{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Dan Eastman | birth_date = {{birth date|1946|3|12}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|6|8|1946|3|12}} | state_senate = Utah | term_start = 2000 | term_end = 2008 | predecessor = Lane Beattie | district = 23rd | party = Republican | alma_mater = Weber State University<br>Utah State University | death_place = Bountiful, Utah, U.S. | successor = Dan Liljenquist }} '''Dan R. Eastman''' (March 12, 1946 – June 8, 2010) was an American politician and car salesman who served as a member of the Utah State Senate.
== Early life and education == Eastman was born on March 12, 1946, in Salt Lake City to 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 Weber State University and Utah State University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weber.edu/WSUToday/090508wsusalutes.html|title=WSU Salutes to Honor Outstanding Alumni|website=www.weber.edu|access-date=2020-02-27|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512120958/https://weber.edu/WSUToday/090508wsusalutes.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 Southern Nevada and Salt Lake City before buying a Jeep dealership in Bountiful, Utah. Eastman operated the dealership for 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=dan-eastman&pid=143486092|title=DAN EASTMAN Obituary|last=|first=|date=|website=Legacy.com|access-date=}}</ref>
In 1999, Eastman sold his auto dealerships to Barry Engle<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-12-08 |title=Eastman selling 2 Bountiful car firms Firm's commitment to service will remain, the new owner says |url=https://www.deseret.com/1998/12/8/19416990/eastman-selling-2-bountiful-car-firms-br-firm-s-commitment-to-service-will-remain-the-new-owner-says/ |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref> for an estimated $30 million.
Eastman was elected as a member of the Utah State Senate in 2000, representing the state's 23rd senate district in Bountiful. His campaign was almost completely self-financed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daneastman.com/biography.php|title=Dan Eastman campaign biography|accessdate=2009-05-18|archive-date=13 October 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013145656/http://www.daneastman.com/biography.php|url-status=usurped}}</ref> He was elected again in 2004 but did not seek re-election in 2008 choosing to retire citing his health.<ref name=":0" />
Eastman 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/871581/Midvale-woman-dies-in-car-crash.html|title=Midvale woman dies in car crash|date=October 29, 2001|work=Deseret News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520083601/http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/871581/Midvale-woman-dies-in-car-crash.html|archivedate=May 20, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref>
In 2009, Eastman underwent a kidney transplant, receiving a donated kidney from his daughter.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Platt |first=Richard |title=Former Sen. Eastman dies at 64 |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/11106302/former-sen-eastman-dies-at-64}}</ref>
Eastman had five children with his wife, Claudette Eastman (née Crawford). Eastman died in Bountiful, Utah, on June 8, 2010, from heart failure. He was 64 years old.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700038895/Former-state-senator-dies.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121131048/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700038895/Former-state-senator-dies.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |title=Former state Sen. Dan Eastman dies after heart attack |work=Deseret News |date=June 9, 2010}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mckitrick |first=Cathy |date=9 June 2010 |title=Former state senator dies |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=49733597&itype=CMSID |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.daneastman.com/ Official Website]
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