Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 02/03/2011
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Nancy; 9 Children: Kimberly, Melinda, Tricia, Michael, Joshua, Jennifer, David, Natalie, Emily
Birth date: 01/16/1952
Birthplace: Ogden, UT
Home City: Bennington ID
Religion:

Profession

Human Resources Manager, Agrium Industrial Trainer

Education

MA, Human Resource Management, Utah State University BA, Brigham Young University

Committees

Commerce and Human Resources
Resources and Environment

H 563 Amends Corporate Income Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1256 Authorizes the Auction of Big-Game Tags
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

H 695 Establishes a Legislative Legal Defense Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 542 Prohibits the State from Restricting the Use of Motorized Vehicles on Public Land
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1274 Prohibits Texting While Driving
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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H 563 Amends Corporate Income Tax Rate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1256 Authorizes the Auction of Big-Game Tags
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

H 695 Establishes a Legislative Legal Defense Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 542 Prohibits the State from Restricting the Use of Motorized Vehicles on Public Land
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1274 Prohibits Texting While Driving
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

H 619 Prohibits Speed Limit Regulation by Local Authorities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1274 Prohibits Texting While Driving
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

H 619 Prohibits Speed Limit Regulation by Local Authorities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1387 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1348 Requires doctors to provide end-of-life care
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 426 Establishes a Program for High School Students to Obtain an Associate's Degree
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

S 1387 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1348 Requires doctors to provide end-of-life care
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1387 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1358 Authorizes Penalities for Bullying
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 481 Repeals Limit on Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1358 Authorizes Penalities for Bullying
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 464 Prohibits local ordinances from limiting oil and gas extraction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1256 Authorizes the Auction of Big-Game Tags
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 391 Repeals the Presidential Primary Election
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1274 Prohibits Texting While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 404 Prohibits Camping on Capital Mall Property
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 298 Response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1202 Appropriations to Secretary of State
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1198 Primary Elections
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 187 Freedom of Conscience for Health Care Professionals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 260 Medicaid Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1181 Post-Secondary Education Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1182 2012-2013 State Liquor Division Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1184 Technology in the Classroom
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1181 Post-Secondary Education Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1184 Technology in the Classroom
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1165 Bans Abortion After 20 Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1115 Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1108 Education Provisions and Teacher Entitlements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1110 Redistributing Public School Funds for Teachers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1108 Education Provisions and Teacher Entitlements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1110 Redistributing Public School Funds for Teachers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1007 Labor Organizations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1006 Right to Work Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

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