Convention and won the November 4, 2014 General election with 4,634 votes (65.8%) against Democratic nominee Alena M. Balmforth.[15]
  • 2012: Ivory was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary[16] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 7,354 votes (62.5%) against Democratic nominee Joseph Huey and Libertarian candidate Chase Lantis.[17]
  • 2010: Ivory challenged District 47 incumbent Republican Representative Steven Mascaro and was chosen by the Republican convention for the November 2, 2010 General election; Ivory won with 4,384 votes (61%) against Democratic nominee John Rendell.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Utah Rep. Ken Ivory resigns his public post to accept new job". Salt Lake City, Utah: Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "He's back! Former Rep. Ken Ivory will return to the Utah Legislature". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ken Ivory". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ken Ivory: Here is why Utah should acquire its federal lands". Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. March 11, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Utah to seize own land from government, challenge federal dominance of Western states : 'Transfer of Public Lands Act' demands Washington relinquish 31.2 million acres by Dec. 31". Washington Times. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ McCombs, Brady (December 9, 2015). "Utah to pursue lawsuit to seize control of federal lands". Salt Lake City: Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2014 Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure for Ken Ivory" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ken Ivory". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "The American Lands Council Is Led By Elected Officials Who Blur The Line Between Lobbyist And Legislator". Washington, D.C.: Western Values Project/Accountable.us. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sensitive Materials in Schools Bill" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Somebody wants the Bible Removed from Schools". Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ "A Utah parent says the Bible contains porn". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Utah District bans Bivble in elementary and middle schools". New York, NY: AP News. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ken Ivory-Ballotpedia". Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2014 Election results". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2012 Primary Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  17. ↑ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  18. ↑ "2010 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
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