Utah Representative Kera Birkeland resigned to focus on family, including her mother's illness, after serving five years and sponsoring notable legislation.

Utah District 4 Representative Kera Birkeland announced her resignation on Thursday, effective January 10. She cited the need to focus more on family and professional commitments.

Morgan, announced Thursday that she will be resigning from the Utah Legislature before the 2025 general session begins next month. “Right now my family, particularly my parents, need more of my time,” Birkeland posted on X alongside screenshots of her resignation letter to House Speaker Mike Schultz,

Morgan, announced she will resign from the Legislature effective Jan. 10, 2025, citing the need to spend more time with her family.

Republican state Rep. Kera Birkeland, the lawmaker behind several of Utah's anti-transgender laws, announced Thursday that she is resigning from the Legislature.

In a recent social media post, Utah state Rep. Kera Birkeland announced Friday she will resign from the state Legislature effective

SALT LAKE CITY — State Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, has announced her resignation from the Utah Legislature. Birkeland, who has served in the Utah House of Representatives since 2020, said she will step down on Jan. 10, 2025, according to her resignation letter posted to social media Thursday afternoon.

The Morgan County Republican posted the resignation letter she sent to Utah’s Republican House Speaker Mike Shultz on X. Birkeland was appointed to the legislature in 2020 and was reelected to her District 4 seat by a 20% margin over Democrat Kris Campbell of Park City in November.