Kevin Garn
Kevin Stacy Garn | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 16th District | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – March 13, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | J. Stuart Adams |
| In office January 1, 1991 – June 19, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin W. Knowlton |
| Succeeded by | J. Stuart Adams |
| 58th House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 26, 2009 – March 13, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | David Clark |
| House Assistant Majority Whip | |
| In office 1995–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Layton, Davis County, Utah |
| Profession | Businessman |
Kevin Stacy Garn (born January 14, 1955) is a United States politician and is the former Republican majority leader of the Utah House of Representatives. Until his resignation on March 13, 2010 following personal disclosures, he represented District 16 of Utah, which covers Davis County, Utah.[1]
Garn attended Weber State University and served as president of KSG Distributing, Inc.[2] He served in the Utah House of Representatives from January 1, 1991 to June 19, 2002 and resumed his service on January 1, 2007.[3] Garn served as Assistant Majority Whip in 1995 and 1996. In 2002, Garn ran for the seat of Utah's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,[2] but lost the Republican primary to Rob Bishop For the 2009-2010 legislative session, he served in four House committees: the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Executive Appropriations Committee, House Business and Labor Committee, and House Ethics Committee.[3]
At the close of the 2010 legislative session, Garn recounted an occasion when he was 30 years old and shared a hot tub with a 15 year-old girl, where both were nude. The woman, Cheryl Maher, who now lives in New Hampshire, requested and Garn paid her $150,000 for signing a confidentiality agreement in 2002 when she threatened to expose the incident during his failed U.S. congressional campaign.[4] Maher, who was an employee of Garn's company at the time, told the press there was physical contact, but did not elaborate. Garn, who was married at the time, has denied the activities went beyond sitting nude in the hot tub, but called the incident "clearly inappropriate".[5][6]
In March 2010, it was reported that Garn had been cited for driving under the influence in 2006, and later pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving. This plea was entered during his second term with the Utah State Legislature. [7]
See also
- Jon Grunseth – politician involved in similar incident
- "Deseret News" Maher says Garn lied about contact
Notes
- ^ "District 16 map". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Representative Kevin S. Garn (UT)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Representative Kevin S. Garn, District 16, Party R". Utah Legislature. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ Raymond, Arthur (March 12, 2010). "House Majority Leader Kevin Garn admits to incident with girl in past". Deseret News. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ Gehrke, Robert (March 15, 2010). "Politics: Resignation and relief in wake of Garn bombshell". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "Garn pleaded guilty in 2006 to alcohol-related charge". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
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