Reed Smoot was an American politician,businessman,and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Republican who was first elected to the U.S. Senate by the Utah State Legislature in 1902,he served from 1903 to 1933. Smoot is primarily remembered as the co-sponsor of the 1930 Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act,which increased almost 900 American import duties. Criticized at the time as having "intensified nationalism all over the world" by Thomas Lamont of J.P. Morgan &Co.,Smoot–Hawley is widely regarded as one of the catalysts for the worsening Great Depression.
The Beehive Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a horizontal tricolor with irregular bands of blue,white,and red. The middle white band contains a blue hexagon outlined in gold. Within the hexagon lies a gold-colored beehive,and below it sits a five-pointed white star.
The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body,comprising the Utah House of Representatives,with 75 state representatives,and the Utah Senate,with 29 state senators. There are no term limits for either chamber.
Stephen Harold Urquhart is an American politician and religious leader from Utah. A Republican,he was a member of the Utah State Senate,representing the State's 29th Senate district in Washington County from 2009 to 2016,and he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009.
Joseph Smith,the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement,privately taught and practiced polygamy. After Smith's death in 1844,the church he established splintered into several competing groups. Disagreement over Smith's doctrine of "plural marriage" has been among the primary reasons for multiple church schisms.
Luz Robles Escamilla is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 10th District. Prior to redistricting she represented the 1st District,defeating Republican Carlton Christensen for the seat November 4,2008 after having beaten incumbent Sen. Fred Fife for the party nomination earlier that year.
Rebecca Chavez-Houck is a former Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives who represented House District 24 from 2008 through 2018.
John Ream Curtis is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district since 2017. Before his election to Congress,Curtis,a Republican,served as mayor of Provo,Utah,from 2010 to 2017. On November 7,2017,he won a special election to replace Jason Chaffetz in Congress after Chaffetz resigned. He was reelected in 2018,2020,and 2022. He was the Republican nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in Utah and is Senator-elect.
In the United States,the term constitutional carry,also called permitless carry,unrestricted carry,or Vermont carry,refers to the legal public carrying of a handgun,either openly or concealed,without a license or permit. The phrase does not typically refer to the unrestricted carrying of a long gun,a knife,or other weapons. The scope and applicability of constitutional carry may vary by state.
Ryan D. Wilcox is an American politician who serves as a Representative in the Utah House of Representatives for District 7. Recently re-elected to the position in 2021,he previously held the same seat from 2009 to 2014.
V. Lowry Snow is an American politician who served as 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. He has lived in Washington County for over 40 years and is married to former high school music educator,Sheryl Snow. They have been married for 47 years and have 6 children and 17 grandchildren. They currently reside in Santa Clara.
Jacob 'Jake' L. Anderegg is an American politician. A Republican,he represented District 22 in the Utah State Senate. Prior to post-2020 redistricting he represented District 13 starting in January 2017. He previously represented District 6 in the Utah House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
Ralph Ole Okerlund was an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate that represented District 24 from 2009 to 2020. He was the Senate's majority leader from January 28,2013,to 2020.
Robert Frank Onder Jr. is an American politician and physician from the state of Missouri. A Republican,he was a member of the Missouri Senate from 2015 to 2022,serving the 2nd District in the St. Charles area. He was elected Assistant Majority Floor Leader in 2015. Onder previously was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008.
The Fifty-seventh Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma from January 3,2019,to January 3,2021,during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Kevin Stitt. The November 2018 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
Christine Watkins is an American politician serving in the Utah House of Representatives,representing District 67.
Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the Edmunds Act,and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states,as well as the District of Columbia,Guam,and Puerto Rico. Because state laws exist,polygamy is not actively prosecuted at the federal level.
Rex Shipp is a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives,representing District 71.
Marshall A. Burt is an American politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,Burt previously was a Libertarian while he represented the 39th district from 2021 to 2023. Burt was the first third-party candidate elected to the Wyoming Legislature in over 100 years.
Jordan D. Teuscher is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 44th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
