Dixon Pitcher

Dixon Pitcher

Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 10th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Brent Wallis
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986
Preceded by	Marvin Heslop
Succeeded by	Haynes Fuller
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Ogden, Utah
Alma mater	Weber State College Utah State University

Dixon M. Pitcher^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 10 since January 1, 2011. Pitcher was non-consecutively a Representative from January 1, 1985 until December 31, 1986 in the District 8 seat. Dixon lives in Ogden, UT, with his wife, Darlene, and their six children.^[3]

Education

Pitcher earned his BA from Weber State College (now Weber State University) and his MA in political science from Utah State University.

Political career

Dixon Pitcher was elected on November 2, 2010.^[3] He previously served in the Utah State House of Representatives from 1984-1986. During the 2016 Legislative Session, Dixon served on the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Business and Labor Committee, and the House Political Subdivisions Committee.^[4]

2016 Sponsored bills

Bill number	Bill title	Status
HB214S02	Protective 0rder Modifications	House/ filed – 3/10/2016
HB0368	Short-term Rental Tax Amendments	House/ filed – 3/10/2016
HB0468	Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account Amendments	House/ filed – 3/10/2016

^[5]

Pitcher passed none of the three bills he introduced. Pitcher also floor sponsored SB0004S01 Business, Economic Development, and Labor Base Budget and SB0133S02 Small Employment Retirement Amendments.

Elections

2014: Pitcher was unopposed in the Republican convention and ran against Democrat Eric Irvine in the General election. Pitcher won with 3,116 votes (57%) to Irvine's 2,355 votes (43%).^[6]
2012: Pitcher was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary^[6] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,558 votes (54.3%) against Democratic nominee Christopher Winn.^[7]
2010: When District 10 incumbent Republican Representative Brent Wallis left the Legislature and left the seat open, Pitcher was unopposed for the May 8, 2010 Republican convention^[8] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,229 votes (54.3%) against Democratic nominee Randy Rounds.^[9]
1986: Pitcher was unopposed for the 1986 Republican Primary^[10] but lost the three-way November 4, 1986 General election to Democratic nominee Haynes Fuller.^[11]
1984: To challenge District 8 incumbent Democratic Representative Marvin Heslop, Pitcher won the 1984 Republican Primary with 1,062 votes (53.9%)^[12] and won the November 6, 1984 General election with 4,540 votes (52.5%) against Representative Heslop.^[13]

References

↑ "Dixon M. Pitcher (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "Dixon Pitcher's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
1 2 "Dixon Pitcher". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
↑ "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
↑ "2016 – Legislation(House Of Representatives)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
1 2 "2014 General Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
↑ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "2010 Primary Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "2010 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "State of Utah Primary Election Report 1986" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "State of Utah General Election Report November 4, 1986" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. p. 7. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "State of Utah Primary Election Report 1984" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ "State of Utah General Election Report November 6, 1984" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

External links

Official page at the Utah State Legislature

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Dixon M. Pitcher at Ballotpedia
Dixon M. Pitcher at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Members of the Utah House of Representatives

61st State Legislature (2016) Speaker of the House: Greg Hughes (R) Majority Leader: James Dunnigan (R) Minority Leader: Brian King (D)

Scott Sandall (R) David Lifferth (R) Jack Draxler (R) Edward Redd (R) R. Curt Webb (R) Jake Anderegg (R) Justin Fawson (R) Gage Froerer (R) Jeremy Peterson (R) Dixon Pitcher (R) Brad Dee (R) Mike Schultz (R) Paul Ray (R) Curtis Oda (R) Brad Wilson (R) Stephen Handy (R) Stewart Barlow (R) Timothy Hawkes (R) Raymond Ward (R) Becky Edwards (R) Douglas Sagers (R) Susan Duckworth (D) Sandra Hollins (D) Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D) Joel Briscoe (D) Angela Romero (D) Mike Kennedy (R) Brian King (D) Lee Perry (R) Fred Cox (R) Sophia DiCaro (R) LaVar Christensen (R) Craig Hall (R) Johnny Anderson (R) Mark Wheatley (D) Patrice M. Arent (D) Carol Spackman Moss (D) Eric Hutchings (R) James Dunnigan (R) Lynn Hemingway (D) Daniel McCay (R) Kim Coleman (R) Earl Tanner (R) Bruce Cutler (R) Steve Eliason (R) Marie Poulson (D) Ken Ivory (R) Keven Stratton (R) Robert Spendlove (R) Rich Cunningham (R) Greg Hughes (R) John Knotwell (R) Melvin Brown (R) Kraig Powell (R) Scott Chew (R) Kay Christofferson (R) Brian Greene (R) Derrin Owens (R) Val Peterson (R) Brad Daw (R) Keith Grover (R) Jon Stanard (R) Dean Sanpei (R) Norm Thurston (R) Francis Gibson (R) Mike McKell (R) Marc Roberts (R) Merrill Nelson (R) Brad King (D) Kay McIff (R) Bradley Last (R) John Westwood (R) Michael Noel (R) V. Lowry Snow (R) Don Ipson (R)

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