{{Short description|American politician (1939–2011)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dennis Utter | image = | caption = | state_legislature = Nebraska | district = 33rd | term_start = 2009 | term_end = 2011 | predecessor = Carroll Burling | successor = Les Seiler | party = Republican | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|2|21}} | birth_place = Wheatland, Wyoming, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|27|1939|2|21}} | death_place = Hastings, Nebraska, U.S. }}
'''Dennis Utter''' (February 21, 1939 – December 27, 2011) was an American politician and a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
==Birth== Dennis Utter was born on February 21, 1939, in Wheatland, Wyoming.<ref name=Utter>{{cite web |title=Dennis Utter's Biography |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103132/dennis-utter |publisher=VoteSmart |accessdate=1 September 2012}}</ref>
==Residence== Utter's hometown is Hastings, Nebraska.<ref name=Utter />
==Religion== Utter was Presbyterian.<ref name=Utter />
==Family== Utter was married to Kathryn Preuit, and they had three children named Mark, Ward, and Denise.<ref name=Utter />
==Education== Utter received his education at the following institutions: * BS, Agriculture, University of Wyoming * MS, Agricultural Economics, University of Wyoming * Graduate, Colorado School of Banking<ref name=Utter />
==Organizations== Utter was a member of the following organizations: * Board Member, Adams County Senior Servies * Past President, Kenesaw Community Club * Past President/Member, Kenesaw Public Schools Foundation * Board Member, Mary Lanning Health Care Foundation * Past President, Nebraska Bankers Association * Past Member, Nebraska Bankers Association/American Bankers Association * Past Member, University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Councilors<ref name=Utter />
==State legislature== Utter was elected in 2008 to represent the 33rd Nebraska legislative district. He was a member of the Banking, Commerce and Insurance committee, the Revenue committee, and Rules committees.<ref>[http://fremonttribune.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska-sen-utter-dies-at-age/article_ea7b4c2b-b1cf-5551-ab53-ac29a998fc16.html]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Utter was replaced by Hastings lawyer Les Seiler, who was sworn in on January 14, 2012, following the second week of the 2012 legislative session. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Les_Seiler_Sworn_In_As_State_Senator_137353748.html |title=Les Seiler Sworn In As State Senator |publisher=10/11 News |date=2012-01-14 |access-date=April 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000626/http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Les_Seiler_Sworn_In_As_State_Senator_137353748.html |archive-date=February 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Death== Utter died in 2011 at the age of 72 from lung disease.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20111228/NEWS01/712289904 |title=Utter's work for Nebraska praised |publisher=Omaha World-Herald |date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120906225721/http://www.omaha.com/article/20111228/NEWS01/712289904 |archivedate=September 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} * Nebraska Legislature
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==Sources== * {{Cite web |title=Nebraska Unicameral Legislature |work=Sen. Dennis Utter |url=http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist33 |accessdate=March 3, 2009}} {{Nebraska State Legislature}}
{{S-start}} {{Succession box | before = Carroll Burling | title = Nebraska state senator – District 33 | years = 2009–2011 | after = Les Seiler }} {{S-end}} {{Portal bar|Biography|Nebraska|Politics|United States}}
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