Allan Turner Howe

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Allan Turner Howe

| image = Allan Howe.jpg

| state = Utah

| district = 2nd

| term_start = January 3, 1975

| term_end = January 3, 1977

| predecessor = Wayne Owens

| successor = David Daniel Marriott

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|9|6}}

| birth_place = South Cottonwood, Utah

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|12|14|1927|9|6}}

| death_place = Arlington, Virginia

| party = Democratic

| spouse =

| children =

| profession = attorney

| alma_mater = University of Utah

| allegiance = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States|name=United States of America|1912|size=23px}}}}

| branch = 23px United States Coast Guard

| serviceyears = 1946–1947

| rank =

| mawards =

}}

Allan Turner Howe (September 6, 1927 – December 14, 2000) was a U.S. representative from Utah.

Born in South Cottonwood near Murray, Utah, Howe attended public schools before receiving a B.S. from the University of Utah in 1952 and a J.D.L. from the same university in 1954. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1946 to 1947.

He held a number of legal and governmental jobs, including as deputy Salt Lake County attorney, South Salt Lake city attorney, administrative assistant and field representative to U.S. Senator Frank E. Moss from 1959 to 1964, assistant attorney general of Utah from 1965 to 1966, administrative assistant to Governor Cal Rampton from 1966 to 1968, and executive director of the Four Corners Regional Development Commission from 1968 to 1972. He also practiced law in Salt Lake City, served as a delegate to Utah State Democratic conventions from 1954 to 1960 and was an alternate delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention.

Howe was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974.

Arrest

On June 13, 1976, Howe was arrested in Salt Lake City on misdemeanor charges of soliciting sex for hire after propositioning a police officer posing undercover as a prostitute.{{Cite web|last=Oelsner|first=Lesley|date=June 14, 1976|title=Rep. Howe Held on Sex Charge in Utah; Gravel Denies Sex on Boat With Miss Ray|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/14/archives/rep-howe-held-on-sex-charge-in-utah-gravel-denies-sex-on-boat-with.html|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=New York Times}} As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints representing a district where most voters were members of the church, and amidst a rash of other congressional scandals in the summer of 1976, Howe had maintained that politicians' private moral behavior was relevant to their public service.{{Cite web|last=Oelsner|first=Lesley|date=June 14, 1976|title=Rep. Howe Held on Sex Charge in Utah; Gravel Denies Sex on Boat With Miss Ray|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/14/archives/rep-howe-held-on-sex-charge-in-utah-gravel-denies-sex-on-boat-with.html|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=New York Times}}{{Cite news|date=June 15, 1976|title=NBC Evening News}} Howe claimed that he was innocent, a victim of a politically motivated "set-up."{{Cite news|date=June 18, 1976|title=NBC Evening News}}

He retained the endorsement of local Democratic officials as he'd already been nominated at the party convention. Despite the party's efforts, he refused to step down, and the state Democratic Party executive committee then voted to co-endorse Daryl J. McCarty as a write-in candidate.{{Cite web |date=1995-12-10 |title=ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE |url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/12/10/19209173/only-time-will-tell-if-damage-is-repairable/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Deseret News |language=en}} Howe ultimately lost reelection to Republican Dan Marriott in November 1976.{{Citation | last = Sillito | first = John | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Howe, Allan Turner | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HOWE_ALLEN.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221103115939/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HOWE_ALLEN.shtml | archive-date = November 3, 2022 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = May 13, 2024}}[https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/03/11/a-timeline-of-politicians-and-prostitutes.html A Timeline of Politicians and Prostitutes], compiled by the library staff of U.S. News & World Report, 3/11/08

Later career

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He was convicted of solicitation, and the conviction was upheld on appeal. Following his electoral defeat, Howe stayed in Washington, D.C., and worked as a lobbyist, including, at the end of his career, for the National Park and Hospitality Association.{{Cite web|last=Davidson|first=Lee|date=December 16, 2000|title=Former Rep. Allan Howe dies at 73|url=https://www.deseret.com/2000/12/16/19544693/former-rep-allan-howe-dies-at-73|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=Deseret News}}

Death

He died in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2000, at the age of 73.

Electoral history

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Allan Howe

| votes = 105,739

| percentage = 49.48

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Stephen Harmsen

| votes = 100,259

| percentage = 46.92

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Party (1969)

| candidate = Roben J. Schafer

| votes = 6,482

| percentage = 3.03

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Karl J. Bray

| votes = 1,218

| percentage = 0.57

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 213,698

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = David Daniel Marriott

| votes = 144,861

| percentage = 52.43

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Allan Howe (Incumbent)

| votes = 110,931

| percentage = 40.15