Mike Kennedy

Mike Kennedy was raised by a single mother in Michigan alongside six siblings and began working at 12.¹ He and his wife, Katrina, have eight children and twelve grandchildren; away from work, he enjoys reading scripture, exercising, family time and a bowl of ice cream.²

After a church mission, Kennedy earned a bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University and a medical degree at Michigan State.¹ He became a family doctor and later attended law school at night after completing his medical residency, earning a law degree as he sought to understand the rules affecting his patients and practice.²

Kennedy practiced family medicine in Utah County for more than two decades, volunteered care for uninsured families and helped operate a small business.² His political career included ten years in Utah's Legislature, serving in both chambers, before he entered Congress in January 2025.²¹ He sponsored the License to Drill Act, signed in October 2026, extending federal drilling permit fees used to fund application reviews.³

He currently represents the Third District but is running in the redrawn Fourth against Democrat Jonny Larsen.⁴ Kennedy emphasizes spending restraint, border security and domestic energy, and supports permitting changes and local decisions on data centers, while defending President Donald Trump's approach to the Iran war.²⁴