David Smith Monson

{{Short description|American politician}} {{for|persons of a similar name|David Monson (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = David Monson | image = David Smith Monson.jpg | state = [[Utah]] | district = {{ushr|UT|2|2nd}} | term_start = January 3, 1985 | term_end = January 3, 1987 | predecessor = [[David Daniel Marriott]] | successor = [[Wayne Owens]] | office2 = 2nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Utah]] | governor2 = [[Scott M. Matheson]] | term_start2 = January 3, 1977 | term_end2 = January 7, 1985 | predecessor2 = [[Clyde L. Miller]] | successor2 = [[W. Val Oveson]] | birth_name = David Smith Monson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|6|20}} | birth_place = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Julie Johnson | children = 5<ref name="Utah History Encyclopedia">{{cite book |last=Fuller |first=Craig |title=Utah History Encyclopedia |publisher=University of Utah Press |year=1994 |chapter=Monson, David Smith |chapter-url=https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MONSON_DAVID.shtml |url=https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801155540/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MONSON_DAVID.shtml |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |isbn=9780874804256 |access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref> | education = [[University of Utah]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = [[Utah Air National Guard]] | service_years = 1967–1973 | rank = [[Sergeant (United States)|Sergeant]] }} '''David Smith Monson''' (born June 20, 1945) is an American politician and former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and the second [[lieutenant governor of Utah]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].

== Early life and education == Born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], Monson attended public schools. He earned a B.S. from the [[University of Utah]] in 1970.

== Early career == He became a certified public accountant afterwards. He also served as a Sergeant in the Utah Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000860|title=MONSON, David Smith – Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref>

== Political career == Monson was elected Utah State Auditor in 1972.<ref name=":0" /> He was one of only two Republicans to win a statewide office that year, the rest being taken by the Democrats.<ref name="Utah History Encyclopedia"/> He served from 1973 to 1977. He then served as lieutenant governor of Utah for two terms, from 1977 to 1985.<ref name=":0" />

=== Congress === In 1984, Monson ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the [[99th United States Congress|Ninety-ninth Congress]]. He had a difficult race due to reports of his going on a trade mission to Japan along with a man who was later accused of spying and a developer who had been accused of defrauding investors.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/01/us/political-outlook-dims-for-women-after-hopes-raised-by-ferraro-s-bid.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=1 Political outlook dims for women after hopes raised by Ferraro's bid]</ref> In the general election, he defeated former state Senator [[Frances Farley]] by a vote of 105,540 to 105,044.<ref>{{citation |first= Allan Kent |last= Powell |contribution= Elections in the State of Utah |contribution-url= http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.html |editor-last= Powell |editor-first= Allan Kent |year= 1994 |title= Utah History Encyclopedia |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |publisher= [[University of Utah Press]] |isbn= 0874804256 |oclc= 30473917 |access-date= 2013-10-31 |archive-date= 2017-01-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125711/http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> He was not a candidate for reelection in 1986, ending his political career on January 3, 1987 after serving only one term as a representative.

== Later career == He subsequently became a business executive involved in international trade and recycling paper. He currently resides in Salt Lake City.

Monson is a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].

== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change | title= [[1984 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf 1984 Election Results]</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = David Smith Monson | votes = 105,540 | percentage = 49.37 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Frances Farley | votes = 105,044 | percentage = 49.13 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (US) | candidate = Hugh A. Butler | votes = 1,456 | percentage = 0.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Independent (US) | candidate = James Waters | votes = 962 | percentage = 0.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = American Party (1969) | candidate = Maryellen Gardner | votes = 791 | percentage = 0.37 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 213,793 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Republican Party (US) }} {{End}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{CongBio|M000860}} *{{C-SPAN|1001126}}

{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Clyde L. Miller]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Lieutenant Governor of Utah]]|years=1977–1985}} {{s-aft|after=[[W. Val Oveson]]}} |- {{s-par|us-hs}} {{s-bef|before=[[David Daniel Marriott]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[List of United States representatives from Utah|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[Utah's 2nd congressional district]]|years=1985–1987}} {{s-aft|after=[[Wayne Owens]]}} |- {{s-prec|usa}} {{s-bef|before=[[Walt Minnick]]|as=Former U.S. Representative}} {{s-ttl|title=[[United States order of precedence|Order of precedence of the United States]]<br>''{{small|as Former U.S. Representative}}''|years=}} {{s-aft|after=[[Karen Shepherd]]|as=Former U.S. Representative}} {{s-end}}

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