Marc Roberts
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Marc Roberts (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 67. He assumed office on January 1, 2013. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Roberts (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 67. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments[edit]
2019-2020
Roberts was assigned to the following committees:
- House Business and Labor Committee
- Government Operations Committee
- Administrative Rules Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session[edit]
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Business and Labor, Vice chair |
| • Political Subdivisions |
2015 legislative session[edit]
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014[edit]
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Roberts served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Political Subdivisions |
Sponsored legislation[edit]
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections[edit]
2020[edit]
Marc Roberts did not file to run for re-election.
2018[edit]
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 67
Incumbent Marc Roberts won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 67 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marc Roberts (R) | 100.0 | 11,217 |
| Total votes: 11,217 | |||
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2016[edit]
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Incumbent Marc Roberts ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 67 general election.[1]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 67 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Marc Roberts Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Marc Roberts defeated Richard Moore in the Utah House of Representatives District 67 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Utah House of Representatives District 67, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Marc Roberts Incumbent |
63.13% | 1,654 | |
| Republican | Richard Moore | 36.87% | 966 | |
| Total Votes | 2,620 | |||
2014[edit]
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Scott Parkin was unopposed in the Democratic convention but disqualified from the general election ballot. Incumbent Marc Roberts was unopposed in the Republican convention and was unopposed in the general election.[4]
2012[edit]
Roberts won election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 67. He defeated Richard L. Behling, Keith Mitchell, Jim Griffin, and John Ryan in the Republican convention and defeated Scott Parkin (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Marc Roberts |
82% | 9,454 | |
| Democratic | Scott Parkin | 18% | 2,074 | |
| Total Votes | 11,528 | |||
Campaign themes[edit]
2016[edit]
Roberts' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Fiscal responsibility
- Except: "I think it’s important to remember that the government doesn’t make money. The people of Utah make money and earn a living through their hard work and industry. The government generates revenue by taking a portion of our income through taxation. Government has a natural tendency to grow, which costs more money."
- Excerpt: "Fortunately in Utah our constitution requires us to have a balanced budget and stay within a certain debt limit. However, we also need to be aware of the amount of federal funds we use both on the state level and within our counties and cities. The federal government is broke and deficit spends every year. The strings attached to the federal money we receive is often not worth the value and Utah needs to get on a self-sustaining path that eliminates dependency on federal funds.
Education
- Excerpt: "While the public education system has been a great option for many Utah school children I believe there needs to be many educational options available for parents and children to choose from, the government shouldn’t have a monopoly on education. I also agree with Tony Wagner (Author of The Global Achievement Gap) that the following values and skills are critical to our school curriculum: critical thinking, agility, adaptability, initiative, curiosity, imagination, entrepreneurialism and creativity."
Federalism and state sovereignty
- Excerpt: "Federalism is at risk as our national government assumes more and more powers and starts to affect and regulate the every day lives of the people. I agree with Chief Justice Roberts when he said 'The States are separate and independent sovereigns. Sometimes they have to act like it.' Utah should lead out on this issue and say no to federal over reach and remind the Federal Government that it was the States who created the Federal Government in the first place."
2014[edit]
Roberts' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]
Rights
- Excerpt: "I believe our rights come from our Creator, and that the definition of a right is the authority to act. I believe God has granted unto us this authority and that certain rights are unalienable. I believe governments should only exist to secure these rights, and that they exist independent of the government. I believe the government derives it’s authority from the consent of the governed and that it does not have the authority to violate individual rights through force, regulations, or mandates, any more than you or I do as individuals."
Life
- Excerpt: "The right to defend or seek to preserve ones life is the most fundamental of all human rights. Securing the means to do so is essential. The rights to liberty and property are two of those vital means and necessary outgrowths of the right to life."
Liberty
- Excerpt: "Liberty is agency, it is choice, it is the ability to act and exercise the rights that have been endowed upon us by our Creator. The moment our rights become limited or restricted, our Liberty becomes curtailed. Liberty is not absolute freedom, but freedom within bounds according to just laws. Liberty brings with it consequences according to those laws, which could ultimately take away freedoms, but the removal of such should only be from the consequence of the wrong action, not by government pre-empting wrong action that would prevent us from being able to choose and act in the first place. We have been given the ability to act and not to be acted upon. Thus liberty is the ability to choose, and with the positive results of our choices, maintain right action."
Property
- Excerpt: "The right to own and maintain property is one of the most important of our God-given rights. Without it all other freedoms are compromised. Property is that which we are able to create from the sweat of our brow. It is with property that we build our homes, support families, acquire a farm, an office, a factory, machinery and tools and enter the occupation of our choice. The possession and creation of property is ultimately an extension of ourselves and is a representation of our ability to exercise our God given rights and talents."
NSA data center[edit]
Roberts told the Daily Herald that he is working to protect the 4th Amendment rights in Utah by preventing material support to the National Security Agency data center in Bluffdale. Roberts is working on a bill called "Prohibition on Electronic Data Collection Assistance" that would prevent the center from getting 1.7 million gallons of water a day to cool the computer processors.[8][9][10]
Campaign finance summary[edit]
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2020
In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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2014
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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the 60th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 28 to March 14.
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The Libertas Institute Index[edit]
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[14] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2013[edit]
Marc Roberts received an index rating of 95%.
See also[edit]
- Utah State Legislature
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah House of Representatives Committees
- Utah Joint Committees
- Utah House of Representatives District 67
External links[edit]
- Profile from Open States
- Marc Roberts on Facebook
- Marc Roberts on Twitter
- Marc Roberts on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor Election, "2012 Candidate Filings," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Marc Roberts 67, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Marc Roberts 67, "The Proper Role of Government," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ the guardian, "Utah lawmaker floats bill to cut off NSA data centre's water supply," February 12, 2014
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Legislation targets NSA data center," February 13, 2014
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah legislator to propose halting water to NSA data center," February 13, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Libertas Institute, "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Utah House of Representatives District 67 2013-2020 |
Succeeded by Doug Welton (R) |
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