Brad Daw

Brad Daw[1] (born February 7, 1963) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 60 since January 1, 2015.[1][2]

Brad Daw
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 60th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byDana Layton
Personal details
Born (1963-02-07) February 7, 1963
Provo, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Laura
ChildrenSara, Jessica, Samuel, Matthew, Jackson
ResidenceOrem, Utah
Alma materBrigham Young University
San Jose State University
ProfessionComputer engineer
Websitewww.braddaw.com

Early life and career

Brad Daw was born in Provo, Utah to Albert M. and Sherrie Daw. He was the first of six children. He grew up in Shelley, Idaho. Daw earned his BS in electronics engineering from Brigham Young University and his MS in computer engineering from San Jose State University. He works as a software engineer for Adobe in Lehi, Utah.[3] Daw currently lives with his wife, Laura, and five children in Orem, Utah.[4]

Political career

In 2004, Daw beat Calvin Harper in the republican primaries and ran uncontested in the general election for Utah State Representative District 60 seat.

Utah House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2004[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Daw (incumbent) 9,725 100.00
Total votes 9,725 100.0

In 2006, Daw beat Edward Lalone and Scott Swain in the general election to retain his seat.

Utah House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Daw (incumbent) 4,667 73.70
Democratic Edward Lalone 1,025 16.19
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 Constitution Scott Swain 640 10.11
Total votes 6,332 100.0

In 2008, Daw beat Boyd Mcaffee and Scott Swain in the general election to retain his seat.

Utah House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2008[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Daw (incumbent) 3,940 52.80
Democratic Boyd Mcaffee 2,897 8.40
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 Constitution Scott Swain 627 38.80
Total votes 7,464 100.0

In 2010, Daw beat Alan Keele in the general election to retain his seat.

Utah House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Daw (incumbent) 4,851 72.09
Democratic Alan Keele 1,878 27.91
Total votes 6,729 100.0

In 2012, Daw lost to fellow Republican Dana Layton during the primaries by 455 or 9.89% of the vote.

In 2014, Daw challenged incumbent, Dana Layton, for the Republican nomination and defeated her by a narrow margin with 1,584 votes (54%).He faced Democrat Archie Williams in the general election and won with 5,553 votes (85.2%).

Utah House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Daw (incumbent) 5,553 85.16
Democratic Archie Williams, III 968 14.84
Total votes 6,729 100.0

In 2016, Daw beat Brooke Swallow-Fenton and Tommy Williams in the general election to retain his seat.

Utah House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Daw (incumbent) 10,283 75.80
Democratic Brooke Swallow-Fenton 2,738 20.20
Independent American Tommy Williams 541 4.0
Total votes 13,562 100.0

During his tenure in the Utah State legislature, Daw has served and Vice Chair and Chair of the Transportation Committee, Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee and Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. Daw has also served on the following committees: Transportation, Public Utilities and Technology, Workforce Services and Economic Development, Health and Human Services, higher Education Appropriations, Social Services Appropriations, and Health Care Reform Task force.

During the 2016 legislative session, Daw served on the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Government Operations Committee, and the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee.[8]

In 2017, Daw filed to run for the Utah 3rd Congressional District special election to replace Jason Chaffetz.[9]

2016 Sponsored Legislation
Bill Number Bill Name Bill Status
HB0149S02 Death Reporting and Investigation Information Regarding Controlled Substances Governor Signed - 3/21/2016
HB0150 Controlled Substance Prescription Notification Governor Signed - 3/23/2016
HB0292S02 Deferred Deposit Lending and Identity Theft Amendments Governor Signed - 3/24/2016
HB0334S01 Voting Revisions House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0417S01 Vote by Mail Revisions House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0425 Political Activities Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0470 Criteria for Determination of Alimony House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HCR003 Concurrent Resolution Supporting Cannabis Research House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HJR022 Joint Resolution Honoring Utah Valley University's 75th Anniversary House/ to Lieutenant Governor - 3/8/2016

[10]

Representative Daw also floor sponsored SB0089S05 Cannibas-based Medicine Amendments and SCR011 Concurrent Resolution Urging the Rescheduling of Marijuana.[10]

References
  1. "Brad M. Daw (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Brad Daw campaign website". Brad Daw For Congress. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  4. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. 2004 Election Results
  6. 2006 Election Results
  7. Election Results
  8. "Brad Daw". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  9. "Candidates plunge into widening pool to replace Chaffetz". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  10. "2016 Legislation". Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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