David Daniel Marriott (born November 2, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

for

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from 1977 to 1985.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Marriott was educated in the public schools of

Sandy, Utah Sandy is a city in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population was 96,904 according to the 2020 United States census. Sandy is home to the Shops at South Town shopping mall; the Jord ...

, and graduated from Jordan High School in 1958. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the

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in 1967 and was designated as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) by the American College of Life Underwriters in 1968.

Career

He later worked as a

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agent and was the owner/president of a Utah-based firm specializing in business and pension consultation from 1968 to 1976. Marriott also served in the

Utah Air National Guard The Utah Air National Guard (UT ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Utah, United States. It's a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Utah Army National Guard an element of the Utah National Guard of the larger United ...

from 1958 to 1963.

Congress

Marriott was elected to the

as a Republican in 1976. He won re-election three times, serving in the House for four terms from 1977 to 1985.

Later political campaigns

He was not a candidate for re-election in 1984, instead running for

governor of Utah A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

. In the

1984 Utah gubernatorial election The 1984 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Republican nominee Norman H. Bangerter defeated Democratic nominee Wayne Owens with 55.87% of the vote, becoming Utah's first Republican governor in 20 years. Background ...

, he lost to state House speaker

Norm Bangerter Norman Howard Bangerter (January 4, 1933 – April 14, 2015) was an American politician and businessman who served as the List of Governors of Utah, 13th governor of Utah from 1985 to 1993. He was the first Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

, 94,421 to 72,883. He ran for his former House seat in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Genevieve Atwood.

Later career

Marriott served as a

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for

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from 2002 to 2005. He served in the South Africa Cape Town Mission.

Personal life

He is a resident of

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and has 12 grandchildren.

References

Sources

1939 births Latter Day Saints from Utah American Mormon missionaries in South Africa Living people Politicians from Salt Lake City People from Sandy, Utah University of Utah alumni People from Bingham Canyon, Utah Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Utah 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Utah-politician-stub