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Preceded by
  
Stephen H. Urquhart

Name
  
Don Ipson

Nationality
  
American

Role
  
American Politician


Political party
  
Republican

Education
  
LDS Business College

Alma mater
  
LDS Business College

Party
  
Republican Party

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Residence
  
St. George, Utah, United States

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Don L. Ipson is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 75 since January 1, 2009.

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Early life and career

Ipson attended Panguitch High School and later earned his BA in Accounting and Business Administration from the LDS Business College. Ipson lives in St. George, Utah and is the CEO of DATS Trucking.

Political career

  • 2008 When District 75 incumbent Republican Representative Stephen H. Urquhart ran for Utah State Senate and left the seat open, Ipson was selected from among four candidates by the Republican convention and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 10,613 votes.
  • 2010 Ipson was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,975 votes (83.9%) against Democratic nominee Jerry Howard.
  • 2012 Ipson was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 10,299 votes (78.7%) against Democratic nominee Cimarron Chacon and Constitution candidate Randall Hinton.
  • 2014 Ipson was unopposed for the Republican convention and won in the November 4, 2014 General election with 4,680 votes (65.5%) against Independent American nominee Nihla Judd, and Democratic nominee Cheryl Hawker.

    • During the 2016 legislative session, Ipson served as the Chair for the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee along with sitting on the House Political Subdivisions Committee, and the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee. Ipson also served on the State Water Development Commission.

    Ipson also floor sponsored SB0036 Postretirement Employment Exceptions, SB0094 Law Enforcement Use of Body Cameras, SB0131S03 Utah College of Applied Technology Governance Amendments, SB0132 Commercial Driver License Amendments, SB0136S02 Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments, SB0183 Department of Public Safety Amendments, SB0190 Open and Public Meetings Law Revisions, SB019401 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments, and SB0197S01 Resale of Procurement Item Amendments.

    References

    Don Ipson Wikipedia
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