{"id":13922,"date":"2010-12-14T05:38:17","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T10:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=13922"},"modified":"2011-02-12T01:03:40","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T06:03:40","slug":"elected-mormons-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2010\/12\/elected-mormons-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Elected Mormons, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"000aaMikeLee\"With the U.S. 2010 elections over more than a month ago, I’ve wanted to put together a summary of the results for Mormon candidates for some time, and finally got around to finishing it this past weekend. There were a few surprises.<\/p>\n

In fact, I doubt that many readers will have heard of all the candidates I mention below — in part because I’ve gone a step beyond what others have and included statewide elections (Governor, Lt. Governor, etc.) in addition to the traditional list of those in Congress. Even in the latter, since I’ve included losing candidates as well, readers will discover information they didn’t know.<\/p>\n

As in the past, I’ve included anyone who could be considered Mormon, even if they no longer identify themselves as Mormon, but I’ve marked those issues where I know about them, so readers can judge for themselves how many Mormons there are in the U.S. Congress and in the leadership of each state.<\/p>\n

I should add that, given the expanded nature of this list, I am not at all certain that I’ve included everyone; in fact I wouldn’t be surprised to find 10 or more additional candidates and perhaps a few more state officials. As always, I would appreciate any additional information readers know.<\/p>\n

This list is limited to elections in the U.S. But I am anxious to get information on Mormons who have been elected in other countries. I only know of two possible elected Mormons outside of the U.S. — Terry Rooney, an MP in the U.K., Brian Adam, MP in the Scottish parliament and Rahui Katene, an MP in New Zealand. But I would be very surprised if there weren’t Mormon elected officials in other countries — perhaps in Tonga and Samoa (where LDS Church members make up a large portion of the population), and perhaps in Chile, where concentrations are also relatively high. I’ve heard of LDS politicians serving in Brazil, Canada and in Mexico in the past. If you know of someone, please let me know, and I’ll put together a post of Mormon politicians outside of the U.S. later.<\/p>\n

So, here are the results of the 2010 U.S. elections:<\/p>\n

U.S. Senatorial elections:<\/h3>\n

Incumbents:<\/p>\n