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Lyle Hillyard
Lyle Hillyard (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office in 1985. He left office on January 1, 2021.
Hillyard (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah State Senate to represent District 25. He lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
He was the Senate Assistant Majority Whip in 1995.
Hillyard previously served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1980 to 1984.
Biography
Hillyard earned his B.S. from Utah State University in 1965. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Utah in 1967.
Hillyard began working as a partner for Hillyard, Anderson, and Olsen in 1967.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Hillyard was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Education |
| • Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hillyard served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Government Operations and Political Subdivisions |
| • Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice |
| • Legislative Process, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hillyard served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • 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 |
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| • 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 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice |
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
2020
See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 25
Chris Wilson defeated Nancy Huntly in the general election for Utah State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Wilson (R)  | 71.4 | 32,677 |
 | Nancy Huntly (D) | 28.6 | 13,075 | |
| Total votes: 45,752 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 25
Chris Wilson defeated incumbent Lyle Hillyard in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 25 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Wilson | 62.7 | 11,283 |
 | Lyle Hillyard | 37.3 | 6,725 | |
| Total votes: 18,008 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 25
Nancy Huntly advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 25 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Huntly (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 25
Incumbent Lyle Hillyard and Chris Wilson advanced from the Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 25 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lyle Hillyard (R) |
| ✔ | | Chris Wilson (R) |
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2016
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Utah State Senate 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 Lyle Hillyard ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 25 general election.[1]
| Utah State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Lyle Hillyard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Lyle Hillyard ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 25 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Utah State Senate District 25, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Lyle Hillyard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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.[4]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hillyard won re-election to the 25th District Seat in the Utah State Senate, defeating opponent Joe Dulin.[5]
Hillyard raised $26,286 for his campaign, while Dulin raised $7,079. [6]
| Utah State Senate, District 25 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lyle Hillyard (R)
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23,741 | 73.20% | ||
| Joe Dulin (D) | 8.672 | 26.80% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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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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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.[10] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2010
Lyle Hillyard received an index rating of 22%.
2011
Lyle Hillyard received an index rating of 33%.
2012
Lyle Hillyard received an index rating of 40%.
2013
Lyle Hillyard 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.[11]
2012
Lyle Hillyard received a score of 67% in the 2012 score card.[12]
Personal
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Hillyard and his wife Alice have five children.
Hillyard served as chair of the Cache County Republican Party.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- 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
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 2012 candidate filings
- ↑ 2008 election results, Utah State Senate, District 25
- ↑ District 25 Utah State Senate spending, 2008
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed October 1, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by NA |
Utah Senate District 25 1985 – Present |
Succeeded by Chris Wilson (R) |
