John Westwood (politician)

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John Westwood

Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 72nd^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2013
Preceded by	Evan Vickers
Personal details
Born	Richfield, Utah
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Cedar City, Utah
Alma mater	University of Washington Southern Utah State College
Website

John R. Westwood (born in Richfield, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 72^[2] since January 1, 2013. He lives in Cedar City, UT, with his wife Mary Ellen, and their five children.^[3]

Education

Westwood attended the University of Washington and earned his BS in business and finance from Southern Utah State College (now Southern Utah University).^[4]

Political Career

Westwood was elected November 6, 2012.^[5] During 2014, he served on the House Political Subdivisions Committee and the House Public Utilities and Technology Committee.^[6]

2014 Sponsored Legislation

Representative Westwood did not sponsor any legislation during 2014. He did however floor Sponsor two Senate Bills: SB 78 (Sen. Vickers) and SB 176 (Sen. Okerlund).^[7]

Elections

2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Evan Vickers ran for Utah State Senate, Westwood was chosen from among five candidates for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary which he won with 2,679 votes (67%);^[8] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,451 votes (85.4%) against Libertarian candidate Barry Short,^[9] who had run for the seat in 2010.

References

↑ "John R. Westwood (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ "John Westwood's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ "John Westwood". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "John Westwood". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "John Westwood". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "John R. Westwood". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "John Westwood, Current Legislation". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "2012 Primary Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

External links

Official page at the Utah State Legislature

Profile at Project Vote Smart
John Westwood at Ballotpedia
John R. Westwood at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Members of the Utah House of Representatives

60th State Legislature (2013) Speaker of the House: Rebecca D. Lockhart (R) Majority Leader: Brad Dee (R) Minority Leader: Jen Seelig (D)

Ronda Rudd Menlove (R) David Lifferth (R) Jack Draxler (R) Edward Redd (R) R. Curt Webb (R) Jake Anderegg (R) Ryan Wilcox (R) Gage Froerer (R) Jeremy Peterson (R) Dixon Pitcher (R) Brad Dee (R) Richard Greenwood (R) Paul Ray (R) Curtis Oda (R) Brad Wilson (R) Stephen Handy (R) Stewart Barlow (R) Roger Barrus (R) Jim Nielson (R) Becky Edwards (R) Douglas Sagers (R) Susan Duckworth (D) Jen Seelig (D) Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D) Joel Briscoe (D) Angela Romero (D) Mike Kennedy (R) Brian King (D) Lee Perry (R) Janice Fisher (D) Larry Wiley (D) LaVar Christensen (R) Craig Hall (R) Johnny Anderson (R) Mark Wheatley (D) Patrice M. Arent (D) Carol Spackman Moss (D) Eric Hutchings (R) James Dunnigan (R) Lynn Hemingway (D) Daniel McCay (R) Jim Bird (R) Earl Tanner (R) Tim Cosgrove (D) Steve Eliason (R) Marie Poulson (D) Ken Ivory (R) Keven Stratton (R) Derek Brown (R) Rich Cunningham (R) Greg Hughes (R) John Knotwell (R) Melvin Brown (R) Kraig Powell (R) John Mathis (R) Kay Christofferson (R) Brian Greene (R) Jon Cox (R) Val Peterson (R) Dana Layton (R) Keith Grover (R) Jon Stanard (R) Dean Sanpei (R) Rebecca D. Lockhart (R) Francis Gibson (R) Mike McKell (R) Marc Roberts (R) Merrill Nelson (R) Jerry Anderson (R) Kay McIff (R) Bradley Last (R) John Westwood (R) Michael Noel (R) V. Lowry Snow (R) Don Ipson (R)

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