Marie Poulson

Early life and education

Marie Poulson was born and raised in Springville, Utah. She graduated from Springville High School and then went on to study at BYU where she received a BA cum laude in English and history and completed her teacher certification. After teaching one year at Provo High School, she married Daniel Poulson in spring 1972 and moved with him to San Francisco to live in the city while he studied dentistry at the University of Pacific. Upon graduation from dental school, the Poulsons moved to northern Germany where Dan served in the Army Dental Corps.

In 1978, Dan and Marie returned to Utah where he set up a dental practice in Holladay and they purchased a home in Cottonwood Heights. For the last thirty-five years, they have resided in the Cottonwood Heights area raising five children and participating in community and church activities. Among others, Marie has served as a scout leader, a school volunteer, a coach, and has participated in neighborhood groups to feed the homeless, organized can food drives for the Utah Food Bank and made several trips to New Orleans to aid Hurricane Katrina victims.

In 1990, Marie returned to the teaching profession, teaching English and History first at Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy, then Bingham High School in South Jordan, and finally at Riverton High School in Riverton. Marie has taught in Utah’s public schools for a total of sixteen years.

Political career

During the 2016 General Legislative Session, Representative Poulson served on the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Education Committee, the House Ethics Committee, the Health Reform Task Force, and the House Political Subdivisions Committee. She is also part of the Veterans' and Military Affairs Commission.

2016 sponsored legislation

Poulson did not floor sponsor any bills during the 2016 legislative session.

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