Lane Beattie
Member of the Utah Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
1989–2000
Preceded byJack Bangerter
Succeeded byDan Eastman
Personal details
Born (1951-09-29) September 29, 1951
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoy Hadlow
Children3
ResidenceWest Bountiful, Utah
EducationUniversity of Utah

Lane Beattie is an American businessman and politician from the state of Utah.

Beattie served in the Utah Senate from 1989 through 2000, representing the 23rd Utah Senate District. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 1993 through 1994 and Senate President from 1995. He opted not to seek reelection in 2000.[1] Beattie helped plan the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City, and consulted with the committee planning the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, Canada.[2] Beattie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and he was named to the board of directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce in 2011.[3][4]

Beattie was a potential candidate in the 2016 election for the United States Senate seat held by Mike Lee.[5]

References

  1. "Lane Beattie will be missed . . ". DeseretNews.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  2. Abigail Shaha (February 13, 2010). "Lane Beattie, state Olympics officer in 2002, touts S.L. Olympic Games as model". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. "Lane Beattie named to U.S. Chamber - KSL.com". Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  4. Jasen Lee (June 28, 2011). "Lane Beattie named to U.S. Chamber". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. Manu Raju (December 22, 2014). "Tea partier braces for primary challenge from the establishment". Politico. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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