V. Lowry Snow

V. Lowry Snow^[2] (born August 21, 1950) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 74 since his January 11, 2012 appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Clark.^[3] He lives in St. George.

Education

Snow earned his BS from Brigham Young University and his JD from Gonzaga University School of Law.^[4]

Career

V. Lowry Snow is an attorney. He is one of the founding partners of Snow Jensen & Reece in St. George, where he has established himself as a leading real estate, civil litigation, business and land use planning attorney. He has represented a wide range of clients in both the private and public sectors, including several municipalities. For eight years, he served as a member of the Washington County Economic Development Council Executive Committee.^[5]

Political career

Snow served as a board member of Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED).^[4] He was appointed to the Legislature on January 1, 2011, and was last elected on November 4, 2014.^[6] During the 2016 General Session, he served as vice chair on the House Education Committee, and also served on the House Judiciary Committee, Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, and House Education Committee. He is also on the Commission on Federalism and the Utah Commission on Uniform State Laws.^[7]

2016 Sponsored Legislation

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Representative Lowry also floor sponsored SB 51 Teacher Leader Role, SB 96 Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Parent-time Act, SB 115 Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act, SB 135 Administrative Law Judge Amendments, SB 157 Pawnshop Amendments, SB 163 Kindergarten Age Exemption Amendments, SB 179 Uniform Parentage Act Amendments, SB 181 Judiciary Amendments, SB 186 Air Quality Incentives, SB 192 Study on Claims Exceeding Statutory Limit, SB 209 Fifth District Court Judge, SB 215 Motor Vehicle Insurance Amendments, SB 223 Adoption Amendments, SB 225 Notice of Pendency of Action Amendments, SB 233 Collection Process Amendments, and SB 243 Indigent Counsel in Private Parental Termination Cases.^[8]

Elections

• 2012 Snow was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary^[9] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,435 votes (76.7%) against Democratic nominee Lee Ann Riddoch.^[10]
• 2014 Snow was unopposed for the June Republican convention and won the November 4, 2014 General election with 7,229 votes (75.7%) against Democratic nominee Dorothy Engelman.^[11]

References

• All the sponsored legislation from Rep. Lowry for 2014 can be found here: http://le.utah.gov/asp/billsintro/RepResults.asp?Listbox3=SNOWVL

External links

• Official page at the Utah State Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Lowry Snow at Ballotpedia
• V. Lowry Snow at the National Institute on Money in State Politics