Don L. Ipson is an American politician. A Republican, he serves and represents the 29th District of the

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."St. George Republican Don Ipson to fill vacant seat in Utah Senate," Deseret News, Sept. 16, 2016
/ref> He was previously a member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 75 from 2009 to 2016. His term will expire on January 1st, 2025. He is going to run for re-election, and is on the ballot in the Republican primary that is being held on June 25th, 2024

Personal life and career

Ipson attended Panguitch High School and later earned his BA in

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and

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from the LDS Business College. Ipson lives in

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with his wife. He has four sons and ten grandchildren. He works in transportation, and is the

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of DATS Trucking Inc. He participates in many organizations, including the Southern Utah Trucking Association (past president); Utah Trucking Association (past president); Dixie ATC (director and past chair); Utah College of Applied Technology (past chair); UDOT Motor Carrier Advisory Board (chairman); UHP Honorary Colonels (past chair); and the St. George Lions Club.

Political career

*2008 When District 75 incumbent Republican Representative Stephen H. Urquhart ran for

and left the seat open, Ipson was selected from among four candidates by the Republican convention and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 10,613 votes. *2010 Ipson was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,975 votes (83.9%) against Democratic nominee Jerry Howard. *2012 Ipson was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 10,299 votes (78.7%) against Democratic nominee Cimarron Chacon and

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candidate Randall Hinton. *2014 Ipson was unopposed for the Republican convention and won in the November 4, 2014 General election with 4,680 votes (65.5%) against Independent American nominee Nihla Judd, and Democratic nominee Cheryl Hawker. *2016 Ipson was appointed to replace Steve Urquhart in the Utah State Senate."Utah GOP Lawmaker Apologizes for Telling People to Stay Home If They Don't Want K-9s to Bite Them," Newsweek, Oct. 21, 2020
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2016 sponsored legislation

Ipson also floor sponsore

ttp://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0132.html SB0132 Commercial Driver License Amendmentsbr>SB0136S02 Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments
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References

External links

Official page
at the Utah State Legislature *
Don Ipson
at

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