User:Dana Dickson

2012: Republican Candidate for Utah House District 36 (approximate location: Between 4500 S. and I-80, and East of Highland Drive) College: B. S. Engineering at Weber University 1978

Continuing Ed.: Classes at U/U - 1982 to 1992

Graduate: MBA Brigham Young University 2000 Employment: Employed at L-3 Communications (formerly Unisys, Sperry) since 1979 as an Electrical Engineer Bio: My wife Carrie and I met at Weber State University in 1977. We married in 1979 and moved to the Sugar House area. We moved to our current home on Choke Cherry Dr. in 1986 to be near the mountains and because we researched the public schools and found this area to be the best in the state. My daughters attended Eastwood and Oakridge Elementary, Wasatch and Churchill Jr. High, and Skyline High School before they went off to college. I now have four grandchildren and am concerned about their futures, so they are part of the reason I am running for public office. I am very sensitive to quality of life issues for seniors. As the oldest of four sons, I take care of my elderly parents who live in Southern Utah. I help them with their financial and medical affairs and protect them from marketing scams. My father is a Korean War Veteran so I have been learning about and helping him understand his VA benefits.

I entered grass-roots politics in 1992 when a water main at the end of our poorly constructed street burst, destroying a nearby home and igniting my interest in our Community Councils. Since then I have been on the Mt. Olympus Community Council, Chaired the Millcreek Township Planning Commission, been the President of the Utah State Association of Parliamentarians, and performed in various leadership positions in state and county political parties. I have helped candidates on many political campaigns but this is the first time I have run for the legislature.

As a citizen activist for twenty years, I have lobbied the Legislature on dozens of issues, but I am not a bureaucrat or an attorney. I am an Electrical Engineer with an MBA, so I understand technology, numbers, and money very well.

In the political world, people like working with me because I am dependable. When I make an agreement with someone, they can count on me to follow through. Even those who disagree with me on some issues know they can count on me to help them with others.

As your District-36 Representative, I will use my extensive history in our district, my education, and my political experience to bring attention to the issues you care about and follow through for you. You can depend on it!

Sincerely,

Dana Dickson,

Candidate for House District 36.