Chris Buttars

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Chris Buttars
Utah State Senator
In office
2001 – Current
Born April 1
Residence West Jordan
Constituency State Senate, District 10
Political party Republican Party
Occupation Retired

Chris Buttars (born April 1, 1942) is a Republican state senator for Utah representing senate district 10 (which spans the cities of South Jordan, West Jordan, and Herriman). He has served in the Utah State Senate since 2001.

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[edit] Early Life and Career

Buttars was born in Logan, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University with a B.S in Marketing/Economics in 1967. Upon graduating from Utah State University he was employed at Amoco Oil Company from 1967 to 1976 as a Retail Sales Manager. In 1976 he became the Executive Director of the Petroleum Retails Organization. Chris Buttars is married to Helen, and is the father of six and currently lives in West Jordan, Utah with his wife Helen. Buttars successfully ran for the West Jordan City Council in 1970, and served on the City Council until 1983. Buttars ran for the Utah Senate in 2000, and has served as Utah State Senator for district 10 from 2001 to present.

Buttars, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has stated that "a great deal of my political stands come from my faith"[1].

[edit] Legislation and Policy

Buttars has sponsored legislation to fund drug treatment programs, supports raising the minimum wage and assisting child crime victims. [2] Buttars has been the source of criticism and controversy regarding several issues including intelligent design, racism, and homosexuality and has received national media attention.

[edit] Intelligent design

See Intelligent Design

Buttars has sponsored legislation, such as a pro-Intelligent Design ("Divine Design" in Buttars words) bill that "requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that stress that not all scientists agree on which theory regarding the origins of life, or the origins or present state of the human race, is correct, and do not endorse a particular theory regarding the origins of life or the origins or present state of the human race; and [that] grants rulemaking authority to the State Board of Education." [3] [4] [5]

[edit] Racism

See Racism

In an interview with radio host Tom Grover, Buttars said that he "[doesn't] know of an example where the minority is being jeopardized by legislative action." When Grover mentioned Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated American schools, Buttars responded that he thought "Brown v. Board of Education is wrong to begin with." Buttars declined to elaborate on his statement at that time. [6] In response to public reaction to his statements and accusations of racism, Buttars responded, "I don't think there's a racial [sic] bone in my body... "I don't see black and white. I see people. I always have." [7]

[edit] Homosexuality

See Same-sex marriage in the United States

Buttars has been outspoken on issues dealing with homosexuality, such as Utah Constitutional Amendment 3, which defined marriage in Utah as consisting "only of the legal union between a man and a woman." [citation needed] Buttars criticized the domestic partnership executive order signed by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson[8]. Buttars also introduced legislation that would ban gay clubs and gay-straight alliances in public schools.[9]

Buttars has stated that "their [homosexuals] definition of morality is they have no morality," that "if you read the homosexual rule book, you’ll find their greatest target is your kids" <[10], and that "the homosexual community is going to undermine society" [11].

[edit] See also

Gay rights in Utah
Intelligent Design
Racism

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3426720
  2. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3426720
  3. ^ S.B. 96: Public Education - Instruction and Policy Relating to the Origins of Life
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/national/28utah.html?pagewanted=print
  5. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2864394]
  6. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_4218637
  7. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_4223675
  8. ^ http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635186762,00.html
  9. ^ http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635186762,00.html
  10. ^ http://www.outsidethetent.com/wp/archives/category/buttars/]
  11. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3426720
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