Michael Kent Winder (born January 27, 1976) is an American businessman, author, and politician. He was the mayor of West Valley City, Utah between 2010 and 2014. A Republican, he currently represents District 30 in the Utah House of Representatives, a position to which he was first elected in November 2016. He is the author of fourteen published books on Utah and LDS history, including Presidents and Prophets: The Story of America's Presidents and the LDS Church. He has received criticism in the press for using false identities and undisclosed pseudonyms for city promotion, for a political attack, and for editing of the Wikipedia article about him. Education and family Winder was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from Taylorsville High School. From 1995 to 1997 he was a missionary in Taipei, Taiwan for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He holds a Masters in Business Administration and an Honors B.A. degree in History from the University of Utah. He has also completed an executive leadership program with Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Winder is married to Karyn Hermansen, who was elected to the Granite School District Board of Education in November 2014. They have four children. Business career Winder was Business Development Manager for West Valley City from 2000–2004, during which time he also chaired the Chamber West Economic Development Committee. From 2004-2009 he was vice president of marketing for Winder Farms. He was director of public affairs for The Summit Group Communications from 2009–2011. Winder founded Neptune Strategies in 2012, a marketing and development firm. His principal client has been Friends of Traditional Banking, a Super PAC, where he has served as executive director. Winder later was employed as a vice president of community development and director of entrepreneurship programs for Zions Bank from 2014-2017. He was hired as economic development manager in 2017 and later promoted to be assistant city manager for the city of Millcreek, Utah following their incorporation. In March 2022, Winder became Millcreek's city manager. Political career Winder has served as a member of the state and Salt Lake County Republican Party Executive Committees, deputy campaign manager for Congressman James V. Hansen, and chair of the Research and Policy Committee for the Jon Huntsman, Jr. for Governor campaign. He is the founder of the GenX GOP Network. He was elected to an at-large seat on the West