Utah State Lawyer Legislative Directory
59th Legislature 2008
The Utah State House of Representatives
Greg J. Curtis
Speaker of the House
Republican – District 49
Education: Brighton High School; B.S., Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1984; J.D., University of Utah College of Law, 1987
Elected to House: 1994
Legislative Assignments: Executive Appropriation Committee; Administrative Rules Review Committee; Legislative Managment Committee; Utah Constitutional Revision Commission
Practice Areas: Real Estate and Land Use and Development
Lorie D. Fowlke
Republican – District 59
Education: B.S., Law Enforcement, Brigham Young University; J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Legislative Assignments: Commerce & Revenue Appropriations Committee; Public Utilities & Technology Standing Committee; Judiciary Standing Committee
Kay L. McIff
Republican – District 70
Education: B.S., Utah State University;
J.D., University of Utah College of Law
Legislative Assignments: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; House Public Utilities and Technology Committee; House Judiciary Committee
Elected to House: 2006
Practice Areas: Former presiding judge for the Sixth District Court, 1994–2005. Before his appointment, he had a successful law practice for many years, most recently as a partner in the law firm of Olsen, McIff, & Chamberlain.
Stephen H. Urquhart
Majority Whip
Republican – District 75
Education: Williams College; J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Legislative Assignments: Executive Appropriation Committee; Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Standing Committee; Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Standing Committee
The Utah State Senate
Gregory S. Bell
Republican – District 22
Education: B.A., Weber State University; J.D., University of Utah College of Law
Committee Assignments: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee; Judiciary, Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Committee; Revenue & Taxation Committee
Elected to Senate: 2002
Practice Area: Real Estate Development
Lyle W. Hillyard
Republican – District 25
Education: B.S., Utah State University; J.D., University of Utah College of Law
Committee Assignments: Executive Appropriations Committee (Co-Chair); Judiciary, Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Committee; Revenue & Taxation Committee
Elected to House: 1980; Elected to Senate: 1984
Practice Areas: Criminal, Domestic, and Personal Injury
Mark B. Madsen
Republican – District 13
Education: B.A., Spanish/American Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Committee Assignments: Commerce & Revenue Appropriations Committee (Co-Chair); Education Committee; Judiciary, Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Committee; Workforce Services & Community and Economic Development Committee
Elected to Senate: 2004
Practice Area: General Counsel Office of Larry H. Miller
Scott D. McCoy
Democrat – District 2
Education: B.A., William Jewell College; M.A., George Washington University; J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University
Committee Assignments: Health & Human Services; Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment; Economic Development & Human Resources
Appointed to Senate: 2005; Elected to Senate: 2006
Ross I. Romero
Democrat – District 7
Education: B.S., University of Utah, 1993; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1996
Legislative Assignments: Judiciary Standing Committee; Revenue & Taxation Standing Committee; Commerce & Revenue Appropriations Subcommittee
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property/Information Technology, and Government Relations & Insurance Tort
John L. Valentine
SeNate President
Republican – District 14
Education: Savanna High School, Anaheim, CA; B.S., J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Committee Assignments: Executive Subcommittee; Capital Facilities & Administration Appropriations Committee; Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Standing Committee; Revenue and Taxation Standing Committee
Elected to House: 1988; Appointed to Senate: 1998; Elected to Senate: 2000
Practice Areas: Corporate, Estate Planning; and Tax