David Smith Monson

For persons of a similar name, see David Monson (disambiguation).
David Smith Monson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byDavid Daniel Marriott
Succeeded byWayne Owens
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Utah
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985
GovernorScott M. Matheson
Preceded byClyde L. Miller
Succeeded byW. Val Oveson
Personal details
Born
David Smith Monson

(1945-06-20) June 20, 1945 (age 79)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie Johnson
Children5 [1]
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Military service
Allegiance United States
 Utah
Branch/service  Utah Air National Guard
Years of service1967–1973
RankSergeant

David Smith Monson (born June 20, 1945) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative and the second lieutenant governor of Utah. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Monson attended public schools. He earned a B.S. from the University of Utah in 1970.

Early career

He became a certified public accountant afterwards. He also served as a Sergeant in the Utah Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973.[2]

Political career

Monson was elected Utah State Auditor in 1972.[2] He was one of only two Republicans to win a statewide office that year, the rest being taken by the Democrats.[1] He served from 1973 to 1977. He then served as lieutenant governor of Utah for two terms, from 1977 to 1985.[2]

Congress

In 1984, Monson ran for the United States House of Representatives for the Ninety-ninth Congress. He had a difficult race due to reports of his going on a trade mission to Japan along with a man who was later accused of spying and a developer who had been accused of defrauding investors.[3] In the general election, he defeated former state Senator Frances Farley by a vote of 105,540 to 105,044.[4] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1986, ending his political career on January 3, 1987 after serving only one term as a representative.

Later career

He subsequently became a business executive involved in international trade and recycling paper. He currently resides in Salt Lake City.

Monson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Electoral history

1984 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Smith Monson 105,540 49.37
Democratic Frances Farley 105,044 49.13
Libertarian Hugh A. Butler 1,456 0.68
Independent James Waters 962 0.45
American Maryellen Gardner 791 0.37
Total votes 213,793 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b Fuller, Craig (1994), "Monson, David Smith", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on August 1, 2024, retrieved October 4, 2024
  2. ^ a b c "MONSON, David Smith – Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. ^ Political outlook dims for women after hopes raised by Ferraro's bid
  4. ^ Powell, Allan Kent (1994), "Elections in the State of Utah", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256, OCLC 30473917, archived from the original on 2017-01-13, retrieved 2013-10-31
  5. ^ 1984 Election Results

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Utah
1977–1985 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 2nd congressional district
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative 		Succeeded byas Former US Representative