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Evan Vickers - Wikipedia

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Evan Vickers


Majority Leader of the Utah Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 26, 2019
Preceded by	Ralph Okerlund
Member of the Utah Senate from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2013
Preceded by	Casey O. Anderson
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 72nd district
In office January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2012
Preceded by	DeMar Bowman
Succeeded by	John Westwood

Personal details
Born	(1954-05-15) May 15, 1954 (age 70) Panguitch, UT, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Utah (BS)
Website	Official website

Evan J. Vickers^[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 28 since January 1, 2013.^[2] Vickers previously served in the Utah State Legislature from January 1, 2009, until December 31, 2012, in the Utah House of Representatives District 72 seat.

Personal life, education, and career

Vickers earned his BS in pharmacy from the University of Utah.^[3] He is a pharmacist by profession and has won the Pharmacist of the Year award from the Utah Pharmacist Association.^[4] Vickers has also been associated with the Utah Pharmacists Association (on the board of directors), American Associated Pharmacies (on the board of directors), Iron Mission Foundation Board, and Valley View Medical Center Board of Directors.^[3]

Vickers has been married to his wife, Chris for 49 years and they have 5 children together.^[4]

Political career

Vickers started his political career by serving on the Cedar City Council from 1987 to 1999.^[3] He then served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012.^[3] He was elected to his Senate seat in 2012.^[3] Throughout his time in the Legislature, Vickers has been awarded the Legislator of the Year for the Utah Pharmacist Association, the NFIB Utah Small Business Champion of the Year, and the Man of the Year.^[4]

In 2016, Vickers served on the following committees:^[5]

Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Health and Human Services Committee (chair)
Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

Elections

Vickers ran for reelection in 2014 unopposed in the general election and won. He had one challenger in the primary that he beat.^[6]

2012

Vickers challenged appointed Republican Senator Casey O. Anderson in the special election June 26, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 6,549 votes (66%) and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 28,073 votes (82.6%) against Democratic nominee Geoffrey Chestnut.^[7]

2012 Utah State Senate election District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Evan Vickers	28,073	82.6%
	Democratic	Geoffrey Chesnut	5,894	17.4%

2010

Vickers was unopposed for the June 22, 2010, Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 7,356 votes (83.5%) against Libertarian candidate Barry Short.^[8]

In 2008 Vickers challenged House District 72 incumbent Republican Representative DeMar Bowman and was selected by the Republican convention for the three-way November 4, 2008 general election, winning with 10,238 votes (74.8%) against Democratic nominee Lawrence Daniel (who had run for the seat in 2006).

2008 Utah State Senate election District 28
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Evan Vickers	10,238
	Democratic	Lawrence Daniel	2,140

^[6]

Legislation

2016 sponsored bills

Bill Number	Bill Title	Bill Status
S.B. 21	Repeal of Health and Human Services Reports and Programs	Governor Signed 3/22/2016
S.B. 50	Health Code Repealer	Governor Signed 3/22/2016
S.B. 61	Smoking in Public Places Amendments	Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 89	Medical Cannabidiol Amendments	Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 122	Wildland Fire Policy Updates	Governor Signed 3/22/2016
S.B. 136	Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments	Governor Signed 3/23/2016
S.B. 212	Wildland Fire Suppression Fund	Governor Signed 3/22/2016
S.B. 255	Building Inspector Licensing Amendments	Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.C.R.	Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the Utah Educational Savings Plan	Governor Signed 3/4/2016

^[9]

References

^ "Evan Vickers' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "Vickers, Evan J." Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vickers, Evan". Utah State Senate. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Senator Evan Vickers". Facebook. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
^ "District 28 Senator - Utah State Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ ^a ^b "Evan Vickers - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "2010 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "2016 -- Legislation(Senate)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

External links

Official page at the Utah State Legislature
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Evan Vickers at Ballotpedia
Evan J. Vickers at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Utah State Senate
Preceded by Ralph Okerlund	Majority Leader of the Utah Senate 2019–present	Incumbent

v t e Statewide political officials of Utah
U.S. senators	Mike Lee Mitt Romney
State government	Spencer Cox, Governor Deidre Henderson, Lieutenant Governor Sean Reyes, Attorney General Marlo Oaks, Treasurer John Dougall, Auditor
Senate	Stuart Adams, President Evan Vickers, Majority Leader Luz Escamilla, Minority Leader
House	Mike Schultz, Speaker James Dunnigan, Speaker pro tempore Jefferson Moss, Majority Leader Angela Romero, Minority Leader
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