Ryan D. Wilcox serves as a representative in the Utah House of Representatives

Utah House of Representatives

The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district contains an average population of 35,000 people...

 for District 7.

Political Career

Wilcox has held assignments in Commerce and Workforce Services Appropriation Subcommittee; House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee; House Public Utilities and Technology Committee.
Wilcox sponsored HB 53, which modifies provisions related to licensing and the conduct associated with those engaged in foreclosure rescue

Foreclosure rescue

Foreclosure rescue refers to funds received either through loan modification or from a government grant that enable a homeowner to prevent foreclosure....

 or loan modification assistance. Wilcox has also co-sponsored HB 357, which strengthens Second Amendment rights regardless of conceal-carry status. Additionally, Wilcox worked with Ed Smart in co-sponsoring SB 277, which enables law enforcement officers to collect DNA samples of individuals charged with violent felonies upon arrest.

Family and Personal Life

Ryan Wilcox was born and raised in 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...

, Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 and is a lifetime resident of Weber County

Weber County, Utah

Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population was 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By...

. In 1999, Wilcox married Kristina Becksrom, in the Latter-day Saint Bountiful Utah Temple

Bountiful Utah Temple

The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of this temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased of land from the United...

. He is the father of three children.

Wilcox graduated from Weber State University

Weber State University

Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...

 with a BA in Commercial Spanish and Political Science.
He has worked in agriculture, construction, real estate management and retail sales. For the past decade, Wilcox has worked for Sprint Nextel Corporation managing retail stores. Under his leadership, stores have won several awards for sales performance and operational excellence.

External links

• Representative Ryan D. Wilcox official House site
• Vote Ryan Wilcox for District 7 official campaign site