Brian Doughty

{{short description|American politician}}

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| name = Brian Doughty

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| state_house = Utah

| district = 30th

| term_start = July 20, 2011

| term_end = 2013

| predecessor = Jackie Biskupski

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| party = Democratic

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| partner =

| occupation = Small business owner

| residence = Salt Lake City, Utah

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Brian Doughty is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County. He was selected on July 16, 2011, by local Democratic delegates to replace state representative Jackie Biskupski, who had resigned when she moved out of the district.{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52202515-90/doughty-utah-party-seat.html.csp|title=Doughty to fill vacant House seat in Salt Lake City |date=July 16, 2011|work=The Salt Lake Tribune}} He was sworn in on July 20, 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52228988-90/biskupski-doughty-utah-district.html.csp|title=Doughty sworn in to fill Biskupski vacancy in Utah House of Representatives |date=July 20, 2011|work=The Salt Lake Tribune}}

In the redistricting process that followed the 2010 census, Doughty's home was placed in the 26th district, along with that of House Minority Leader David Litvack. A contested Democratic primary between the two incumbents seemed to be on the cards until, in March 2012, Litvack announced that he would retire rather than seek re-election.{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/53651637-90/litvack-minority-already-kids.html.csp |title=Two Democrats to retire from Legislature | work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=March 5, 2012}} Doughty lost his bid for re-election in the new district at the Salt Lake County Convention.

Doughty is openly gay and previously served on the board of Equality Utah.{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52202515-75/party-utah-doughty-state.html.csp|title=Utah Democrats choose Dabakis as chairman |date=July 16, 2011|work=The Salt Lake Tribune}}