Greg Bell (politician)

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Bell was first elected to the Utah State Senate in district 22 in the 2002 General Election held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, with approximately 87% of the vote. His opponent was Green Party candidate David L. Rowland who obtained approximately 13% of the vote. Bell was up for re-election in the 2006 General Election held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, and defeated Democratic Party candidate Dave Rowland by a margin of 71% to 23%. Also running in 2006 was Constitution Party candidate Sheryl Fluckiger who obtained approximately 6% of the vote.

Greg Bell
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7th Lieutenant Governor of Utah
In office
September 1, 2009 –October 16, 2013
Utah State Senate election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Gregory S. Bell14,71871.4
Democratic David L. Rowland4,69922.8
Constitution Sheryl Fluckinger1,2005.8

Personal life

Bell is married to JoLynn (née Barker). They have six children: sons Braden, Ryan, Davis, and Christian, and daughters Andrea and Eliza, and 25 grandchildren. [2] The Bells raised their children in Farmington and now live in Fruit Heights, Utah.

Further reading

Legislative Information

Voting Record

Financial Disclosures

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References

  1. ↑ Official Legislative Biography, Gregory S. Bell [ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Vote Smart Biography, Gregory S. Bell
  3. ↑ Envision Utah, http://www.envisionutah.org/historyenvisonutahv5p1.pdf Archived September 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Envision Utah, http://www.envisionutah.org/
  5. ↑ Lt. Governor Greg Bell to step down
  6. ↑ Gehrke, Robert. "Herbert picks state Rep. Spencer Cox as new lieutenant governor". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
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Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Utah
2009–2013		Succeeded by
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