Senator Evan Vickers Contact information
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Name | Evan Vickers |
Position | Senator |
State | state representatives Utah |
Party | Republican |
Email Form | |
Website | Official Website |
Senator Evan Vickers
Evan J. Vickers is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 28 since January 1, 2013. Vickers previously served in the Utah State Legislature from January 1, 2009 until December 31, 2012 in the Utah House of Representatives District 72 seat.
Personal Life, Education, and Career: Born on May 15, 1954, in Panguitch, UT, U.S., 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 to 1999. He then served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 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: Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate Health and Human Services Committee (Chair), Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee.
Elections: Vickers ran for reelection in 2014 unopposed in the general election and won. He had one challenger in the primary that he beat. In 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.