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Show DONA M. WAYMENT Appointed 1981 Elected Dona Wayment was Governor Scott deceased husband had 1982 to 1987 to the Utah state Senate, June 1981, by Matheson. She filled the unexpired term of her Senator Sherman A. Wayment. appointed M. served as her husbands and had campaign manager She knew the fully in his political activities. issues, party officials, and other legislators well. Although they were married only a short time, (both had been previously widowed), she was the logical choice to carryon her husbands ideals and She took over and carried his bills to completion philosophies. and served on his appointed committees. Dona participated In she 1982, ran for election to the Senate in her own right and won. Senator was in born oldest of 3 Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 22, 1934. She has a strong love for her country which was instilled in her at an early age by her immigrant grandfather. She was educated at Merced High school, Brigham Young Uni versi ty and Weber State ColI ege. Dona is the mother of one Her youngest child, step-mother to 4 and grandmother to twelve. was 12 a and she had step-daughter step-son on a mission when her husband passed away. Wayment children, on Among her favori te accompl ishments are those of homemaker and Whi I e working as a pre-school mother, and pre-school d i rector. director, she helped direct a federal pilot program for Headstart. She loved being grandmother most a wife and mother and now finds the role of rewarding. has always gave freely of her time in community She served on the Board of Directors of the Childrens Aid President of Sunset the P.T.A.; Elementary Society; Sponsor Chairman of the Miss Sunset Scholarship Pageant; 4-H leader; Cub Scout Den Mother; Boy Scout Committee Woman; March of Dimes and She United Fund Drives; and in many positionsin the LDS church. served on the Davis Co. JTPA council, and was very supportive of Davis County Voc. Ed Center. Senator Wayment service. was an elected state Delegate to the National Womens Year Conference in Houston, Texas, in 1977; a Republican Voting District Vice Chairman; a Republican County Delegate; a Republican State Delegate; a member of the 1986 State Republican Platform Committee; also She has Republican Womans Club and a Judge of election. served on the Committee for Familys Alive Conferences at Weber Dona State College and has been a speaker for Weber state College Youth Conferences. 191 |
