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The 1st Utah Senate
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...

District is located in Salt Lake

Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...

County and includes Utah House Districts 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 31 and 33.

The current State Senator representing the 1st district is Luz Robles

Luz Robles

Luz Robles is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 1st District , defeating Republican Carlton Christensen for the seat November 4, 2008 after having beaten incumbent Sen. Fred Fife for the party nomination earlier that year.-Biography:...

. Former Senator Fred Fife

Fred J. Fife

Fred J. Fife III is an American politician and engineer from Utah. A Democrat, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 1st senate district in Salt Lake County. Prior to his election to the State Senate Fife served as a member of the State House from 1999 to 2002 in...

was elected to the Utah Senate in 2004. Fife was defeated by Robles at the Salt Lake County Democratic Convention on April 26, 2008. Robles won against Salt Lake City Councilman Carlton Christensen, the Republican nominee, in the General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

History

Senate district one was created in 1896 when Utah was admitted as a state. Abraham Zundel of Willard

Willard, Utah

Willard is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,772 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willard is located at ....

was elected to serve as the first Senator for District 1 in a special election held on November 5, 1895 but wasn't subsequently re-elected in the 1896 election. The district has undergone several major changes as a result of re-districting, originally representing Box Elder

Box Elder County, Utah

Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The...

and Tooele

Tooele County, Utah

Tooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele....

counties instead of present day Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County, Utah

. Because of this the second Senator to represent the 1st District was William G. Nebeker of Ophir

Ophir, Utah

Ophir is a town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23 at the 2000 census, a decrease of two from the 1990 figure of 25.-History:...

in Tooele County

Tooele County, Utah

Tooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele....

while the first was from Willard

Willard, Utah

Willard is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,772 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willard is located at ....

in Box Elder County

Box Elder County, Utah

.

W. Hughes Brockbank, a Republican, was elected President of the National Legislative Conference

National Conference of State Legislatures

The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan non-governmental organization established in 1975 to serve the members and staff of state legislatures of the United States...

in 1969 becoming the first Utahn to hold this office.

Terry Williams, a Democrat from Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

, served in the Utah State Senate

Utah State Senate

The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...

from 1983 to 1986 thus becoming the first African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

to serve in the State Senate. Williams was originally elected to the Utah State House of Representatives and served from 1981 to 1982 but was preceded by Reverend Robert Harris of Ogden

Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...

in 1976 as the first African American to serve in the State Legislature.

Williams unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1986. Craig Oliver, a real estate salesman, defeated Terry Williams in a tight primary election. Williams garnered 14,385 votes, or 49.55% to Oliver's 14,646 votes, or 50.45% for a vote difference of 261. Oliver faced off against Republican incumbent Jake Garn

Jake Garn

Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn is an American politician, a member of the Republican Party, and served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993...

.

Frances Farley, a Democrat, served as Senator for District 1 from 1976 to 1982 being the first woman to be elected to the Utah Senate in 20 years. Farley unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1982 and 1984 before again mounting a successful run for State Senate in District 1 in 1986. Farley was an advocate for women's rights and according to the Deseret News,

"[Farley] staged a news conference blasting the University Club for not allowing her into its sports grill. The protest launched a movement that eventually led decades-old male-only private clubs to open memberships to women."

Farley retired from the Utah Senate in 1990.

Karen Shepherd

Karen Shepherd

Karen Shepherd was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.Shepherd was born in Silver City, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1962 with a B.A. and Brigham Young University in 1963 with a M.A. and served served in the Utah State Senator...

, a Democrat, served as State Senator for District 1 from 1991 to 1992. She was subsequently elected to represent Utah's 2nd congressional district

Utah's 2nd congressional district

Utah's 2nd congressional district currently serves the largely rural southern and eastern portions of Utah, including Saint George and Moab in the south and Vernal in the east, as well as the east side of urban Salt Lake County, the northern portion of Utah County, and Wasatch County. The current...

in the U.S. House

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

when Wayne Owens

Wayne Owens

Douglas Wayne Owens was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993....

chose to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

. Robert Steiner, a Democrat, replaced her as State Senator. Steiner, was a former part owner of the Salt Lake Tribune and heir of the Steiner American Linen Corporation. Steiner retired from the Senate in 1999.

Steiner purchased Jon Huntsman, Jr's

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

. home when he became Governor of Utah.

Shepherd represented the 2nd congressional district

Utah's 2nd congressional district

from 1993 to 1995. Shepherd was the first female Senator to represent Utah in Congress since Reva Beck Bosone

Reva Beck Bosone

Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone was a U.S. Representative from Utah. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Utah....

(1949-1953) who was the first female Congresswomen to represent Utah in the U.S. House. There has been no female U.S. Senator from Utah.

Fred J. Fife

Fred J. Fife

of Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

was elected to represent District 1 in 2004. Fife was defeated at the state Democratic Convention by Luz Robles. Robles went on to win the general election, defeating Salt Lake City Councilman Carlton Christensen, winning 56% of the vote.

Historical Representation

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! Counties !! Dates >

>- \| Box Elder Box Elder County, Utah Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The... , Tooele Tooele County, Utah Tooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele....	1896 - 1967	Box Elder Box Elder County, Utah Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The... and Tooele Tooele County, Utah Tooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele.... counties from Utah statehood in 1896 to 1967. >- \| Salt Lake Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...	1967 - Present

Previous State Senators (District 1)

Note: Information about legislators obtained from Utah State Legislature website.
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! Name !! Party !! Term
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| Fred J. Fife

Fred J. Fife

Democrat	>- \|- \| James M. Evans	Republican	>- \|- \| Paula F. Julander	Democrat	>- \|- \| Robert C. Steiner	Democrat	>- \|- \| Karen Shepherd Karen Shepherd Karen Shepherd was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.Shepherd was born in Silver City, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1962 with a B.A. and Brigham Young University in 1963 with a M.A. and served served in the Utah State Senator...	Democrat	>- \|- \| Frances Farley	Democrat	>- \|- \| Terry Lee Williams	Democrat	>- \|- \| Frances Farley	Democrat	>- \|- \| W. Hughes Brockbank	Republican	>- \|- \| David R. Waldron	Democrat	>- \|- \| Kleon Kerr	Republican	>- \|- \| Clifton G.M. Kerr	Republican	>- \|- \| J. Harold Reese	Democrat	>- \|- \| J. Welton Ward	Democrat	>- \|- \| Abel S. Rich	Democrat	>- \|- \| Will R. Holmes	Democrat	>- \|- \| Albert E. Holmgren	Republican	>- \| Tracy R. Welling		>- \| John W. Peters		>- \| Archibald Bevan		>- \| Willard Snow Hansen		>- \| William C. Horsley		>- \| Peter Clegg		>- \| H.S. Larsen		>- \| William G. Nebeker		>- \| Abraham Zundel

2004 general election

2008 Election

Current candidates

This seat is not currently up for election in the 2010 election but will be up for election in the 2012 election.

External links

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History

Historical Representation

Previous State Senators (District 1)

2004 general election

2008 Election

Current candidates

See also

External links