American politicianThis article is about the Utah legislator. For other people named Lee Perry, see Lee Perry.

Lee B. Perry (born August 10, 1966 in Brigham City, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 29 since January 1, 2013.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Political career
• 3 Elections
• 4 2016 sponsored legislation
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life and education

Perry was born in Brigham City, Utah, and attended Columbia College, where he received his B.A. in criminal justice administration in 1999. He was also certified as police officer in 1990. He has worked for the Utah Highway Patrol/Department of Public Safety since 1998. He and his wife, Kathlyn, have four children.

Political career

Perry was first elected on November 2, 2010.

During the 2016 general legislative session, he served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, as the committee chair of the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and on the House Government Operations Committee.

Elections

• 2014 Perry faced Democratic Party nominee Alan Yorgason in the general election, winning with 5,588 votes (77.82%) to Yorgason's 1,593 (22.18%).
• 2012 Redistricted to District 29, and with in*bent Democratic Representative Janice Fisher redistricted to District 30, Perry and in*bent Representative Brad Galvez, who had been redistricted from District 6, were opponents for the June 26, 2012 Republican primary, which Perry won with 2,387 votes (60.7%); Perry won the November 6, 2012 general election with 11,525 votes (79.8%) against Democratic nominee Heidi Bitton.
• 2010 Perry challenged in*bent Republican Representative Ben Ferry and was chosen by the Republican convention for the November 2, 2010 general election; Perry won with 7,160 votes (80.2%) against Cons*ution Party candidate Becky Maddox.

2016 sponsored legislation

Perry p*ed five of the nine bills he introduced, giving him a 55.6% p*age rate. He also floor sponsored six Senate bills during the 2016 legislative session.

References

External links

• Official page at the Utah State Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Lee B. Perry at Ballotpedia
• Lee B. Perry at OpenSecrets