David Clark, Speaker of the House, Utah House of Representatives
David Clark
Utah House of Representatives
Utah State House of Representatives David Clark currently serves as the Social Services Appropriations Committee Chair. He served for two years as Speaker of the House. Prior to his election as Speaker, he served as Majority Leader and Executive Appropriations Vice-Chair. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2000 representing Washington County, the 5th fastest growing county in the nation in 2006.
Representative Clark has been involved in a number of key issues during his time in the legislature. He has been a leader in pushing a number of key ethics changes but his greatest efforts have come in health system reform and in reforming the state’s post-employment benefits structure and spearheading the massive effort to streamline and consolidate the state’s information technology department.
Professionally, he now serves as the Southern Utah Regional President for Zions Bank. He has spent his entire career with Zions Bank beginning in 1976. He has also been an active member of the Rotary Club and was recognized as the Rotarian of the Year in 1998.
Speaker Clark and his wife have four children and nine grandchildren.
