Karen Shepherd

Infobox_Congressman
name = Karen Shepherd


date of birth = Birth date and age|1940|7|5|mf=y
place of birth = Silver City, New Mexico
state = Utah
district = 2nd
term = 1993–1995
preceded = Wayne Owens
succeeded = Enid Greene
party = Democrat
spouse =

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.

Electoral history

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
+ ushr|Utah|2|: Results 1992–1994cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2008-01-10 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives ] !|Year!!|Democrat!|Votes!|Pct!!|Republican!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!
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1992|
Party shading/Democratic |nowrap|Karen Shepherd
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |127,738
Party shading/Democratic |50%|
Party shading/Republican |Enid Greene *
Party shading/Republican align="right" |118,307
Party shading/Republican |47%|
Party shading/Independent |nowrap|A. Peter Crane
Party shading/Independent |Independent
Party shading/Independent align="right" |6,274
Party shading/Independent align="right" |2%
|*
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1994|
Party shading/Democratic |nowrap|Karen Shepherd
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |66,911
Party shading/Democratic |36%|
Party shading/Republican |nowrap|Enid Greene Waldholtz *
Party shading/Republican align="right" |85,507
Party shading/Republican |46%|
Party shading/Independent |Merrill Cook
Party shading/Independent |Independent
Party shading/Independent align="right" |34,167
Party shading/Independent align="right" |18%|
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* 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.

References

*CongBio|S000332