1. Paul Ray is an American businessman, politician, and former law enforcement officer who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives.
11 Facts About Paul Ray
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Paul Ray graduated from Peru High School in 1985 and took medicine courses at Indiana University Bloomington from 1985 to 1988.
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Paul Ray served as a police officer from 1987 to 1988 and as the branch manager of a bank from 1988 to 1995.
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Paul Ray was a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives in 1998 but was not elected.
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Paul Ray joined the Utah House in 2001 and served in that position until 2003.
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Paul Ray was elected on November 2,2004, and last elected in 2014.
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Paul Ray championed a 2019 law that prevents cities from setting up citizen review boards to oversee local police departments.
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In 2021, Paul Ray defended a gerrymandered redistricting map proposal that was heavily tilted in favor of Republicans.
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Paul Ray resigned as a representative on December 15,2021 to take a new role as Legislative Affairs with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
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Paul Ray was replaced by Karen Peterson during a special election of the Davis County Republican Party.
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On December 28,2021, Paul Ray was hospitalized for a cerebral hemorrhage and underwent surgery to alleviate bleeding in the brain.