Raymond Ward
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 19th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byJim Nielson
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBeverly
Children3
Residence(s)Bountiful, Utah, U.S.
EducationBrigham Young University (BS)
University of Washington (PhD, MD)

Raymond P. Ward is an American politician and physician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 19th district. Elected in November 2014, he assumed office on January 1, 2015.[1]

Education

Ward earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University, followed by a PhD in pharmacology and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Career

Ward works as a family physician at Cope Family Medicine. He was first elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2014 and began serving on January 1, 2015.[2]

Representative Ward currently serves on the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Health and Human Services Committee, House Transportation Committee, the Legislative Process Committee, and the Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council.[3]

2022 legislation
BillStatus
HB0007 Social Services Base Budgetsigned by the Governor 2/2/22
HB0047 Extension for Controlled Substance Prescription Requirementssigned by the Governor 3/15/22
HB0095S03 Landscaping RequirementsSent to House filing for bill not passed
HB0186 Vehicle Registration Amendmentssigned by the Governor 3/21/22
HB0216 Office of State Debt Collection Amendmentssigned by the Governor 3/24/22
HB0288 New Growth Amendmentssent to House filing for bills not passed 3/4/22
HB0301 Medication Dispenser Amendmentssigned by the Governor 3/24/22
HB0432 State Vehicle Use and Purchasing Amendmentssent to House filing for bills not passed 3/4/22
HB0455 Overdose and Suicide Fatality Review Modificationssent to House filing for bills not passed 3/4/22
HB0461 Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury Fund Amendmentssent to House filing for bills not passed 3/4/22
HB0486 License Complaint Amendmentssent to House filing for bills not passed 3/4/22
HJR003 Joint Resolution Supporting Federal Carbon Fee and Dividend Programsent to House filing for bills not passed 3/4/22

Elections

  • 2014: Ward defeated Chet Loftis in the Republican convention and faced the Democratic Party nominee Daniel Donahue and Independent American Party nominee Eli Cawley in the general election. Ward won with 7,755 votes (74.5%).[4]

Personal life

Representative Ward lives in Bountiful, Utah with his wife Beverly and three children.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Raymond Ward". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Raymond Ward Legislative Profile". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Election Results - Lieutenant Governor's Office: Elections". elections.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Raymond Ward". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-04-01.


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