Karl N. Snow

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Karl N. Snow
Member of the Utah Senate
from the 16th district
In office
1973–1984
Personal details
Born (1930-07-01) July 1, 1930 (age 93)
St. George, Utah, United States
Political party Republican
SpouseDonna Jean Dain Snow
Residence Provo, Utah
ProfessionProfessor, academic administrator

Karl N. Snow Jr. (born July 1, 1930), is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the Utah State Senate [1] and was the senate majority leader from 1981-1982. Snow, a former professor at Brigham Young University, attended BYU (B.S. in Political Science), the University of Minnesota (MS in Public Administration) and the University of Southern California, (Ph.D.). [2] [3] He and his wife Donna have six children and have served in several humanitarian efforts, including an LDS Charities mission to Swaziland and Lesotho that focused on providing Measles immunizations. [4] [5] Currently they reside in Provo, Utah in their retirement.

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  4. "Karl N. Snow Jr. (Emeritus) |" . Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  5. "Immunization". www.latterdaysaintcharities.org. Retrieved 2021-11-02.