David Smith Monson

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = David Smith Monson.jpg

| image_size = 180px

| state = Utah

| district = 2nd

| predecessor = David Daniel Marriott

| successor = Wayne Owens

| office2 = Lieutenant Governor of Utah

| order2 = 2nd

| termstart2 = January 3, 1977

| termend2 = January 7, 1985

| governor2 = Scott M. Matheson

| preceded2 = Clyde L. Miller

| succeeded2 = W. Val Oveson

| birth_name = David Smith Monson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|6|20}}

| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

| death_date=

| death_place=

| party = Republican

| term_start = January 3, 1985

| term_end = January 3, 1987

| resting_place =

| alma_mater = University of Utah

| profession =

| spouse = Julie Johnson

| children = 5 {{Citation | last = Fuller | first = Craig | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Monson, David Smith | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MONSON_DAVID.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240801155540/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MONSON_DAVID.shtml | archive-date = August 1, 2024 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = October 4, 2024}}

|allegiance= {{flag|United States|23px}}
{{Flag|Utah|1913}}

|branch= 25px Utah Air National Guard

|serviceyears=1967–1973

|rank = Sergeant

}}

David Smith Monson (born June 20, 1945) is an American politician

and former U.S. Representative and the second lieutenant governor of Utah. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Monson attended public schools. He earned a B.S. from the University of Utah in 1970.

Early career

He became a certified public accountant afterwards. He also served as a Sergeant in the Utah Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973.{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000860|title=MONSON, David Smith – Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=2019-01-30}}

Political career

Monson was elected Utah State Auditor in 1972. He was one of only two Republicans to win a statewide office that year, the rest being taken by the Democrats. He served from 1973 to 1977. He then served as lieutenant governor of Utah for two terms, from 1977 to 1985.

= Congress =

In 1984, Monson ran for the United States House of Representatives for the Ninety-ninth Congress. He had a difficult race due to reports of his going on a trade mission to Japan along with a man who was later accused of spying and a developer who had been accused of defrauding investors.[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/01/us/political-outlook-dims-for-women-after-hopes-raised-by-ferraro-s-bid.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=1 Political outlook dims for women after hopes raised by Ferraro's bid] In the general election, he defeated former state Senator Frances Farley by a vote of 105,540 to 105,044.{{citation |first= Allan Kent |last= Powell |contribution= Elections in the State of Utah |contribution-url= http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.html |editor-last= Powell |editor-first= Allan Kent |year= 1994 |title= Utah History Encyclopedia |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |publisher= University of Utah Press |isbn= 0874804256 |oclc= 30473917 |access-date= 2013-10-31 |archive-date= 2017-01-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125711/http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.html |url-status= dead }} He was not a candidate for reelection in 1986, ending his political career on January 3, 1987 after serving only one term as a representative.

Later career

He subsequently became a business executive involved in international trade and recycling paper. He currently resides in Salt Lake City.

Monson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1984 United States House of Representatives elections[https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf 1984 Election Results]

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = David Smith Monson

| votes = 105,540

| percentage = 49.37

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Frances Farley

| votes = 105,044

| percentage = 49.13