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Ralph Becker (Utah politician)

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Becker served as the first Executive Director of the Central Wasatch Commission from 2018 to 2022. The Central Wasatch Commission was the outgrowth of Mountain Accord, a consensus-based agreement to better protect the Central Wasatch Mountains and solve issues like mountain transportation.
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In November 2009, Becker signed into law non-discrimination ordinances that forbid landlords and employers to deny housing or jobs due to sexual orientation or gender identity.
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In February 2014, Becker signed the Freedom to Marry Petition, a non-partisan declaration that "all people should be able to share in the love and commitment of marriage."
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On January 7, 2008, Becker took the oath of office and began his four-year term as mayor. In 2011, Becker was reelected in a landslide, winning 75% of the vote.
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In December 2013, Becker officiated over some of the first same-sex marriages performed in the state of Utah.
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This article is about the mayor of Salt Lake City. For his father, American ambassador to Honduras, see
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at the College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah from 1978 to 2015.
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Top 2 candidates advance to General Election (Regardless of Party Affiliation)
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In November 2006, Becker announced his candidacy for the 2007 race for
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who co-founded Bear West in 1985, a planning, natural resources
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Democratic Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
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in 1977, and his M.S. in Geography/Planning from the
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Ralph Becker (mayor)
Ralph Elihu Becker

Mayor of Salt Lake City
Rocky Anderson
Jackie Biskupski
Utah House of Representatives
Frank R. Pignanelli
Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Washington, D.C.
Democratic
Ralph Elihu Becker
Alma mater
University of Pennsylvania
BA
University of Utah
JD
MS
politician, planner
attorney
Minority Leader
Utah State House of Representatives
Salt Lake City
Utah
Washington, D.C.
Ralph Elihu Becker
Ralph Elihu Becker
United States Ambassador to Honduras
Ford administration
St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)

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