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Morgan Philpot
Jay Morgan Philpot (born July 30, 1971) is an American attorney and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004, representing District 45 in Salt Lake County from 2001 to 2004. He was vice-chair of the Utah Republican Party from 2009 and 2010. Philpot was the 2010 Republican nominee for , losing to Democrat Jim Matheson. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Utah in 2012 and Utah State Senate in 2016. Early life and education Philpot is a native of Molalla, Oregon. While attending the University of Utah, he interned at the White House in 1997. Political career Having participated in Utah's caucus/convention system as a precinct chair, state delegate, and county delegate, he successfully ran for a seat in the Utah House of Representatives in 2000. He took office in 2001, and was re-elected in 2002. Just before the end of his second term, he resigned his seat in order to attend Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin R
Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may be used a feminine form. Of Norman French origin, originally Malleville, which translates to "bad town," it likely made its way into usage in Scotland as a result of the Norman conquest of England. It came into use as a given name as early as the 19th century, in English-speaking populations. As a name Given name Academics * Melvin Calvin (1911–1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle * Melvin Day (1923–2016), New Zealand artist and art historian * Melvin Hochster (born 1943), American mathematician * Melvin Konner (born 1946), Professor of Anthropology * Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 * Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr. (1915–2008), American ornithologist B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Utah Gubernatorial Election
The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. It was won by Republican Party (United States), Republican incumbent Governor Gary Herbert. Republican nomination Candidates * Gary Herbert, incumbent governor Defeated at convention * David Kirkham, businessman and co-founder of the Utah tea party * Morgan Philpot, former Utah House of Representatives, state representative and nominee for the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives in United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2010#District 2, 2010 * Lane Ronnow * William Skokos, energy entrepreneur and chief executive officer, CEO of Standard American Oil Company * Ken Sumsion, state representative Declined * Stephen Sandstrom, state representative * Mark Shurtleff, state attorney general Polling Convention results Democratic nomination Candidate * Peter Cooke (politician), Peter Cooke, businessman and retired Major general (United States), m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
