Spouse Julie Stephenson Occupation Public Administrator | Name Howard Stephenson Party Republican Party Role Politician | |
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Born November 7, 1950 (age 74) ( 1950-11-07 ) Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
Howard A. Stephenson (born November 7, 1950) is a Utah politician representing the State's 11th senate district in Salt Lake County including Draper. He was elected to the State Senate in 1992.
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Personal life, education, and career
Stephenson received a B.S. degree in psychology and aerospace studies from Brigham Young University, and a Master of Public Administration, also from Brigham Young University. Since then, he has worked as a taxpayer advocate and in 2014, he served as President of the Utah Taxpayers Association. Stephenson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).
Political career
As a Utah State Senator, Stephenson is well-positioned to influence Utah legislation relating to education and to state revenues. As a state Senator, Stephenson has won the following awards:
In 2016, Stephenson served on the following committees:
Notable legislation
Stephenson is a proponent of year-round schools. He believes that moving public schools to a trimester schedule will save money. On his campaign website, he states that he supports "tuition tax credits or vouchers."
He has proposed a bill which would require surety bonds for guest workers, to "ensure that . . . the people who are here have no criminal background, are disease free, and are paying their own cost of policing."