Rebecca Chavez-Houck is a Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives and represents House District 24.
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Early life and career
Chavez-Houck graduated from Bingham High School in 1978. She later earned a BA and an MPA both from the University of Utah. She currently lives in Salt Lake City with her husband Martin and two children and works in public relations.
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Political career
In January 2008 Chavez-Houck was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Ralph Becker becoming mayor of Salt Lake City. Chavez-Houck was elected to a full term in the legislature in November 2008 and currently serves as the minority whip.
During the 2016 legislative session, Chavez-Houck served on the Executive Appropriations Committee, the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Health and Human Services Committee and the House Government and Operations Committee.
2016 sponsored legislation
Chavez-Houck passed three of the six bills she introduced, giving her a 50% passage rate. She also floor sponsored two Senate bills.
Chavez-Houck introduced HB0264 during the 2016 legislative session that moved to allow for assisted-suicide options. A similar version of the bill had died in the previous year and it also died in the 2016 general session.
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