Qualifications and Service
Education:
Primary Education within the Granite School District:
> Oakwood Elementary (pictured here is Mrs. Steuart's Second Grade class of 1951 - 1952, with Richard Jones, age 7, on the front step, 4th from the right, between Vion Jacobson and David Hess. I know the first and last name of 28 of these classmates who continued with me til graduation);
> Olympus Jr. High;
> Olympus High (1962).
Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Genetic Biology: University of Utah (1968) > Minor in Chemistry
Master’s Degree in Human Resources Administration Utah State University (1997) > Graduate Minor in Psychology
Viet Nam Era Veteran: 328th Hospital Unit. US Army Reserve (1962 - 1970)
Husband, Father and Neighborhoods:
Married 1982 to present. Supports family with Real Estate Investments
Married to Melanie Jones: Four well brought up sons: (See also Platform Tab for sons as model for success); Two eagle scouts and two eagles on the way; Two College graduates, and two on the way; Never stopped teaching my sons by example to face one's problems and not run away from them.
Elders quorum presidency, 1980s. Re-baptized by my church after 18 years in 2008.
Elected Condominium Board member two terms (1986 - 1990). Appointed Condo President 1988.
Accomplishments: Negotiated to cut insurance premiums by half, saving thosands each year.
Implemented competitive bidding on maintenance where $15,000 was saved on roof repairs over the bid of the
prior manager's brother in law. Implemented owner discounts for annual condo fee payments saving both the
Association and the owners money and time.
Prison: (4 years 5 months September, 1990 to February, 1995)
Inmate GED and Literacy Administrator
One of the only two Draper facility inmates that earned week end home visits during the final 9 months at the facility in 1994. Earning
the home visit priviledge not only demonstrated rehabilitation but also was an important goal for returning to support my wife, sons,
and our community. Two more sons were born to Melanie and me in 1995 and 1997.
Completed Phase III sex offender treatment, then completed outpatient counseling.
Re-elected to the Condo Board 2000.
I give each of my sons a birthright estate from real estate investments upon their emancipation. (The condo went to Rick)
Primary Education within the Granite School District:
> Oakwood Elementary (pictured here is Mrs. Steuart's Second Grade class of 1951 - 1952, with Richard Jones, age 7, on the front step, 4th from the right, between Vion Jacobson and David Hess. I know the first and last name of 28 of these classmates who continued with me til graduation);
> Olympus Jr. High;
> Olympus High (1962).
Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Genetic Biology: University of Utah (1968) > Minor in Chemistry
Master’s Degree in Human Resources Administration Utah State University (1997) > Graduate Minor in Psychology
Viet Nam Era Veteran: 328th Hospital Unit. US Army Reserve (1962 - 1970)
Husband, Father and Neighborhoods:
Married 1982 to present. Supports family with Real Estate Investments
Married to Melanie Jones: Four well brought up sons: (See also Platform Tab for sons as model for success); Two eagle scouts and two eagles on the way; Two College graduates, and two on the way; Never stopped teaching my sons by example to face one's problems and not run away from them.
Elders quorum presidency, 1980s. Re-baptized by my church after 18 years in 2008.
Elected Condominium Board member two terms (1986 - 1990). Appointed Condo President 1988.
Accomplishments: Negotiated to cut insurance premiums by half, saving thosands each year.
Implemented competitive bidding on maintenance where $15,000 was saved on roof repairs over the bid of the
prior manager's brother in law. Implemented owner discounts for annual condo fee payments saving both the
Association and the owners money and time.
Prison: (4 years 5 months September, 1990 to February, 1995)
Inmate GED and Literacy Administrator
One of the only two Draper facility inmates that earned week end home visits during the final 9 months at the facility in 1994. Earning
the home visit priviledge not only demonstrated rehabilitation but also was an important goal for returning to support my wife, sons,
and our community. Two more sons were born to Melanie and me in 1995 and 1997.
Completed Phase III sex offender treatment, then completed outpatient counseling.
Re-elected to the Condo Board 2000.
I give each of my sons a birthright estate from real estate investments upon their emancipation. (The condo went to Rick)
Service to our Community:
Democrat Party Legislative Chairman, 1976 to 1982.
Accomplishments:
> Organizational efforts were crucial in making the Liberty Park Neighborhood a Democrat stronghold;
> Focused energy on election and re-election of Scott M. Matheson as Utah's Governor.
> House of Representatives candidate 1976 and 1980.
Trusetee, Quality for Animal Life, Inc., since 1977.
Presented experience based testimony annually to BYU graduate students in Social Work about the etiology of sex abuse. Presentaitons were every year from 1997 to 2007.
Republican Party Senate District Chairman 1998 to 2000
Republican Party Credentials Chairman 2000
Board member with various Rehabilitation Advocacy Organizations, including Citizens for Penal Reform (formed by SLC mayor Rocky Anderson); Prisoner Information Network, and The Utah Department of Corrections Focus Group. (1996 to 2002)
Accomplishments: Published 2001 amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case where sex offender registries were determined to be necessary for public safety. The brief includes statistical facts that prove that at least 3 of every 5 molesters will never re-offend in their lifetime, but that it takes 2 decades to know which ones are not a public safety risk and which ones re-offend. All nine Supreme Court Justices agreed that
punishments that are contained within sex offender registry statutes are Prohibited by the United States Constitution, and five of the nine Justices held that retroactive application of public disclosure of some registry information was permissible when it serves Public Safety.
Chairman, East Side Voter Forum 12 years (2001 to 2012)
Accomplishments: Sponsored biannual Nomination Debates to assist Republican Delegates in doing their job to know all of the candidates, including their stands on issues, demeanor, and accessibility to voters. During this 12 year period the Delegate Straw Poll votes taken after Republican Nomination debates, have always accurately predicted the Convention nomination outcome within 8% of the actual Convention vote, including that Jon Huntsman Jr.
and Nolan Karas would be the top vote getters out of 8 candidates in 2004; that Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater would put sitting U.S. Senator Robert Bennett in
3rd place out of 8 candidates in 2010; that sitting U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch would be unable to achieve a Convention nomination on April 21, 2012, and would face Dan Liljenquist in the June, 2012 Primary Election. During the 12 year period, all candidates to the elected offices for which debates were held were invited to participate and all candidates consistently made themselves available to the Delegates in every Republican Debate Forum that was sponsored,
except for Governor Olene Walker in 2004 who attended long enough to make a statement, then excuse herself to go to a baseball game. Also, U.S.Senator
Orrin Hatch, in 2012 became the first and only Republican Candidate in 12 years who chose not to make himself accessible to the Delegates at the Debate. The service of sponsoring Nomination Debates requires intense organizational effort and planning that only true patriots will give. The Debates provided Delegates with an understanding of each candidate that short Convention speeches can never achieve. Unlike more recent Delegate Debates that have begun to be offered, East Side Voter Forums are always free of charge to delegates and always include invitation of all of the candidates for nomination to participate and make themselves accessible to the Grass Roots.
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total at least $750 during a calendar year must file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office as needed on January 10, August 31, and seven days before the regular general election. (Utah Code 20A-11) Federal law prohibits contributions from foreign nationals.
corporation that is incorporated, organized, or otherwise created less than 90 days before the date of a general election must file a statement of organization
with the lieutenant governor's office before making a contribution to a candidate's committee. Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that
total at least $750 during a calendar year must file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office as needed on January 10, August 31, and seven days before the regular general election. (Utah Code 20A-11) Federal law prohibits contributions from foreign nationals.