Lee Perry (politician)

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Lee Perry

Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 29th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2013
Preceded by	Janice Fisher
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 2nd district
In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2012
Preceded by	Ben Ferry
Succeeded by	David Lifferth
Personal details
Born	(1966-08-10) August 10, 1966 Brigham City, Utah
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Perry, Utah
Alma mater	Columbia College
Profession	Police officer
Website	leeperryutah.com

Lee B. Perry^[2] (born August 10, 1966 in Brigham City, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 29 since January 1, 2013.

Early Life and Education

Lee B. Perry was born on August 10, 1966 in Brigham City, Utah, and attended Columbia College, where he received his B.A. in Criminal Justice Administration in 1999. He was also certified as Police Officer in 1990. He has worked for the Utah Highway Patrol/ Department of Public Safety since 1998. He and his wife, Kathlyn, have four children.^[3]

Political career

Lee Perry was first elected on November 2, 2010.

During the 2016 General Legislative Session, he served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, as the committee chair of the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and on the House Government Operations Committee.^[4]

Elections

2014 Perry faced Democratic Party nominee Alan Yorgason in the General election, winning with 5,588 votes (77.82%) to Yorgason's 1,593 (22.18%).^[5]
2012 Redistricted to District 29, and with incumbent Democratic Representative Janice Fisher redistricted to District 30, Perry and incumbent Representative Brad Galvez, who had been redistricted from District 6, were opponents for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, which Perry won with 2,387 votes (60.7%);^[5] Perry won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,525 votes (79.8%) against Democratic nominee Heidi Bitton.^[6]
2010 Perry challenged incumbent Republican Representative Ben Ferry and was chosen by the Republican convention for the November 2, 2010 general election; Perry won with 7,160 votes (80.2%) against Constitution Party candidate Becky Maddox.^[7]

2016 Sponsored Legislation

Bill Number	Bill Title	Status
HB0020	Lead Acid Battery Disposal Sunset Reauthorization	Governor Signed - 3/18/2016
HB0099	Military Retirement Income Tax Exemption	House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0138S01	Consumer Electronic Device Recycling Report Amendments	Governor Signed - 3/22/2016
HB0167S01	Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Special Group License Plate	Governor Signed - 3/18/2016
HB0211	Agricultural Exemption Amendments	Governor Signed - 3/17/2016
HB0257	Water Funding Revisions	House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0427	Private Security Amendments	House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0450	Avalanche Training and Prevention Amendments	House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HJR020	Joint Resolution Approving Class V Landfill	House/ to Lieutenant Governor - 3/16/2016

^[8]

Perry passed five of the nine bills he introduced, giving him a 55.6% passage rate. He also floor sponsored six Senate bills during the 2016 Legislative Session.^[8]

References

↑ "Lee B. Perry (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
↑ "Lee Perry's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
↑ "Lee Perry". unknown: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
1 2 "2014 General Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
↑ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
↑ "2010 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
1 2 "2016 -- Legislation(House Of Representatives)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

External links

Official page at the Utah State Legislature
Campaign site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Lee B. Perry at Ballotpedia
Lee B. Perry at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Members of the Utah House of Representatives

61st State Legislature (2016) Speaker of the House: Greg Hughes (R) Majority Leader: James Dunnigan (R) Minority Leader: Brian King (D)

Scott Sandall (R) David Lifferth (R) Jack Draxler (R) Edward Redd (R) R. Curt Webb (R) Jake Anderegg (R) Justin Fawson (R) Gage Froerer (R) Jeremy Peterson (R) Dixon Pitcher (R) Brad Dee (R) Mike Schultz (R) Paul Ray (R) Curtis Oda (R) Brad Wilson (R) Stephen Handy (R) Stewart Barlow (R) Timothy Hawkes (R) Raymond Ward (R) Becky Edwards (R) Douglas Sagers (R) Susan Duckworth (D) Sandra Hollins (D) Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D) Joel Briscoe (D) Angela Romero (D) Mike Kennedy (R) Brian King (D) Lee Perry (R) Fred Cox (R) Sophia DiCaro (R) LaVar Christensen (R) Craig Hall (R) Johnny Anderson (R) Mark Wheatley (D) Patrice M. Arent (D) Carol Spackman Moss (D) Eric Hutchings (R) James Dunnigan (R) Lynn Hemingway (D) Daniel McCay (R) Kim Coleman (R) Earl Tanner (R) Bruce Cutler (R) Steve Eliason (R) Marie Poulson (D) Ken Ivory (R) Keven Stratton (R) Robert Spendlove (R) Rich Cunningham (R) Greg Hughes (R) John Knotwell (R) Melvin Brown (R) Kraig Powell (R) Scott Chew (R) Kay Christofferson (R) Brian Greene (R) Derrin Owens (R) Val Peterson (R) Brad Daw (R) Keith Grover (R) Jon Stanard (R) Dean Sanpei (R) Norm Thurston (R) Francis Gibson (R) Mike McKell (R) Marc Roberts (R) Merrill Nelson (R) Brad King (D) Kay McIff (R) Bradley Last (R) John Westwood (R) Michael Noel (R) V. Lowry Snow (R) Don Ipson (R)

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