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Show BEVERLY J. WHITE Appointed 1971 Elected Beverly was Larson, in born Salt Sept. Lake 1928 to Gus R. Sterzer and Helene Utah. She went to Webster elementary from Tooele High School in Tooele, Utah, live with an aunt after the death of her 28, City, and graduated she had gone to school, where 1972-1990 mother. Tooele High School, she met Floyd White, whose father was the sheriff, and they were married on April 8, 1947. They are the parents of five children. Susie, Doug, Robyn, David and Wendy. David was killed in a car-motorcycle accident in 1980. At started her political career in high school running for student body secretary and winning. She went on to help her father in-law on his re-election bid, and running others campaigns. Beverly She served as Vice-chair and Chair of the Tooele Demeocratic party for 24 years. She was el ected to be the Utah State Democratic secretry and served for 18 years. She has been the treasurer of the Order of Women Legislators since 1972. She was also National Treas. White was appointed in 1971 to serve out the term of Rep. Chilean Halliday, who died in office. She then ran for the seat and was elected ten times. She has served longer, consecutively than any other woman in history in the House of Representatives. Rep. Bev, has been involved in many community projects, serving as an officer and member of the Tooele Womans Club, BPW club, Womans Democratic Cl ub, secretary to the Tooel e County Meri t Counci I Parade Chair for the Utah Centennial in Tooele, Chair of the Coppermountain Mental Health, member of the Juvenile Corrections advisory council, Chair of the Tooele Valley Regional Health Care Special Service District, many LDS church positions, United Way State and Local Boards, Corrections Halfway House,Advisory Council, Junior League Advisory Council, member of the utah Womens Forum, Heal th Rural Womens Pol i tical Caucus, Advisory Counci 1 Heal th Systems Advisory Committee and many others. , She has had a varied work experience along with her politics. She J.e. Tooele Army Depot with the Army Engineers, worked at the Title 20 for 14 years, clerk as assistant county Penney Co, Alcohol and Drug Director, Para-legal for Sessions and Moore Law office, and as Correction Technician in the Adult Probation and Parole Rep. office. White Cal vin has Rampton had as a lot the of firsts. first woman She was appointed by Governor Board of on the serve to She was the first woman elected to the Legislature from Tooele County. She was the first woman to Chair the Social In on. list the and many goes Services committee, Standing instances in her political and legislative experiences, she has Corrections. 165 |
