词条 | Cheryl Acton |
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|name = Cheryl Acton |image = |caption = |office = Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 43rd district |term_start = September 18, 2017 |term_end = |predecessor = Adam Gardiner |successor = |birth_name = |birth_date = __ |birth_place = |party = Republican }} Cheryl Acton is an American politician serving in the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 43. Early life and careerActon lives in West Jordan. She graduated from B. Y. U. with a B. A. in English.[1] Political careerIn September 2017, Rep. Adam Gardiner stepped down from his legislative post to become Salt Lake County Recorder. The votes to replace Gardiner were tied: Cheryl Acton and Lyle Decker split the votes of 52 GOP delegates in the second round of voting, and the race was decided with a coin toss.[2] Acton won reelection in 2018, defeating Democratic challenger Diane Lewis with 47.94 percent of the popular vote.[3] In the legislature, she has proposed legislation attempting to restrict access to abortion.[4] References1. ^[https://house.utah.gov/rep/ACTONCK/ Utah House of Representatives website] {{Utah House of Representatives}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Acton, Cheryl}}{{Utah-politician-stub}}2. ^[https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/09/15/utahs-newest-legislator-won-her-west-jordan-seat-in-a-coin-toss/ "Utah’s newest legislator won her West Jordan seat in a coin toss," The Salt Lake Tribune, September 15, 2017] 3. ^"Utah’s 2018 Midterm Elections Rundown," Daily Utah Chronicle, November 9, 2018 4. ^[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900051690/utah-lawmaker-proposes-one-of-nations-strictest-abortion-laws.html "Utah lawmaker proposes one of nation's strictest abortion laws," Deseret News, January 20, 2019] 5 : Living people|Women state legislators in Utah|Members of the Utah House of Representatives|Utah Republicans|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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