| 词条 | David Clark (Utah politician) |
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| image = | name = David Clark | state_house = Utah | district = 74th | term_start = January 1, 2001 | term_end = November 2011 | predecessor = Dennis Iverson | office2 = Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives | term_start2 = November 2008 | term_end2 = November 2011 | predecessor2 = Greg Curtis | successor2 = Becky Lockhart | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|7|3|mf=y}} | spouse = Nan | children = 4 | religion = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) | residence = Santa Clara, UT | party = Republican Party | occupation = Banker }}David Clark (born July 3, 1953) is an American politician and banker from Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State House, representing the state's 74th house district in Santa Clara. He was elected by his colleagues in November 2006 to serve as Majority Leader in the Utah House. In November 2008 he was elected Speaker of the House and served two terms in that capacity.[1] Early life, education, and banking careerDavid Clark was born in Provo, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University, where he played football for coach LaVell Edwards. He also attended National Commercial Lenders Graduate School and Pacific Coast School of Banking. In 1976, he became President of Regional Banking of Zions Bank. Utah House of RepresentativesElectionsIn 2000, Clark decided to run for the Utah House of Representatives. He defeated incumbent Republican State Representative Dennis Iverson in the primary 51%-49%.[2] He won the general election unopposed. He won re-election 2002 (74%), 2004 (92%), 2006 (72%), 2008 (72%), and 2010 (78%).[3] Tenure
Clark is best known for his work on health care issues, helping to create Utah’s Health Insurance Exchange (signed into law by Governor Utah’s Health Insurance Exchange and chairing the Health Reform Task Force while serving as speaker.
Clark became Majority Leader in 2007 and Speaker of the House in 2009. However, in December 2010 State Representative Becky Lockhart (R-Provo) defeated Clark by only one vote (30-28).[4] Committee assignments
2012 congressional electionIn November 2011, he decided to resign his seat to run for the congress in Utah's 2nd congressional district. The seat is being vacated by incumbent Democrat Jim Matheson, who is running in Utah's newly-drawn 4th congressional district.[6] He officially launched his bid on January 13, 2012.[7] Personal lifeClark and his wife Nan have four children and live in Santa Clara. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705280397/House-Speaker-David-Clarks-opening-remarks-of-the-Utah-Legislature.html|title=House Speaker David Clark's opening remarks of the Utah Legislature|date=26 January 2009|work=Deseret News|accessdate=20 February 2011}} {{Utah House of Representatives}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, David}}2. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=209805 3. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=54861 4. ^http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislature/article_02fd2df6-97ee-5efa-aa9a-01d231b45192.html 5. ^http://le.utah.gov/house2/detail.jsp?i=CLARKD 6. ^{{cite news|last=Gehrke|first=Robert|title=Matheson will run in newly created 4th District|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/53123621-90/congress-congressional-congressman-county.html.csp|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=15 December 2011}} 7. ^http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705397218/Dave-Clark-launches-bid-for-Congress-at-St-George-economic-summit.html 9 : 1953 births|BYU Cougars football players|Living people|Members of the Utah House of Representatives|Politicians from Provo, Utah|People from Santa Clara, Utah|Speakers of the Utah House of Representatives|Utah Republicans|21st-century American politicians |
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