What is Karen Mayne?
[[File:Mayne.jpg|right|200px]] '''Karen Mayne''' (April 6, 1946 &ndash; August 15, 2024) was an American politician. She was a member of the [[Utah Senate]] from the [[5th Utah Senate District|5th District]] from 2008 to 2023. She became the state senate's minority leader in 2019. Mayne was born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. Mayne is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In January 2022, Mayne was hospitalized after falling at her home and suffered from a head and shoulder injury.<ref name=cancer>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/senate-minority-leader-karen-mayne-diagnosed-with-cancer|title=Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne diagnosed with cancer|publisher=Fox13now|accessdate=January 22, 2022}}</ref> She was later diagnosed with [[cancer]].<ref name=cancer/> Mayne died on August 15, 2024, at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bittan |first1=Ryan |title=Former Utah senator Karen Mayne dies at 78 |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/former-utah-senator-karen-mayne-dies-at-78/ |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=ABC4 |date=15 August 2024 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816060744/https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/former-utah-senator-karen-mayne-dies-at-78/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayne, Karen}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Salt Lake City, Utah]] {{US-bio-stub}}