{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Marsha Judkins |image = Marsha Judkins (2021) (cropped).jpeg |caption = |office = 46th Mayor of Provo |term_start = January 6, 2026 |term_end = |predecessor = Michelle Kaufusi |successor = |office1 = Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 61st district |term_start1 = July 2018 |term_end1 = December 31, 2024 |predecessor1 = Keith Grover |successor1 = Lisa Shepherd |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = |party = Republican }}
'''Marsha Judkins''' is an American politician serving as the 46th and current Mayor of Provo, Utah.<ref>{{cite web| title=A new leader in town: Marsha Judkins sworn into office to begin first term as Provo’s mayor |url = https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2026/jan/07/a-new-leader-in-town-marsha-judkins-sworn-into-office-to-begin-first-term-as-provos-mayor/}}</ref> Marsha served in the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 61. During the 2022 General Session, she served on the Social Services Appropriations Committee, House Health and Human Services Committee, and the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://house.utah.gov/rep/JUDKIM/|title = Marsha Judkins|publisher = Utah State Legislature|location = Salt Lake City, Utah|access-date = March 12, 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Marsha and her husband Randy reside in Provo. Marsha Judkins graduated from Bingham High School in South Jordan. She went on to earn a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Mathematics from Brigham Young University. Eventually, Judkins returned to BYU and earned a Masters in Public Administration. After graduating, she worked as a Children’s Librarian at the Provo City Library, and then began teaching math at a private college in Salt Lake City. She currently teaches part-time in the Developmental Math Department at UVU.<ref>[https://www.heraldextra.com/marsha-judkins/article_22d596fe-5e3a-5bc2-9762-f56c56dee7dd.html Provo Daily Herald, January 28, 2019]</ref>
==Political career and elections== In 2012, Marsha was elected to the Provo City School Board and served for one term.
In June 2018, Keith Grover was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Utah Senate. This created a vacancy in the House. In July 2018, Judkins was appointed to fill out the rest of the term. She had already secured the party's nomination to run for the seat in the November 2018 general election by winning the primary with 60% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/utah-county-republicans-select-marsha-judkins-to-fill-legislative-vacancy/article_62c63182-4082-549e-b535-009183e4dedd.html “Utah County Republicans select Marsha Judkins to fill legislative vacancy,” Daily Herald, Jul 12, 2018]</ref> In the November 2018 general election, Judkins defeated Eric Chase of the United Utah Party with 78.72 percent of the popular vote.<ref>[http://dailyutahchronicle.com/2018/11/09/utahs-2018-midterm-elections-rundown/ "Utah’s 2018 Midterm Elections Rundown," Daily Utah Chronicle, November 9, 2018]</ref> In the November 2022 general election, Judkins defeated opponent Michael Anderson with 76.21% of the popular vote.<ref>[https://electionresults.utah.gov/elections/house/61?searchRace=61&showReportingPrecinct=true&topMenu=&sideMenu=5&electionPhase=Primary "Utah Election Preliminary Results", May 12, 2023]</ref>
==Notable legislation== *2022- Marsha Judkins co-sponsored [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0011.html HB 11], which banned transgender school-aged girls from participating in school sports.<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-06-01|url=https://www.kpcw.org/regional/2022-06-01/hb-11-banning-transgender-school-aged-girls-from-playing-youth-sports-will-be-tested-in-court|title=HB 11 - banning transgender school-aged girls from playing youth sports - will be tested in court|access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref> The bill was vetoed by Governor Cox<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-03-22|url=https://governor.utah.gov/2022/03/24/gov-cox-why-im-vetoing-hb11/|access-date=2022-10-23|title=Gov. Cox: Why I'm vetoing HB11}}</ref> before being overridden by the legislature. *2022- Representative Judkins ran [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0113.html HB 113] which requires the State Board of Education to annually review standards and guidelines related to establishing disability classifications, permits disability program money to be used for facilities construction and alteration under certain circumstances, and amends a formula related to add-on weighted pupil units for students with disabilities.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-03-03|title=H.B. 113 Students with Disabilities Funding Revisions|url=https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0113.html|website=Utah State Legislature|language=en}}</ref> *2022- Judkins ran [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0138.html HB 138] which modifies the age that a minor housed in a detention facility awaiting trial is transferred to an adult jail, and requires a minor who is committed to prison by a district court be provisionally housed with the Division of Juvenile Justice Services until the minor is 25 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-03-03|title=H.B. 138 Juvenile Justice Modifications |url=https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0138.html|website=Utah State Legislature|language=en}}</ref>
==2022 sponsored legislation== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Bill !! Status |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0011.html HB 11]- Student Eligibility In Interscholastic Activities || House override Governor's veto 3/25/22 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0112.html HB 112]- Animal Fighting Penalties || House/ filed 3/4/22 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0113.html HB 113]- Students with Disabilities Funding Revisions || House/ to Governor 3/10/22 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0136.html HB 136]- Motor Vehicle Insurance Revisions || House/ filed 3/4/22 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0138.html HB 138]- Juvenile Justice Modifications || House/ to Governor 3/10/22 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0192.html HB 192]- Former Offender Employment Amendments ||House/ filed 3/4/22 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0359.html HB 359]- Eviction Records Amendments ||House/ to Governor 3/10/2022 |- | [https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0459.html HB 459]- HIV Testing Modifications || House/ filed 3/4/22
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