LaVar Christensen's Biography
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Full Name:
LaVar Christensen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sue; 3 Children: Kenny, Karen, Jeff
Birth Date:
08/18/1953
Birth Place:
Upland, CA
Home City:
Draper, UT
Religion:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
JD, McGeorge School of Law, University of Pacific, 1980
BA, University Studies/Pre-Law/English/Political Science, Brigham Young University, 1977
Representative, Utah State House of Representatives, District 32, 2011-2019
Representative, Utah State House of Representatives, District 48, 2003-2011
Candidate, Utah House of Representatives, District 48, 2008
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Utah, District 2, 2006
Former Member, Administrative Rules Review Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Retirement and Independent Entities Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Business Owner, Real Estate Development, 1995-present
Attorney, Law Firm, 1980-present
Judicial Law Clerk, Judge Rothwell B. Mason, 1979-1980
Legislative Assistant, Governor of California, 1978
Member, Sandy City Honorary Colonels, 2002-present
Utah/California, Bar Association, 1980-present
Former Member, California Bar Association
Former Board Member, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Rotary
Former Board Member, Sutherland Institute
Former Board Member, Westridge Academy
Member, Sandy City Public Safety Commission, 2002
Member, Draper City Advisory Committee for Flood Control, 2001
Awards:
2005 Statesman of the Year, Salt Lake County Republican Party;
Guardian of Small Business and Friend of the Taxpayer Awards as State Legislator;
Protector of the Family Award as State Legislator.
Father's Name:
James L. Christensen
Father's Occupation:
His Father James L. Christensen, was Mayor of Upland, California and a prominent public servant in Southern California during the time of Governor Ronald Reagan.
Number of Grandchildren:
Six