Full Name:
Ralph Okerlund
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cindy; 3 Children
Home City:
Monroe, UT
BS, Political Science, University of Utah, 1973
Associate Degree, Dixie College, 1972
Former Mayor, City of Monroe
Former Member, Monroe City Council
Former Commissioner, Sevier County
Senator, Utah State Senate, District 24, 2009-2021
Majority Leader, Utah State Senate, 2013-2018
Former Member, Business and Labor Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Business and Labor Interim Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Economic Development and Workforce Services Confirmation Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Executive Appropriations Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Interim Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Chair, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Confirmation Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Chair, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Senate Business and Labor Confirmation Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, State Fair Park Committee, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Business, Economic Development and Labor Appropriations, Utah State Senate
Former Member, Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Confirmation Committee. Utah State Senate
Executive Director, Six County Infrastructure Coalition, present
Project Development, Jones and Demille Engineering
Member, Monroe Fire Department
Teacher, South Sevier High School, 1973-1978
President, Utah State Association of Commissioners and Councilmen, present
Member, Mineral Lease Impact Working Group
Member, National Association of Counties Transportation Steering Committee
Board Member, Permanent Community Impact Fund
First Vice-President, Utah Association of Counties
President, Utah Association of Counties
Member, Western Interstate Regional Board of Directors
Awards:
County Commissioner of the Year