Rebecca Lockhart
Rebecca D. "Becky" Lockhart (b. November 20, 1968) was a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 64 from 1999 to 2015. Lockhart did not seek re-election in 2014.
Lockhart died on January 17, 2015, “from an unrecoverable and extremely rare neurodegenerative brain disease" called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).[1]
Lockhart served as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014.
Biography
Lockhart earned her B.S. in Nursing from Brigham Young University. Lockhart worked as a nurse and homemaker.
Lockhart was past Chair of the Legislative District. She was also a member of the Republican State Central Committee.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lockhart served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Administrative Rules Review |
| • Legislative Management, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lockhart served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Administrative Rules Review |
| • Education |
| • Legislative Management, Vice chair |
| • Redistricting |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lockhart served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
| • Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development |
Issues
Medicaid expansion
Lockhart told the 2013 Sutherland Institute Legislative Policy Conference that she wanted the federal government to give Utah its Medicaid funds as a block grant, which she said would enable Utah to carry out the federally required expansion of Medicaid at the present funding level.[2]
Elections
2012
Lockhart won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 64. She ran unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Boyd Jay Petersen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Rebecca Lockhart Incumbent |
76.1% | 6,989 | |
| Democratic | Boyd Jay Petersen | 23.9% | 2,193 | |
| Total Votes | 9,182 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Lockhart won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 64.[4]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 64 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rebecca Lockhart (R)
|
3,099 | |||
| Hal Miller (D) | 1,896 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lockhart won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 64 defeating opponents Boyd Petersen (D) and Nathanial Ashby (L).
Lockhart raised $50,960 for her campaign while Petersen raised $21,006 and Ashby raised $0.[5]
| Utah State House of Representatives, District 64 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rebecca Lockhart (R)
|
5,774 | |||
| Boyd Petersen (D) | 2,660 | |||
| Nathanial Ashby (L) | 344 | |||
Campaign themes
2012
Lockhart's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I will continue to promote policies that keep costs down and increase consumer involvement in their own health care decisions."
Utah’s Economy
- Excerpt: "Utah must continue to provide a fertile environment for private enterprise to prosper. I will continue to advocate for principles of limited taxation and limited, appropriate regulations."
Effective Representation
- Excerpt: "I will continue to cut through bureaucracy and seek common sense solutions to the problems facing Utah, Utah County and Legislative District 64."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "I will continue to work toward a long-term transportation plan to meet the needs of the state without mortgaging our children’s future."
Defense of the Family
- Excerpt: "I will continue to actively support measures that strengthen the family. I will also vigorously oppose legislation that takes decisions about children away from parents. I will continue to advocate for anti-pornography measures."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Utah State Legislature in 2014.
- Libertas Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- Planned Parenthood Action Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Sierra Club Utah — Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Sutherland Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy.
- Utah Education Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah Legislative Ratings — Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is 'truly' Conservative or 'really' Liberal."
- Utahns Against Common Core — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to Common Core.
- Utah Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Utah State Legislature in 2013.
- Libertas Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Parents for Choice in Education — Legislators are scored based on the issue of education.
- Planned Parenthood Action Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Sierra Club Utah — Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Sutherland Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy.
- Utah Education Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Utah State Legislature in 2012.
- Libertas Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- Parents for Choice in Education — Legislators are scored based on the issue of education.
- Planned Parenthood Action Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Sierra Club Utah — Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Sutherland Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy.
- Utah Education Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah Legislative Ratings — Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is 'truly' Conservative or 'really' Liberal."
- Utah Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Utah State Legislature in 2011.
- Libertas Institute — Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise."
- Parents for Choice in Education — Legislators are scored based on the issue of education.
- Planned Parenthood Action Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Sierra Club Utah — Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Utah Education Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.
Personal
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At the time of her death, Lockhart was married and had three children.
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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 64
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox13 Salt Lake City, "Becky Lockhart, Utah’s first female House speaker, dies," January 17, 2015
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2013 Legislature: Lockhart and Niederhauser on Medicaid expansion," January 28, 2013
- ↑ Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah 2012 candidate filings," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Utah Election Results, "Utah House of Representatives election results," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Utah Election Fundraising, Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ beckylockhart, "Official Campaign Website," accessed March 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Utah House of Representatives District 64 1999-2015 |
Succeeded by Norm Thurston (R) |
