Paul Ray

Paul Ray is an American businessman, politician, and former law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, Ray represents the 13th district, which covers a portion of Davis County, Utah.

Not to be confused with Paul J. Ray.
Paul Ray
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2005
In office
January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Member of Clinton City Council
In office
2002–2005
Personal details
Born (1966-10-25) October 25, 1966[1]
Peru, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceClearfield, Utah, U.S.
Websitewww.paulray.org

Early life and education

Ray was born in Peru, Indiana. He graduated from Peru High School in 1985 and took medicine courses at Indiana University from 1985 to 1988.

Career

Ray served as a police officer from 1987 to 1988 and also as the branch manager of a bank from 1988 to 1995. He works as the CEO for the Northern Wasatch Home Builders Association.[2]

Politics

Ray was a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives in 1998 but was not elected. He joined the Utah House in 2001 and served in that position until 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 2002. He was elected on November 2, 2004, and last elected in 2014.[3]

During the 2016 legislative session, he served as House chair of the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, and the House Health and Human Services Committee. Ray also chairs the Utah Military and Veterans Affairs Commission and serves on the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council.[4]

Ray passed nine of his sixteen bills introduced in the 2016 session, giving him a 56.25% passage rate. He also floor sponsored nine bills.[5]

Ray championed a 2019 law that prevents cities from setting up citizen review boards to oversee local police departments. He co-led the state's Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force in 2020.[6]

Personal life

Ray lives in Clinton, Utah, with his wife, Julie, and their four children.[7]

References
  1. "Paul Ray". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. "Paul Ray". Salt Lake City, UT: Paul Ray. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. "Paul Ray". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  4. "Paul Ray". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. "Paul Ray". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. Rodgers, Bethany (August 7, 2020). "Utah lawmakers push back on ideas for preventing police shootings". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. "Paul Ray". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
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