[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING REBECCA D. LOCKHART

  (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and honor Rebecca 
D. Lockhart, a proud Utahn and, in fact, the immediate past speaker of 
the House of Representatives in Utah. Unfortunately, she passed away 
just a few days ago at the young age of 46.
  Speaker Lockhart was elected to the Utah House in 1998. She was 
trained as a registered nurse, and she first served on the Health and 
Human Services Committee but quickly threw herself into transportation 
issues, for which she was widely known.
  After her fourth session, she was appointed to the house leadership 
as the vice chair of executive appropriations and stayed in leadership 
the remainder of her time.
  In fact, in 2008, then-Representative Lockhart was elected as the 
assistant majority whip, and in 2010 she became the first female 
speaker of the Utah House in Utah history. Her tenure was epitomized by 
a more collaborative bottom-up approach that focused on having an open 
process where all members of the body could bring forward ideas for 
discussion.
  Becky Lockhart and her husband, Stan, raised their three children in 
Provo, Utah. They have been stalwarts within the party, and her 
presence will be keenly missed. Her trailblazing legacy will live on.
  May God bless Rebecca D. Lockhart and her family. We thank her for 
her service, and we will miss her greatly.

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