In 2012, with District 2 incumbent Republican Representative Lee Perry redistricted to District 29, Lifferth was unopposed for both the June 26, 2012 Republican primary and the November 6, 2012 general election, winning with 10,924 votes [REF].
During the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions, Lifferth served on the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Education Committee, and the House Transportation Committee.