1. Gregory Holden Hughes was born on October 13,1969 and is an American politician who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 51 from January 1,2003 through December 31,2018.
17 Facts About Greg Hughes
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Greg Hughes announced that he would not be seeking reelection as Speaker of the House or as a representative in 2018.
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In 2020, Greg Hughes ran for the office of Governor of Utah.
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Greg Hughes ran to replace retiring US Congressman Chris Stewart in the 2023 Utah 2nd congressional district special election, losing the primary to Celeste Maloy.
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Greg Hughes joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and married when Hughes was five, but the marriage ended in divorce by the time he was ten.
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At age 16, Greg Hughes was in a car accident with friends, and was confined to a wheelchair for a year.
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Greg Hughes served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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Greg Hughes earned an associate degree from Utah Valley State College and attended briefly Brigham Young University.
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When District 51 Republican representative John Swallow ran for Congress and left the seat open, Greg Hughes ran in the June 25,2002 Republican primary and won with 1,047 votes and was unopposed for the November 5,2002 general election, winning with 7,224 votes.
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In 2008, Greg Hughes faced Margaret Bird in the Republican primary.
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Greg Hughes was unopposed in the 2010 and 2012 elections before facing a primary challenger again in 2014.
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From 2015 to 2018, Greg Hughes served as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives.
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Greg Hughes opted not to run for re-election in 2018.
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In January 2020, Greg Hughes announced his candidacy for the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election.
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Greg Hughes was the UTA board chairman at that time, and did not disclose a business relationship with Garn.
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Greg Hughes said he had been unaware that his land was within the disqualification boundary.
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Greg Hughes is a self-employed property manager and developer, and has served on the board of the Utah Transit Authority.