Sheryl Allen
| Sheryl L. Allen | |
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Ms. Allen in 2015
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| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 19th district |
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In office July 20, 1994 – January 24, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Burningham |
| Succeeded by | Jim Nielson |
| President of the Davis County Board of Education |
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In office March 1982 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Lucile Cardon Reading |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Summerhays |
| Member of the Davis County Board of Education |
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In office January 1, 1977 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Personal details | |
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June 30, 1943 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John Allen |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Bountiful, Utah, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Profession | Teacher, foundation director of the Davis School District |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Website | Utah House of Representatives |
Sheryl L. Allen (born June 30, 1943) is a Republican politician and educator from Bountiful, Utah. She represented the 19th District of the Utah House of Representatives from 1994 to 2011. Before entering politics, Allen was a teacher and the president of the Davis County Board of Education.
In May 2010, Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Utah, selected Allen as his running mate for the office of Lieutenant Governor, making them the first major bipartisan ticket in Utah state history. However, they were defeated by the all-Republican ticket of Gary Herbert and Greg Bell in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
Sheryl Allen was born in 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Allen attended the University of Utah, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1965. She is married to John Allen, the chief statistician of the Utah Jazz. The Allens have four children and seven grandchildren.
In 1976, Allen, Lucile Cardon Reading, and Theo Italisano were the first three women to be elected to the previously male-dominated Davis County Board of Education and took office on January 1, 1977. Reading, who became board president, and Allen worked to stop alleged mismanagement and ended the practice of officials receiving kickbacks from building contractors. Allen became board president with the death of Reading in March 1982. In 1988, Allen stated that she was stepping down from the board the following year to pursue graduate studies. In 1990, she received a Master's degree in Education Administration from the University of Utah.
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