Rebecca D. Lockhart

Rebecca D. "Becky" Lockhart (born 20 November 1968) is an American politician and Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 64th District in Provo, Utah. Lockhart is the current Speaker of the House in the Utah House of Representatives. [1] She is Utah's first woman Speaker.

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Biography

Lockhart was born in Reno, Nevada. She has a degree in nursing from Brigham Young University.[2]

Lockhart's husband, Stan Lockhart, served as a member of the Provo City Council[3] and previously served as chair of the Utah Republican Party.[1]

Legislative activity

Among other projects while in the state legislature, Lockhart has pushed for a radar at Provo Municipal Airport.[4] She also proposed a revised tax system that would greatly increase the amount of taxes levied by Utah on chewing tobacco.[5]

HB477 Republican Leadership Controversy

At the close of the 2011 Utah legislative session, there was open concern expressed by one representative that, under Republican Party Leadership (who have a large majority in both houses), legislators were pressured to vote for HB477, which denied the public access certain forms of government communication. There was vast public outcry over the bill which was hurriedly presented and passed under her, and other Republican leaders' oversight.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Bernick, Bob, Jr. (April 17, 2009). "Utah Republicans get ready for changing of guard". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705297875/Utah-Republicans-get-ready-for-changing-of-guard.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  2. ^ Vote Smart article on Lockhart
  3. ^ Dethman, Leigh (November 5, 2003). "'Nobody' a somebody in Provo". Deseret Morning News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/525035940/Nobody-a-somebody-in-Provo.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  4. ^ Riddle, Laura (February 10, 2008). "Provo airport is moving closer to getting radar". Deseret Morning News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695251888,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  5. ^ "Chewing tobacco cost would rise with new tax". Deseret Morning News. February 8, 2008. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695251345,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  6. ^ Deseret Morning News. March 14, 2011. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705368666/GOP-lawmaker-apologizes-for-HB477-vote-saying-he-feared-retaliation.html. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 

See also

AL M. Hubbard (R)
AK M. Chenault (R)
AZ K. Adams (R)
AR R. Moore (D)
CA J. Pérez (D)
CO F. McNulty (R)
CT C. Donovan (D)
DE R. Gilligan (D)
FL D. Cannon (R)
GA D. Ralston (R)
HI C. Say (D)
ID L. Denney (R)
IL M. Madigan (D)
IN B. Bosma (R)
IA K. Paulsen (R)
KS M. O'Neal (R)
KY G. Stumbo (D)
LA J. Tucker (R)
ME R. Nutting (R)
MD M. Busch (D)
MA R. DeLeo (D)
MI J. Bolger (R)
MN K. Zellers (R)
MS W. McCoy (D)
MO S. Tilley (R)
MT M. Milburn (R)
NE See note 1
NV B. Buckley (D)
NH W. O'Brien (R)
NJ S. Oliver (D)
NM B. Lujan (D)
NY S. Silver (D)
NC T. Tillis (R)
ND J. Delzer (R)
OH W. Batchelder (R)
OK K. Steele (R)
OR A. Roblan (D) / B. Hanna (R)
PA S. Smith (R)
RI G. Fox (D)
SC R. Harrell, Jr. (R)
SD T. Deadrick (R)
TN B. Harwell (R)
TX J. Straus (R)
UT B. Lockhart (R)
VT S. Smith (D)
VA W. Howell (R)
WA F. Chopp (D)
WV R. Thompson (D)
WI J. Fitzgerald (R)
WY R. Cohee (R)
DC See note 1
Notes
1 The legislatures of Nebraska and of the District of Columbia are unicameral (single-bodied). Their current Speaker (Nebraska) and Chairman (D.C.) are, respectively, M. Flood (R) and K. Brown (D).