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Buhler, David L.

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Republican

Name

David L. Buhler

Address

Salt Lake City, Utah , United States

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Born

00, 1957 (67 years)

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Apr 12, 2021 09:31pm

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David L. "Dave" Buhler

Who is this guy?

Dave, the Young Guy

Dave was born in 1957 in Salt Lake City at Holy Cross Hospital. He grew up near Liberty Park and graduated from South High School. His father served as a police officer for Salt Lake City during Dave’s youth. Dave began developing his leadership skills as Captain of the 6th grade Safety Patrol. He worked his way through college at the University of Utah, and then received his Masters in Public Administration from BYU’s Salt Lake campus.

Dave, the Family Guy

Dave married Lori Goaslind in 1982. Today, he and his wife Lori have five children (ages 9 to 20) and live in the Foothill area of Salt Lake City. Dave practices his negotiation skills with his teenagers, which makes City Hall negotiations seem like a breeze.

Dave, the Leadership Guy

Dave has worked in a number of capacities in Utah’s political arena. From 1995-1999, he served as a Utah State Senator representing Salt Lake City. Following his term, he was elected in November of 1999 by residents of District Six to serve a four-year term on the Salt Lake City Council, and was re-elected in November 2003 to a second term (with 71 percent of the vote). He was elected by the Council to serve in 2002 and again in 2006 as Council Chair.

In his work on the Council, Dave has been at the forefront of a number of initiatives that have benefited Salt Lake City residents, including the opening of a moth-balled fire station on the west side, increasing openspace and fighting for protection of the foothills, keeping Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, adding police officers without increasing taxes, instituting fair benefits for all City employees (the first city in Utah to do so), increasing open space funding, and establishing the Pioneer Police Precinct in Poplar Grove.

Dave’s other government and community experience has included working as a staff member for Governor Norm Bangerter (1985-1989), as executive director for the Utah Department of Commerce (1989-1992), and as Chairman of the Governor’s Task Force on Workers’ Compensation Reform (1993). He has also served as a member of the University of Utah Board of Trustees, Utah Heritage Foundation Board of Directors, Chairman of the Utah Privatization Policy Board, member of the Board of Governors of Salt Lake City School Volunteers, as a trustee of the Sugarhouse Community Council (1991-1994) and has taught as adjunct instructor for Department of Political Science at the University of Utah since 1990. He currently serves as a member of the Utah Advisory Board for the Trust for Public Lands, Board of Directors of the This Is The Place Foundation, on the National Leadership Council of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and as a member of the Advisory Board for the College of Social and Behavior Science at the University of Utah.

Dave, “The Day Job” Guy

Professionally, Dave is an Associate Commissioner of Higher Education for the Utah System of Higher Education. Private sector experience includes eight years (1992-2000) as a Vice President of Experior Assessments, a private testing firm that provides licensure and certification examinations nationwide.

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