{{Short description|American politician (born 1954)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Evan Vickers | image = E Vickers.jpg | office = Majority Leader of the [[Utah State Senate|Utah Senate]] | term_start = January 26, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Ralph Okerlund]] | successor = [[Kirk Cullimore Jr.]] | state_senate1 = Utah | district1 = 28th | term_start1 = January 1, 2013 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Casey O. Anderson]] | successor1 = | state_house2 = Utah | district2 = 72nd | term_start2 = January 1, 2009 | term_end2 = December 31, 2012 | predecessor2 = [[DeMar Bowman]] | successor2 = [[John Westwood (politician)|John Westwood]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|5|15}} | birth_place = [[Panguitch, Utah]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | education = [[University of Utah]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) | website = {{URL|evanvickers.com|Official website}} }} '''Evan J. Vickers'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103758 |title= Evan Vickers' Biography |publisher= [[Project Vote Smart]] |access-date= February 6, 2014}}</ref> is an American politician and a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Utah State Senate]] representing District 28 since January 1, 2013.<ref name="UL">{{cite web |url=http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=28 |title=Vickers, Evan J. |publisher=[[Utah State Legislature]] |location=[[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] |access-date=February 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104203651/http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=28 |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Vickers previously served in the [[Utah State Legislature]] from January 1, 2009, until December 31, 2012, in the [[Utah House of Representatives]] District 72 seat. He got re-elected on November 8, 2022 and will serve until December 31, 2026
==Personal life, education, and career== Vickers earned his [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] in [[pharmacy]] from the [[University of Utah]].<ref name="senate">{{cite web |url= http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=28 |title= Vickers, Evan |publisher= Utah State Senate |access-date= April 16, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150104203651/http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=28 |archive-date= January 4, 2015 |url-status= usurped }}</ref> He is a pharmacist by profession and has won the Pharmacist of the Year award from the Utah Pharmacist Association.<ref name="fb" /> Vickers has also been associated with the Utah Pharmacists Association (on the board of directors), American Associated Pharmacies (on the board of directors), Iron Mission Foundation Board, and Valley View Medical Center Board of Directors.<ref name="senate" />
Vickers has been married to his wife, Chris for 49 years and they have 5 children together.<ref name="fb">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Senator-Evan-Vickers-Utah-Senate-District-28/230825176930133?id=230825176930133&sk=info |title= Senator Evan Vickers |publisher= Facebook |access-date= April 15, 2014 }}</ref>
==Political career== Vickers started his political career by serving on the Cedar City Council from 1987 to 1999.<ref name="senate" /> He then served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012.<ref name="senate" /> He was elected to his Senate seat in 2012.<ref name="senate" /> Throughout his time in the Legislature, Vickers has been awarded the Legislator of the Year for the Utah Pharmacist Association, the NFIB Utah Small Business Champion of the Year, and the Man of the Year.<ref name="fb" />
In 2016, Vickers served on the following committees:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://senate.utah.gov/senators/district28.html|title=District 28 Senator - Utah State Senate|website=senate.utah.gov|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref> *Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee *Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee *Senate Health and Human Services Committee (chair) *Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
===Elections=== Vickers ran for reelection in 2014 unopposed in the general election and won. He had one challenger in the primary that he beat.<ref name="Evan Vickers - Ballotpedia">{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Evan_Vickers|title=Evan Vickers - Ballotpedia|website=ballotpedia.org|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>
==== 2012 ==== Vickers challenged appointed Republican Senator [[Casey O. Anderson]] in the special election June 26, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 6,549 votes (66%) and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 28,073 votes (82.6%) against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee Geoffrey Chestnut.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2012%20Canvass/2012%20General%20Canvass%20Report.xls |title= 2012 General Canvass Report |publisher= [[Lieutenant Governor of Utah]] |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= February 6, 2014}}</ref>{{Election box begin no change|title=2012 Utah State Senate election District 24}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Evan Vickers|votes=28,073|percentage=82.6%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Geoffrey Chesnut|votes=5,894|percentage=17.4%}} {{Election box end}}
==== 2010 ==== Vickers was unopposed for the June 22, 2010, Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 7,356 votes (83.5%) against [[Libertarian Party of Utah|Libertarian]] candidate Barry Short.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2010Gen.xls |title= 2010 General Election Results |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |access-date= February 6, 2014}}</ref>
In 2008 Vickers challenged House District 72 incumbent Republican Representative [[DeMar Bowman]] and was selected by the Republican convention for the three-way November 4, 2008 general election, winning with 10,238 votes (74.8%) against Democratic nominee Lawrence Daniel (who had run for the seat in 2006).{{Election box begin no change|title=2008 Utah State Senate election District 28}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Evan Vickers|votes=10,238|percentage=}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Lawrence Daniel|votes=2,140|percentage=}} {{Election box end}}<ref name="Evan Vickers - Ballotpedia"/>
==Legislation==
=== 2016 sponsored bills === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Bill number !! Bill title !! Bill status |- | [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0021.html S.B. 21] ||Repeal of Health and Human Services Reports and Programs || Governor Signed 3/22/2016 |- | [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0050.html S.B. 50] ||Health Code Repealer || Governor Signed 3/22/2016 |- | [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0061.html S.B. 61] ||Smoking in Public Places Amendments || Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |- | [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0089.html S.B. 89] || Medical Cannabidiol Amendments || Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |- | [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0122.html S.B. 122] || Wildland Fire Policy Updates || Governor Signed 3/22/2016 |- | [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0136.html S.B. 136] || Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments || Governor Signed 3/23/2016 |- |[http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0212.html S.B. 212] |Wildland Fire Suppression Fund |Governor Signed 3/22/2016 |- |[http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0255.html S.B. 255] |Building Inspector Licensing Amendments |Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |- |[http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/SCR006.html S.C.R.] |Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the Utah Educational Savings Plan |Governor Signed 3/4/2016 |}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://le.utah.gov/asp/billsintro/SenResults.asp?Listbox2=VICKEEJ|title=2016 -- Legislation(Senate)|website=le.utah.gov|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150104203651/http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=28 Official page]}} at the [[Utah State Legislature]] *[http://evanvickers.com/ Campaign site]{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 103758 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Evan_Vickers Evan Vickers] at [[Ballotpedia]] *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=9501 Evan J. Vickers] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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