Douglas C. Aagard

Douglas Conard Aagard[3] (born October 19, 1954) is an American politician from Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State House, representing the state's 15th house district in Kaysville until his retirement in 2011. Prior to retiring, Aagard served as House majority leader following the resignation of Kevin Garn [4]

Douglas C. Aagard
Utah State Representative
In office
2000–Current
ConstituencyState House, District 15
Personal details
Born (1954-10-19) October 19, 1954[1][2]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDenise
Residence(s)Kaysville, Utah, U.S.
OccupationMortgage Banking

Aagard received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University.[5] He has an associate degree from Snow College and an MBA from Westminster College (Utah).

Aagard spent much of his career as a mortgage banker.[6]

During his time in the State House, he sponsored 20 Bills, including HB 327 (Building Inspector Amendments), HB 337 (Judicial Code Amendments), and HB 263 (Insurance Fraud Related Amendments). He also co-sponsored 7 bills.[7] 9 out of the 10 Bills he sponsored passed, the only one to fail being HB 263.[8]

Aagard also spent time as an oil painter prior to his time as a politician. His work won several state and local awards. His art has been shown in galleries in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and his home state of Utah. He has had solo exhibitions in Park City, Alpine, Ogden and Provo Utah, as well as Palm Desert California, Ruidoso New Mexico, and Scottsdale Arizona.[9]

References
  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJJH-9V37
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ4K-T8LW
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5Y9-TPQ
  4. "Utah House GOP elects Aagard as majority leader".
  5. Project Vote Smart - Representative Doug C. Aagard - Biography
  6. state legislature bio of Aagrd
  7. "Utah Rep. Douglas C. Aagard (R) | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  8. "Rep. Douglas C. Aagard's legislative voting profile -- Adam Brown, BYU Political Science". adambrown.info. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  9. "Douglas Aagard Fine Art". Snelson PhotoColor Lab. Retrieved 2023-10-02.


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