Karen Shepherd
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| In office 1993–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Owens |
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| Succeeded by | Enid Greene |
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| Born | July 5, 1940 Silver City, New Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
Karen Shepherd (born July 5, 1940) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.
Shepherd was born in Silver City, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1962 with a B.A. and Brigham Young University in 1963 with a M.A. and served served in the Utah State Senator for the 1st Senate district from 1991 to 1992. She was elected to Congress in 1993 and represented Utah's 2nd district from January 3, 1993 until January 3, 1995.
[edit] Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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| 1992 | Karen Shepherd | 127,738 | 50% | Enid Greene * | 118,307 | 47% | A. Peter Crane | Independent | 6,274 | 2% | * | |||
| 1994 | Karen Shepherd | 66,911 | 36% | Enid Greene Waldholtz * | 85,507 | 46% | Merrill Cook | Independent | 34,167 | 18% |
* The same person; Enid Greene married Joe Waldholtz in the interim between the 1992 and 1994 election (and later divorced him, changing her name back).
** Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, Eileen Koschak of the Socialist Workers party received 650 votes.
[edit] References
- ^ Election Statistics. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
| Preceded by Wayne Owens |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 2nd congressional district 1993–1995 |
Succeeded by Enid Greene |
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