Curt Bramble

Curtis S. Bramble
Bramble in July 2014
Member of the Utah Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2001
Preceded byHoward C. Nielson
Constituency16th district (2001–2023)
24th district (2023–present)
Personal details
BornChicago, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSusan
Children6
ResidenceProvo
Alma materBrigham Young University (BS, MS)
OccupationCertified Public Accountant
WebsiteLegislative Website[dead link‍]

Curtis Scott Bramble is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant serving as a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 24th senate district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 16th senate district in Provo. On March 18, 2024, he announced that he would retire from the legislature at the end of 2024.[1]

Early life and career

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Bramble was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he graduated from Crown High School.[2] He grew up as a Methodist and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while attending Notre Dame University.[2] After Notre Dame, Bramble attended Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a B.S in and M.S. in accounting.[2]

Career

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Bramble worked as a Certified Public Accountant in Utah.[2] Bramble was appointed as the Advisory Committee Chairman for Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions, a Las Vegas Company specializing in providing end-to-end management, across multiple management systems, for medicinal marijuana operations.[3][4]

Utah Senate

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Bramble was elected to the Utah Senate in 2000 and took office in January 2001. He initially served on the Business, Labor and Economic Development, and Revenue and Taxation Standing Committees; and on the Health and Human Services Joint Appropriation Committee. In 2004, Bramble became the Majority Leader of the Utah Senate for the 57th Utah Legislature and the Co-Chair of the Retirement and Independent Entities Joint Appropriation Committee. He also served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice, and Higher Education Joint Appropriations committees and Chaired the Retirement and Independent Entities Standing Committee. He also served on the Revenue and Taxation Committee for the 57th Utah State Legislature. Bramble was reelected to his third term to the Utah Senate in November 2008, defeating Democrat Radene Hatfield.

Senator Bramble is currently up for reelection and has two challengers in the primary.[5]

Committee assignments

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  • Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Senate Business and Labor Committee (Chair)
  • Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Committee
  • Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee

In 2008, Bramble received the National Legislator of the Year Award from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and he has served on the board of directors of ALEC.[6] Bramble served as president of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 2015 to 2016.[7]

Notable legislation

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In 2014, Bramble sponsored S.B. 54 Second Substitute Elections Amendments.[8] The enacted bill allows for an optional open primary.[9] During the 2016 legislative session Senator Bramble passed a bill that would require doctors to give anesthesia to fetuses during an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.[10]

Float building controversy

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The Deseret Morning News and Salt Lake Tribune called for an ethics investigation into an incident involving Bramble, Representative Becky Lockhart and Mountainland Technical College (known at time as the Mountainland Applied Technology College). Allegedly Bramble and Lockhart asked the college to build the Republican party a float to use in parades. The college used its money to pay for the float which, the papers alleged, violated Utah law, e.g., that "a public entity may not make expenditures from public funds for political purposes." When questions arose, college President Clay Christensen told State Auditor Auston Johnson he was under "tremendous pressure" by the Utah County GOP and lawmakers to build the float, but later that same day, after a conversation with Bramble, he changed his statement. Bramble first denied speaking with Christiansen but later acknowledged he "may have called," but couldn't "recall what was said."[11] No investigation ensued.

Personal life

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Bramble lives in Provo with his wife Susan.[2] He has six children and 12 grandchildren.[2]

Electoral results

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Senator Bramble is up for election in 2016 and currently has two challengers in the primary.[12]

Further information: 16th Utah Senate District
Utah State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Curt Bramble 11,717 62
Democratic RaDene Hatfield 7,314 38
Utah State Senate election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Curt Bramble 15,778 77
Democratic Fred D. Posorio 4,227 21
Libertarian Brady Fackrell 535 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beal-Cvetko, Bridger; March 18, KSL com | Posted-; P.m, 2024 at 2:29. "Curt Bramble, longtime Republican state senator from Provo, will retire at the end of 2024". www.ksl.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bramble, Curtis S." Utah State Senate. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Utah senator joins board of medical marijuana company". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Solutions, Medical Cannabis Payment (July 16, 2018). "Former Senate President Joins Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (REFG) Advisory Board". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Curtis Bramble - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors - ALEC". Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. ^ "Bio". Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  8. ^ S.B. 54 Second Substitute Elections Amendments
  9. ^ Bob Bernick (March 25, 2014). "GOP Mulling Lawsuit Over 'Count My Vote' Compromise". Salt Lake City: Today at Utah Policy. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  10. ^ "Utah gov. signs bill requiring anesthesia in certain abortions". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  11. ^ Leonard, Wendy; Bernick, Bob Jr. (August 22, 2007). "State audit cites questionable transactions by Mountainland Applied Technology College officials". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
  12. ^ "Curtis Bramble - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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