Jeff Burton | |
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Member of the Utah House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mike McKell |
Constituency | 66th district (2021–2023) 64th district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jefferson S. Burton Payson,Utah U.S. |
Residence(s) | Spanish Fork,Utah,U.S. |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Jefferson "Jeff" S. Burton is an American politician and retired Army Major General. He is a member of the Utah House of Representatives representing the 64th district. Elected in 2020,he replaced Mike McKell who moved to a position in the Senate.
During the 2022 General Session,Burton served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee,House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee,and the House Political Subdivisions Committee. [1]
Burton was born and raised in Payson,Utah,graduating from Payson High School. He attended Brigham Young University,enrolling in their ROTC program before leaving school and joining the Army in 1984. [2] He eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany in 1986. [3] Burton and his wife live in Spanish Fork,Utah.
Burton served in the United States Army from 1984 to 2019,including the last seven years as Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard. [4] Following his retirement,he was appointed by Utah Governor Herbert to lead day-to-day operations of the Utah Department of Health's COVID-19 response,on the unified command staff. [5] Burton works as the Senior Vice President of Community Development at Zions Bank. He was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2020 and assumed office on January 1,2021.
After Mike McKell announced he would not seek reelection in the House of Representatives,but instead seek the seat in the Utah State Senate,Burton announced his intention to run for the 66th seat. In the Republican primary,he beat Kari Malkovich,a Woodland Hills City council member,carrying 60% of the vote. [6] He ran uncontested in the 2020 general election. Burton faced public criticism after he violated DOD rules by using images of him in uniform on multiple iterations of his campaign flyers. [7] [8]
Bill | Status |
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HB 63- Covid-19 Vaccine Exemptions | House/ to Governor 3/14/22 |
HB 68- Commercial Driver License Amendments | House/ to Governor 3/10/22 |
HB 97- Identity Theft Reporting System Amendments | House/ to Governor 3/10/22 |
HB 169- State and Local Employee Disaster Services | House/ to Governor 3/10/22 |
HJR 11- Joint Resolution Supporting Services for Veterans | House/ enrolled bill to Printing 3/11/22 |
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