Jon Jay Greiner (born July 6, 1951) is an
American politician and former police chief from
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
. A
Republican, he was a member of the
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature (US), state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate ...
, representing the state's
18th senate district in
Davis, and
Weber Counties including the city of
Ogden.
Greiner is a graduate of both
Weber State University
Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy and earned its current name in 1991.
As of fall 2023, the student population reached 30,536 students, cons ...
and
Utah State University
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...
. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of Weber State University.
On December 28, 2011 Greiner was fired as Ogden City Police Chief. City officials commented, "Greiner’s termination was unwanted and involuntary on the part of the city, but was required by the Federal Merit Systems Protection Board, pursuant to the
Hatch Act."
Greiner out as Ogden's police chief
Standard.net. Retrieved on 2011-12-30.
References
Living people
Law enforcement officials from Utah
Weber State University alumni
Utah State University alumni
Republican Party Utah state senators
American municipal police chiefs
1951 births
21st-century members of the Utah Legislature
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