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Bradley 'Brad' G. Last is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 71.


Education and career

Last earned his
bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
and MBA from the
University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...
. Representative Last lives in
Hurricane, Utah Hurricane ( ) is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. Its population was 20,036 as of the 2020 United States Census estimates. The Hurricane valley makes up the easternmost part of the St. George Metropolitan area and is becoming ...
, where he works as the Vice President of Development at
Utah Tech University Utah Tech University (UT), formerly known as Dixie State University (DSU) and similar names, is a public university in St. George, Utah. The university offers about 240 programs (4 master's degrees, 53 bachelor's degrees, 18 associate degrees, 45 ...
. Last also served on the Washington County Board of Education from 1994 until 2002.


Political career

*2002 When District 71 Democratic Representative Max Young left the Legislature and left the seat open, Last ran in the June 25, 2002 Republican Primary, winning with 1,919 votes (56%) against former Representative Dennis Iverson and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 6,487 votes (75.4%) against Democratic nominee Phillip Bimstein; the votes columns are reversed. *2004 Last was challenged but selected by the Republican convention for the November 2, 2004 General election, which he won with 11,134 votes (87.6%) against
Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
candidate Jedidiah Stout. *2006 Last was unopposed for the 2006 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 7, 2006 General election with 6,808 votes (70.8%) against Democratic nominee Colt Smith and Constitution candidate Philip Jensen, who had run for
Utah State Senate The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of senate districts. Each senate district is ...
in 2004. *2008 Last was unopposed for the June 24, 2008 Republican Primary and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election with 11,885 votes (71.4%) against Democratic nominee Lyman Whitaker, Constitution candidate Michael Ferrin, and
Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
candidate Aric Cramer. *2010 Last was unopposed for both the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 10,547 votes. *2012 Last was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 10,546 votes (77.9%) against Democratic nominee Billy Kell and
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candidate Paul Sevy. *2014 Last was unopposed for the 2014 Republican convention and won the November 4, 2016 general election against Democratic nominee Ken Anderson with 6,782 votes (81.8%). *During the 2022 legislative sessions, Representative Last served on the Executive Appropriations Committee, Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and House Education Committee.


Notable legislation

*2022- Representative Last was heavily involved in crafting Utah's budget bill for the 2022 General Session. He ra
HB 3
which supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022 and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023. *2022- Representative Last also ra

which authorizes certain counties to use a certain amount of transient room tax revenue for visitor management and destination development if the expenditure is prioritized and recommended by a county's tourism tax advisory board; modifies provisions related to a transient room tax reserve fund; modifies the general powers and duties of a county legislative body related to the transient room tax; and modifies provisions related to an annual report by a county legislative body.


2022 sponsored legislation

During the 2022 General Session, Representative Last also floor sponsore

ttps://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0127.html SB 127 Early Literacy Outcomes Improvementbr>SB 168 Commission for Student-centered Public Education Amendments
an


References


External links


Official page
at the Utah State Legislature *
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