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Raymond Ward

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Political party
  
Republican Party

Children
  
3

Occupation
  
Physician

Spouse(s)
  
Beverly

Residence
  
Bountiful, UT

Party
  
Republican Party

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Alma mater
  
Brigham Young University University of Washington

Education
  
University of Washington (1997), Brigham Young University

Profiles

Raymond P. Ward (born October 24) is an American politician from Utah. He is a Republican member of the Utah State House, representing the state's 19th house district.

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Early life and career

Ward obtained a BS from Brigham Young University. He then went on to the University of Washington where he obtained a PhD in Pharmacology and an MD. He currently works as a family physician at Cope Family Medicine and lives in Bountiful, Utah with his wife Beverly and three children.

Political career

Ward was first elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2014 and began serving on January 1, 2015.

During the 2016 legislative session, Ward served on the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Health and Human Services Committee, and the House Political Subdivision Committee.

Ward passed one of his six bills introduced during the 2016 Legislative Session, giving him a 16.7% passage rate. He did not floor sponsor any bills.

Elections

  • 2014: Ward defeated Chet Loftis in the Republican convention and faced the Democratic Party nominee Daniel Donahue and Independent American Party nominee Eli Cawley in the general election. Ward won with 7,755 votes (74.5%).
  • References

    Raymond Ward Wikipedia