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Aaron Osmond
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| Member of the Utah Senate from the 10 district |
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In office 2012–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Buttars |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Fillmore |
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| Born | October 31 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy |
| Children | Madalyn, Jameson, Daniel, Ryan, and Jackson |
| Residence | South Jordan, UT |
| Alma mater | University of Phoenix |
| Profession | Vice President and General Manager; Certiport, a Pearson VUE business |
| Website | http://www.aaronosmond.com |
Aaron Osmond is a former Republican member of the Utah Senate, representing the 10th district. He resigned from office December 5, 2015.
Aaron Osmond was born and raised in Provo, Utah. He served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Rome, Italy. He received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.
While taking his degree, he also worked for WordPerfect and Novell for twelve years. In 2003 he joined Microsoft, where he managed a $200 million educational product line. In 2006, he started investing in real estate. During that time he served as the CEO of Real Estate Investor Education, LLC for 5 years. In April 2012, he assumed responsibility as VP of North America for Certiport, an IT Education Testing Company.
Aaron and his wife Nancy are the parents of 5 children. Nancy is a Pediatric Registered Nurse by profession. Their family has lived in South Jordan since 2006. Aaron Osmond is the nephew of Donny and Marie Osmond. His father Virl Osmond is one of the nine children of George and Olive Osmond but did not perform in The Osmonds family band.
In 2011, Osmond was elected as state senator for the 10th district, formerly represented by Chris Buttars. In 2013, he attracted national attention when he called for an end to compulsory education. Senator Osmond has been affiliated with South Jordan Chamber of Commerce as the Vice Chair and the Provo City Planning Commission/Board of Adjustments. In 2014, Osmond served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the Chair of the Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee, and the Senate Education Committee. In 2015, Osmond stepped down from the Senate after he couldn't take all the stressful pressure of being called silly in an e-mail.