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= Case Lawrence = Case McKay Lawrence (born October 2, 1972) is an American entrepreneur, businessman and attorney who, on January 4, 2024, declared his candidacy to replace Representative John Curtis in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Utah’s 3rd Congressional District.

Lawrence is the founder of SkyZone (formerly CircusTrix), the largest developer, operator, and franchisor of trampoline parks globally and currently sits on the company’s Board of Directors. He is also an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship at the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business in Provo, Utah and a member of the University’s President’s Leadership Council.

Early Life and Education
Born in Tucson, Arizona to Laurel Stott and Larry R. Lawrence, a former General Authority Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spent 1991 to 1993 as a missionary for the church serving and teaching people in Budapest, Hungary. During this time he learned to speak the Hungarian language and is still fluent. Case resides in Utah County, Utah with his wife, Kerri (Lee). They have six (6) children.

In 1997 Lawrence graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Brigham Young University (BYU) and in 2000 he obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Duke Law School.

Professional Career
In the 2000’s, after law school, Lawrence worked for Venture Law Group in Silicon Valley, in the middle of the dot-com bubble and was involved in legal work for many emerging online businesses, such as transitioning the original x.com to PayPal for Elon Musk.

Lawrence’s first startup was CargoBay, a real estate investing company he started in 2004 that managed office space and catered to small businesses. He ran the company for six years before the Great Recession disrupted the real estate industry, causing CargoBay to fold.

While exploring opportunities back in the legal field, Lawrence happened upon the idea that would become SkyZone. During a trip to San Francisco with his family, a friend suggested Lawrence visit a local trampoline park. Lawrence loved how the experience combined entertainment, sports, and exercise. He left that trip with the intent to create a trampoline park. His goal was to start a small facility to provide enough money for his family while he found a job practicing law.

Lawrence eventually moved his family to Provo, Utah and started CircusTrix. The first indoor park, SkyWalk, was opened in Madera, California in 2011. The second park, dubbed Defy Gravity, was opened in Durham, North Carolina in mid-2012.

Under Case’s leadership as CEO, CircusTrix eventually became the largest developer, operator, and franchisor of trampoline parks globally. Boasting over 320 facilities and more than 10,000 individuals, overseeing leading industry brands such as SkyZone, Rockin' Jump, DEFY, Superfly, Ryze, and others.

Lawrence transitioned out of the CEO role in 2019 and took a role on the company’s board of directors. Despite early and sustained success, government mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic closed many SkyZone parks for extended periods of time in 2020 and into 2021. Lawrence was not sure that his company would ever open again, especially considering the financial losses that were incurred during that time. CircusTrix eventually did recover, and achieved record performance in the years following the pandemic.

In 2023, CircusTrix rebranded its corporate identity and all of its trampoline parks under the SkyZone brand.

Adjunct Professor
Beginning in April 2020, Case Lawrence joined the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business in Provo, Utah as an Adjunct Professor to teach Entrepreneurship. In addition to teaching, Lawrence mentors BYU students with their startups by helping them refine and validate their ideas; and to prepare for and overcome adversity.

Public Service
On December 22, 2023, entrepreneur Case Lawrence stepped into the political arena, declaring an exploratory committee for Utah's 3rd Congressional District, officially submitting his name to run for the vacant seat on January 4, 2024. This move positions him as a potential Republican Party candidate to replace Rep. John Curtis who vacated his seat to run for the United States Senate to replace Mitt Romney who announced that he will not run for another term. A political outsider, Lawrence has emphasized the urgency of addressing the nation's challenges, particularly Federal debt and border security, and highlights Utah's 3rd Congressional District as one of the most educated and entrepreneurial in the country.

Lawrence's exploratory committee is led by Jeff Rust, a partner at Truss, and Jayson Edwards, founder of the J-Dawgs restaurant. His priorities in politics align with protecting and empowering the American family, the American middle class, American entrepreneurs and restoring the American Dream.

The Utah Republican Party primary election will be held on June 25, 2024 with the general election on November 5, 2024.