Ken Ivory
Kenneth Robert Ivory (born January 12, 1963) is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives for the 47th district. Outside of politics, Ivory has lobbied on behalf of the American Lands Council and Convention of States. Early life education. Ivory was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law. Career. Ivory is the president of Ivory Law and the American Lands Council. He was elected to the Utah  House of Representatives in November 2010 and assumed office on January 1, 2011. He left office in August 2019 to take a position with the Utah-based corporation, Geomancer. In November 2021, Ivory was re-appointed to his old seat in the House after Steve Christiansen resigned. Committee assignments. During the 2016 legislative session, Ivory served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Public Utilities (which he was the chair), the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, and the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee. During the interim, Ivory serves on the Revenue and Taxation  Interim Committee, and the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee. He is also a member of the Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, Commission on Federalism and the Federal Funds Commission. Transfer of Public Lands Act. Representative Ivory is a strong supporter of states' rights and has frequently advocated for Utah to gain control of federal lands. In 2012, Ivory sponsored HB 148, The Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act, which asserted that the federal government must grant federal land to the state of Utah. Though the bill was signed into law in 2012, federal lands have remained  in control of the United States Department of the Interior. Since the federal lands have not been relinquished to Utah, in December 2015 the state legislature has voted to pursue a lawsuit against the federal government. Personal life. Ivory lives in West Jordan, Utah.