Rebecca D. "Becky" Lockhart (born 20 November 1968) is an American

United States

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 politician and Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Utah House of Representatives

Utah House of Representatives

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, representing the 64th District in Provo, Utah

Provo, Utah

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. Lockhart is the current Speaker of the House in the Utah House of Representatives. She is Utah's first woman Speaker.

Biography

Lockhart was born in Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

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. She has a degree in nursing from Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

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Lockhart's husband, Stan Lockhart, served as a member of the Provo City Council and previously served as chair of the Utah Republican Party

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Legislative activity

Among other projects while in the state legislature, Lockhart has pushed for a radar at Provo Municipal Airport

Provo Municipal Airport

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. She also proposed a revised tax system that would greatly increase the amount of taxes levied by Utah on chewing tobacco.

HB477 Republican Leadership Controversy

At the close of the 2011 Utah legislative session, there was open concern expressed by one representative that, under Republican Party Leadership (who have a large majority in both houses), legislators were pressured to vote for HB477, which denied the public access certain forms of government communication. There was vast public outcry over the bill which was hurriedly presented and passed under her, and other Republican leaders' oversight.

See also

• 54th Utah State Legislature
  54th Utah State Legislature
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