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Jon Stanard
Jon E. Stanard is a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 62 from 2012 to 2018. He resigned from his position in February 2018, citing personal and family reasons.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Rules, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stanard served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Rural Development Legislative Liaison |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Stanard served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
Campaign themes
2012
Stanard's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Economy
- Excerpt: "When we provide the best business friendly environment in the country, as Utah has done the past few years, our economy will continue to grow, helping us to better fund education and other important needs."
Education
- Excerpt: "Education is very important to me. My father was a teacher as well as both of my sisters. Many of my wife’s family are also educators. Education is one of the most important responsibilities of the Utah Legislature."
Family Values
- Excerpt: "I am a strong advocate for conservative family values. I am Pro Life, as well as for Traditional Marriage."
Access to Public Lands
- Excerpt: "I am proud to have John Swallow’s endorsement. I agree with him that we should continue the fight to gain access to our federally held land. When John Swallow is our attorney general, I will work tirelessly with him in the legislature."
Limited government – Restoring balance between State & Federal government.
- Excerpt: "It is important to have a representative who understand the proper role of government. We need to reduce government regulations and intrusions into our life at all levels, while protecting necessary state government programs such as education."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Incumbent Jon Stanard ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 62 general election.[3]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Jon Stanard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Jon Stanard ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Utah House of Representatives District 62, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jon Stanard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Shirley Nelson was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Jon Stanard was unopposed in the Republican convention. Stanard defeated Nelson in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jon Stanard Incumbent |
81.1% | 5,391 | |
| Democratic | Shirley J. Nelson | 18.9% | 1,255 | |
| Total Votes | 6,646 | |||
2012
Stanard won election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 62. He defeated Mary Burkett, Michael Lee Heaton, and Austin Anderson in the Republican convention and defeated Brent Holloway (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jon Stanard |
74.2% | 9,774 | |
| Democratic | Brent Holloway | 25.8% | 3,404 | |
| Total Votes | 13,178 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
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2018
In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
- Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers."
- Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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2014
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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the 60th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 28 to March 14.
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The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[11] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2013
Jon Stanard received an index rating of 57%.
Recent news
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See also
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah House of Representatives Committees
- Utah Joint Committees
- Utah House of Representatives District 62
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Jon Stanard on Facebook
- Jon Stanard on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox 13, "St. George lawmaker abruptly quits from the Utah State Legislature," February 7, 2018
- ↑ jonstanard, "Official Campaign Website," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah 2012 candidate filings," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Libertas Institute, "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Christopher Herrod (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 62 2013-2018 |
Succeeded by Travis Seegmiller |
