Dan R. Eastman (March 12, 1946 – June 8, 2010) was an American politician and car salesman who served as a member of the

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Early life and education

Eastman was born on March 12, 1946 in

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. Afton Joyce Bowen and Robert Charles Eastman. He was educated in the Davis School District and graduated from Bountiful High School in 1964. Eastman studied at

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and

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. Prior to his election to the Utah State Legislature, he served on the Davis School Board.

Career

Eastman served in the Utah National Guard. He worked for some years in the banking industry in

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and

before buying a Jeep dealership in

Bountiful, Utah Bountiful is Davis city. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 42,552, a three percent increase over the 2000 figure of 41,301. The city grew rapidly during the suburb growth of the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and was Davis County's l ...

. Eastman operated the dealership for 20 years. In 1999, Eastman sold his auto dealerships for an estimated $30 million. He was elected to the Utah State Senate after a campaign which was almost completely self-financed. Eastman served as a member of the

, representing the state's 23rd senate district in Bountiful. He was elected in 2000 and 2004 but did not seek re-election in 2008. He was the Senate's Minority Whip from 2004 until 2008.

Personal life

In 2001, Eastman was involved in a fatal car crash that killed a woman after he swerved his truck into oncoming traffic. No charges were ever filed although investigators concluded that it was Eastman's fault. Eastman had five children with his wife, Claudette Eastman (née Crawford). Eastman died in

on June 8, 2010 from heart failure. He was 64 years old.

References

External links

Official Website
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