Keith Grover

Keith Grover^[2] (born in Provo, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives. Grover has represented District 61 since January 1, 2007.

Early Life and Career

Grover was born on July 14 Provo, Utah.^[3] As a young man, Grover spent two year proselyting for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Paraguay.^[4] He later earned his BS from Brigham Young University, and his MEd and EdD from the University of Utah.^[3]

Outside of his duties in the legislature, Grover has served as an administrator with the Alpine School District.^[4]

Political career

• 2012 Grover was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,786 votes (78.4%) against Democratic nominee Robert Patterson.^[5]

• 2006 Grover originally ran for office when District 61 incumbent Republican Representative Margaret Dayton ran for Utah State Senate and left the seat open. Grover won the 2006 Republican Primary with 1,678 votes (53.5%)^[6] and won the three-way November 7, 2006 General election with 4,222 votes (67.1%) against Democratic nominee Susan Chasson (who had run for the seat in 2004) and Constitution candidate Steve Saunders.^[7]

• 2008 Grover was challenged during the primary election, but was chosen to be the Republican candidate for the November 4, 2008 General election. He won with 7,100 votes (64.5%) against Democratic nominee Deon Turley.^[8]

• 2010 Grover ran against Democrat Deon Turley for the second time. Grover won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,374 votes (65.1%) against Turley.^[9]

During the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions, Grover served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, and the House Government Operations Committee. During the interim, Grover served on the Government Operations Interim Committee, as well as the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. He also serves on the Education Task Force, State Water Development Commission, and Utah International Relations and Trade Commission.^[3]

2014 Sponsored Legislation

Representative Grover abandoned all of his own bills, but served as a floor sponsor for six bills during the 2014 legislative session. These bills include SB0001 Higher Education Base Budget, SB0017 Water and Irrigation Amendments, SB0021S01 State Construction Code Amendments, SB0024 Amendment to Procurement Code Exemptions, SB0053S02 Amendments to Private Investigator Regulations, and SB0211 Water Rights Amendments.

References

External links

• Official page at the Utah State Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Keith Grover at Ballotpedia
• Keith Grover at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
• Campaign Contributions at Sunlight Foundation
• Legislation