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Richard Greenwood (Utah)

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Richard Greenwood
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Prior offices
Utah House of Representatives District 12

Personal
Profession
Law enforcement officer

Richard A. Greenwood is a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 12 from 2007 to 2014.

Biography

Greenwood attended Miami Dade Junior College and Weber State University. His professional experience includes working as a law enforcement officer.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Utah committee assignments, 2013
Economic Development and Workforce Services
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Vice chair
Administrative Rules Review

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2014

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 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. Joseph Marrero was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Mike Schultz was unopposed in the Republican convention. Schultz defeated Marrero in the general election. Incumbent Richard Greenwood dropped out of the race.[1][2]

Utah House of Representatives District 12, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Schultz 75.9% 4,118
     Democratic Joseph Marrero 24.1% 1,308
Total Votes 5,426

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Greenwood won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 12. Greenwood was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Benjamin Pales (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]

Utah House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Greenwood Incumbent 72.1% 8,610
     Democratic Benjamin Pales 27.9% 3,333
Total Votes 11,943

2010

On November 2, 2010, Greenwood won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 12.[4]

Utah House of Representatives, District 12 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Greenwood (R) 4,057
Larry E Cisney (D) 1,649

2008

On November 4, 2008, Greenwood won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 12.

Greenwood raised $16,240 for his campaign while Sage raised $8,038.[5]

Utah State House of Representatives, District 12 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Richard A. Greenwood (R) 6,133 61.4%
Mark Sage (D) 3,856 38.6%

Campaign finance summary


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Richard Greenwood campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Utah State House, District 12Won $30,384 N/A**
2010Utah State House, District 12Won $24,184 N/A**
2008Utah State House, District 12Won $16,240 N/A**
Grand total$70,808 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to Common Core.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education.
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.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.


2013


2012


2011

The Libertas Institute Index

See also: Libertas Institute Legislative Index (2013)

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

Richard Greenwood received an index rating of 63%.

2011

Richard Greenwood received an index rating of 50%.

2012

Richard Greenwood received an index rating of 63%.

2013

Richard Greenwood received an index rating of 48%.

The Sutherland Institute Scorecard

See also: Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard (2012)

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

Richard Greenwood received a score of 62 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[8]

Personal

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Greenwood has a wife, Dessa Rae.

Recent news

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See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Utah House of Representatives District 12
2007-2014
Succeeded by
Mike Schultz (R)


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