Rich Cunningham is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 50 from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2017. Early life and education Cunningham attended the University of Utah, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and USU-College of Eastern Utah. He currently works as a financial services investment adviser and lives in South Jordan, Utah. Political career 2014 Cunningham defeated Louis Welch in the 2014 Republican convention and then defeated Democratic nominee Gabriel Morazan with 8,554 votes (77.6%) at the November 4, 2014 general election. 2012 Challenging District 50 incumbent Republican Representative Merlynn Newbold, Cunningham was selected by the Republican convention and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 13,508 votes (77.2%) against Democratic nominee Billie Larson. During the 2016 legislative session, Cunningham served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Retirement and Independent Entities Committee, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee as well as the House Transportation Committee. 2016 sponsored legislation Representative Cunningham did not floor sponsor any bills in 2016. References External links Official page at the Utah State Legislature Campaign site Rich Cunningham at Ballotpedia Rich Cunningham at the National Institute on Money in State Politics Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumni Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives People from South Jordan, Utah University of Utah alumni 21st-century American politicians