Preceded by Casey O. Anderson Political party Republican Education University of Utah Nationality American Role American Politician | Succeeded by John Westwood Name Evan Vickers Preceded by DeMar Bowman Alma mater University of Utah Party Republican Party | |
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Born May 15, 1954 (age 69)
Panguitch, Utah ( 1954-05-15 ) Residence Cedar City, Utah, United States | ||
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Evan J. Vickers(born May 15, 1954 in Panguitch, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 28 since January 1, 2013. Vickers consecutively served in the Utah State Legislature from January 1, 2009 until December 31, 2012 in the Utah House of Representatives District 72 seat.
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- Utah s evan vickers do we really trust congress to fix itself
- Personal life education and career
- Political career
- Elections
- 2012
- 2010
- References
Personal life, education, and career
Vickers earned his BS in pharmacy from the University of Utah. He is a pharmacist by profession and has won the Pharmacist of the Year award from the Utah Pharmacist Association. Vickers has also been associated with the Utah Pharmacists Association (on the Board of Directors), American Associated Pharmacies (on the Board of Directors), Iron Mission Foundation Board, and Valley View Medical Center Board of Directors.
Vickers has been married to his wife, Chris for 36 years and they have 5 children together.
Political career
Vickers started his political career by serving on the Cedar City Council from 1987-99. He then served in the House of Representatives from 2009-2012. He was elected to his Senate seat in 2012. Throughout his time in the Legislature, Vickers has been awarded the Legislator of the Year for the Utah Pharmacist Association, the NFIB Utah Small Business Champion of the Year, and the Man of the Year.
In 2016, Vickers served on the following committees:
Elections
Vickers ran for reelection in 2014 unopposed in the general election and won. He had one challenger in the primary that he beat.
2012
Vickers challenged appointed Republican Senator Casey O. Anderson in the special election June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 6,549 votes (66%) and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 28,073 votes (82.6%) against Democratic nominee Geoffrey Chestnut.
2010
Vickers was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 7,356 votes (83.5%) against Libertarian candidate Barry Short.
In 2008 Vickers challenged House District 72 incumbent Republican Representative DeMar Bowman and was selected by the Republican convention for the three-way November 4, 2008 general election, winning with 10,238 votes (74.8%) against Democratic nominee Lawrence Daniel (who had run for the seat in 2006).