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2016 Utah Elections
The 2016 Utah general elections were held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 8, 2016. Utah's List of Governors of Utah, governor and Lieutenant Governor of Utah, lieutenant governor, Utah Attorney General, attorney general, Utah State Auditor, auditor, and Utah State Treasurer, treasurer were elected, as well as one of Utah's U.S. Senate seats and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives, fifteen Utah Senate seats and all of the Utah House of Representatives seats. Partisan primary, Primary elections were held on June 28, 2016. Federal offices U.S. Senate Incumbent Republican senator Mike Lee was re-elected to a second term. Misty Snow won the Democratic nomination, and the first transgender woman in the history of the United States to become a major party's nominee for the Senate. U.S. House of Representatives All of Utah's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in November. State offices Executive Governor an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHG Healthcare Services
CHG Healthcare is an American healthcare services company that was founded in 1979 to deliver medical care to rural areas of the western United States. The company is based in Midvale, Utah. The company consists of a collection of healthcare-related companies such as LocumsMart, CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, RNnetwork, Foundation Medical Staffing, Global Medical Staffing (purchased in 2016), and Modio Health (purchased in 2019). The CHG family of companies is one of the largest providers of healthcare staffing in the United States, with a 31% market share in locum tenens revenue. Their services also include both temporary and permanent placement of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. History CHG Healthcare was founded as CompHealth Inc. in 1979 by Therus C. Kolff as temporary physician staffing firm. The company initially provided staffing for short periods, usually two weeks, but began providing longer-term contract staffing assignments by the mid 1980' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deseret News
The ''Deseret News'' () is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Founded in 1850, it was the first newspaper to be published in Utah. The publication's name is from the geographic area of State of Deseret, Deseret identified by Utah's Mormon pioneers, pioneer settlers, and much of the publication's reporting is rooted in that region. On January 1, 2021, the newspaper switched from a daily to a weekly print format while continuing to publish daily on the website and Deseret News app. As of 2024, ''Deseret News'' develops daily content for its website and apps, in addition to twice weekly print editions of the ''Deseret News'' Local Edition and a weekly edition of the ''Church News'' and ''Deseret News'' National Edition. The company also publishes 10 editions of ''Deseret Magazine'' per year. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the team has played its home games at the Delta Center, an arena they share with the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise began as an expansion team in the 1974–75 season as the New Orleans Jazz, a tribute to New Orleans' history of originating jazz music. The Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City on June 8, 1979. The Jazz were one of the least successful teams in the league in their early years. Although 10 seasons elapsed before the Jazz qualified for their first playoff appearance in 1984, they did not miss the playoffs again until 2004. During the late 1980s, John Stockton and Karl Malone arose as the franchise players for the team and formed one of the most famed pick and roll duos in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Layden
Francis Patrick Layden (born January 5, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former basketball coach and executive of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz as well as former head coach of the Women's National Basketball Association's Utah Starzz. College career Layden attended Niagara from 1950 to 1953. Coaching career In addition to his coaching at the professional level, Layden coached at Seton Hall High School and at Adelphi Suffolk College. Niagara (1968–1976) Layden coached at his alma mater, Niagara University, from 1968 to 1976. Layden coached Niagara to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1970, with the help of Calvin Murphy. Atlanta Hawks (1976–1979) In 1976, Layden was hired to be an assistant coach with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks joining former Niagara teammate Hubie Brown. Utah Jazz (1981–1988) In 1979, Layden was hired to be the general manager of the then New Orleans Jazz, and became the head coach of the Jazz (now in Salt Lake City) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Tolman
Brett L. Tolman (born June 10, 1970) is an American lawyer. He served as a United States attorney for the District of Utah from July 2006 to December 2009. Before becoming U.S. attorney, Tolman worked as counsel in the Senate Judiciary Committee for committee chairs Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and then Arlen Specter (R-PA) during the 109th United States Congress. Tolman's most noteworthy work in the Senate is his role in the passage of the 2005 Patriot Act reauthorization. He was instrumental in the revisions to the appointment process of interim U.S. attorneys and is a major (if not well-known) figure in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy. Early career Tolman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Brigham Young University in 1994, and his Juris Doctor degree ''cum laude'' from the J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1998. Tolman clerked for U.S. District Chief Judge Dee Benson of the United States District Court for the District of Utah from 1998 to 2000. Tolman th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons Media Group
Redrock Media is a media company with headquarters in St. George, Utah, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... The company owns four FM radio stations in St. George, Utah, U.S. Formally known as Simmons Media, owner G. Craig Hanson changed the name to Redrock Broadcasting in 2016. Radio stations * KRQX-FM-98.9 FM – Format: Classic hits * KURR-FM-103.1 FM – Format: CHR * KUTQ-FM-102.3 FM – Format: Country * KZYN-104.1 FM – Format: Classic rock References External links * {{Official website, redrock.fm Mass media companies of the United States Radio broadcasting companies of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zions Bancorporation
Zions Bancorporation is an American national bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It operates as a national bank rather than as a bank holding company and does business under the following seven brands: Zions Bank, Amegy Bank of Texas, California Bank and Trust, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and the Commerce Bank of Washington. , it had 416 branches and over 1 million customers. It was founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1873, although the church divested its interest in the bank in 1960. History Zion's Savings Bank & Trust Company was established by the LDS Church in July 1873 to take over the savings department of the Deseret National Bank, the fourth attempt at creating a national bank in Utah, incorporated in 1868. It opened for business on October 1, 1873 and received $5,876 in deposits from 46 depositors. Brigham Young, LDS Church president, was the bank's first president, and the bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party (LP) is a Political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. It promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, Laissez-faire capitalism, ''laissez-faire'' capitalism, and Limited government, limiting the size and scope of government. The world's first explicitly libertarian party, it was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David Nolan (libertarian), David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado, and was officially formed on December 11, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs. The organizers of the party drew inspiration from the works and ideas of the prominent Austrian school economist Murray Rothbard. The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Presidency of Richard Nixon, Nixon administration's wage and price controls, the Vietnam War, Conscription in the United States#Vietnam War, conscription, and the introduction of fiat money. The party generally supports "personal libert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Reyes
Sean David Reyes (born February 16, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Utah from 2013 to 2025. Appointed to the office by Governor Gary Herbert following the resignation of John Swallow, Reyes was reelected. Reyes is a member of the Republican Party and is a vocal and longtime supporter of Donald Trump. He has served as a county, state, and national delegate for the Republican Party and a member of the Utah Republican Party's State Central Committee. Early life and education Reyes was raised in the Los Angeles area. His father was an immigrant from the Philippines. His mother was of half-Native Hawaiian and half-Japanese descent.Doug RobinsonSean Reyes — Out of the 'hood, into the AG's office ''Deseret News'' (January 10, 2016). He is a great-nephew of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. Reyes earned his bachelor's degree, ''summa cum laude'', from Brigham Young University in 1994. He graduated from University of Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and retired politician. He served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He was the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's nominee in the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 U.S. presidential election. Mitt Romney is a son of George W. Romney, a former governor of Michigan. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Mitt spent over two years in France as a Mormon missionary. He married Ann Romney, Ann Davies in 1969; they have five sons. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout his adult life, Romney served as Bishop (Latter Day Saints), bishop of his Ward (LDS Church), ward and later as a Stake (LDS Church), stake president for an area covering Boston and many of its suburbs. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both his paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
