Karen M. Peterson is an American politician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives. As a member of the Republican Party, Peterson represents the 13th district, which covers a portion of Davis County, Utah.
Peterson studied at Utah State University graduating in 2002 with a B.A. in Political Science. She then went to Southern Utah University to receive a M.P.A. in State and Local Government, graduating in 2016.
Karen is a cancer survivor and gave her insights to Deseret News.
Peterson was elected a member of the Clinton City Council in 2013. She resigned in 2020 after being selected as Legislative Liaison for Governor Spencer Cox.
After Paul Ray resigned on December 15, 2021, Peterson was elected during a special election of the Davis County Republican Party.
Peterson announced on December 30, 2025 that she will not seek re-election for the upcoming 2026 election.
Representative Peterson's current committees are:
Previous committees that Representative Peterson has served:
This is the bill sponsored legislation during the general session of the Utah Legislature. All sponsored legislation can be found at https://le.utah.gov
After being elected in December, Peterson started work in January as the Community Development Manager for Sunrise Engineering.