Lieutenant Governors of Utah - Greg Bell (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gregory S. Bell (born October 16, 1948) is an American politician, land-use attorney, and the seventh and current Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 22nd senate district in Davis County. On August 5, 2009, Bell was named as then-Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert's pick to succeed him as Utah's next Lieutenant Governor. Bell took office on September 1, after being confirmed by the Utah State Senate. Bell was born on October 16, 1948 in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Weber State University in 1972 with a B.A., and from the University of Utah College of Law in 1975 with a J.D. Bell is married to JoLynn and is the father of six children including sons Braden, Ryan, Davis, and Christian, and daughters Andrea and Eliza. Bell was employed as Vice President of United Savings from 1977 to 1981, Utah. He founded Gregory S. Bell and Associates law firm from 1981 to 1984, when it merged with Kirton