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John Valentine (Utah)
John L. Valentine (b. April 26, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Utah State Senate, representing District 14 from 1999 to September 29, 2014. He resigned following his appointment to head of the Utah Tax Commission.[1]
Valentine was appointed to the Utah House of Representatives in 1988. He served in that position until 1999. He served as State House Assistant Majority Whip from 1997 to 1998. He is a former President of the Senate.
Biography
Valentine earned his B.S. in accounting and economics from Brigham Young University in 1973. He went on to receive his J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School of Brigham Young University in 1976.
Valentine is a certified mediator for Utah Dispute Resolution and is also a Utah State Bar Examiner. He has worked as an attorney for Howard, Lewis and Petersen from 1976 to the present. Valentine holds all of the following positions: Probates and Estates Instructor for Utah Valley State College, Incident Command Systems Lieutenant for Utah County Sheriff Search and Rescue, Instructor for National Association Search and Rescue, Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Public Accountant for California, Financial Planning Instructor and Adjunct Professor of Law for Brigham Young University.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Valentine served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Rules, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Valentine served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Business and Labor, Chair |
| • Ethics |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Valentine served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Ethics |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
Issues
Legislation
Valentine issued a call in August 2011 for increased restrictions on the state's fireworks law after receiving complaints from constituents. Under the current law, fireworks can be sold and lit off from June 26 to July 26. Valentine wants to revert back to the original law, which only allows fireworks to be lit off for three days prior to the 4th of July and three days after the 24th of July. He intends to introduce the new bill during the 2012 session.[2]
Elections
2012
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012
Valentine won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah State Senate District 14. Valentine defeated Craig Frank in the Republican convention and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
2008
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Valentine won re-election to the 14th District Seat in the Utah State Senate. He ran unopposed.[4]
Valentine raised $209,978 for his campaign. [5]
| Utah State Senate, District 14 (2008) | ||||
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 John Valentine (R)
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
- 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: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Sutherland Institute: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy.
- Utahns Against Common Core: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to Common Core.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
- Utah Legislative Ratings: 2014 Conservative Liberal Index
- Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is "truly" Conservative or "really" Liberal."
- Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues.
- Utah Taxpayers Association: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.
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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2012
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In 2012, the 59th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 23 to March 8.
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2011
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In 2011, the 59th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 24 to March 10.
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The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[6] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2010
John Valentine received an index rating of 60%.
2011
John Valentine received an index rating of 42%.
2012
John Valentine received an index rating of 45%.
2013
John Valentine received an index rating of 38%.
The Sutherland Institute Scorecard
The Sutherland Institute, "a conservative public policy think tank" in Utah, releases its Scorecard for Utah State Representatives and Senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Sutherland Institute thought were pro-conservative policies.[7]
2012
John Valentine received a score of 100% in the 2012 score card.[8]
Personal
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Valentine and his wife Karen have six children.
Recent news
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See also
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Utah Joint Committees
- Utah state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1990
Footnotes
- ↑ Deseret News, "Senate confirms Sen. John Valentine to head Utah Tax Commission," September 17, 2014
- ↑ FOX 13, "Legislator calls for rewrite of Utah's fireworks law," August 15, 2011
- ↑ Utah 2012 candidate filings
- ↑ 2008 election results, Utah State Senate, District 14
- ↑ District 14 Utah State Senate spending, 2008
- ↑ Libertas Institute: "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed October 1, 2014
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Utah Senate District 14 1999–September 29, 2014 |
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