| John L. Valentine | |
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| Member of the Utah Senate from the 14th district |
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| In office January 18, 1999 – present |
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| Preceded by | Craig A. Peterson |
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| Born | April 26, 1949 Fullerton, CA |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Karen |
| Residence | Orem, UT |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Website | Legislative Website |
John Valentine (born April 26, 1949) is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district since 1998. Prior to being appointed to the Utah Senate in 1998 he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1988.
Valentine was born in Fullerton, California and graduated from Savanna High School, in Anaheim, California. He obtained a B.S. in Accounting and Economics from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1973 and a J.D. from BYU's J. Reuben Clark School of Law in 1976. Upon graduating from Brigham Young University with a law degree Valentine joined the law firm of Howard, Lewis & Petersen where he currently is employed as a managing partner.
Valentine is a Latter-day Saint (Mormon).
Valentine ran for the Utah House of Representatives for state House district 59 in 1988 against Democrat Berdean Jarman. He won re-election in 1990 in State House district 59 and in 1992 ran for the Utah State House in district 58 and was subsequently elected to represent the 58th State House district until he was appointed to the Utah State Senate in 1998 to replace Republican Senator Craig A. Peterson, representing the state's 14th Senate district. He was elected to serve as Majority Whip in 2001 and served as President of the Senate for four years until being defeated by Michael Waddoups in November 2008.
As a Utah State Senator, Valentine is well-positioned to influence Utah legislation relating to education and to state revenues. He is the co-chair of the Senate's Higher Education Appropriations Committee, and is a member of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.[1] He also chairs the Senate Business and Labor Committee, and is a member of the Senate Ethics Committee.[2]
On November 30, 2009, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Valentine had ruled out a challenge to the incumbent Republican governor, Gary Herbert, for the 2010 G.O.P. gubernatorial nomination.[3]
On August 30, 2011, the Salt Lake Tribune reported that Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem sponsored legislation requiring eateries to include so-called "Zion curtains" which are opaque dividers which keep customers from seeing bartenders pour their alcoholic beverages even though he said he does not agree that partitions should be installed at beer-only restaurants, but he included the provision to get the bill passed.
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