Lyle Hillyard

Lyle Hillyard
Utah State Senate District 25
Incumbent
In office
1985 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2017
Years in position	28
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$117/day
Per diem	$96/day (lodging) $61/day (meals)
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	1984
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Utah State University, 1965
J.D.	University of Utah, 1967
Personal
Birthday	09/25/1940
Place of birth	Logan, UT
Profession	Attorney
Websites
Office website

Lyle Hillyard (b. September 25, 1940) is a Republican member of the Utah State Senate, representing the 25th District since 1985.

Hillyard is a past chair of the Cache County Republican Party. He served in the Utah State House of Representatives from 1980 to 1984. He was the Senate Assistant Majority Whip in 1995.

Hillyard has worked as partner for Hillyard, Anderson, and Olsen since 1967.

Hillyard earned his BS from Utah State University in 1965. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Utah in 1967.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hillyard served on the following committees:

Utah Committee Assignments, 2013
• Ethics
• Government Operations and Political Subdivisions
• Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hillyard served on the following committees:

Utah Committee Assignments, 2011
• Education
• Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hillyard served on the following committees:

Utah Committee Assignments, 2009
• Education
• Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice

Elections

2012

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012

Hillyard won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah State Senate District 25. Hillyard was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Hillyard won re-election to the 25th District Seat in the Utah State Senate, defeating opponent Joe Dulin.

Hillyard raised $26,286 for his campaign, while Dulin raised $7,079.

Utah State Senate, District 25 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Lyle Hillyard (R)		23,741	73.20%
Joe Dulin (D)		8.672	26.80%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008, a year in which Hillyard was up for re-election, he collected $26,286 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2008 were:

Donor	Amount
Sunset Development Partners	$1,250
Robert J Debry & Associates	$1,000
American Council of Engineering Companies of Utah	$1,000
Utah Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors	$1,000

Personal

Hillyard and his wife Alice have five children.

Recent news

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Lyle Hillyard News Feed

• Voters could lose right to elect Utah AG - ABC 4
• 3 girls struck by texting driver recover from injuries - ksl.com
• Senate: No actions on AG until investigations complete - Daily Herald - Daily Herald
• New law for Utah teens: no cell phones while driving - Price Sun Advocate
• Sen. Hillyard and local justice court judges recognized for their service - Cache Valley Daily
• Teen cellphone ban goes into effect May 14 - fox13now.com

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Utah State Senate website
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998, 1996

References

Political offices
Preceded by NA	Utah Senate District 25 1985–present	Succeeded by NA