Dan Liljenquist
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| Member of the Utah Senate from the 23rd district |
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In office 2009–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Eastman |
| Succeeded by | Todd Weiler |
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July 10, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Brooke |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Bountiful, Utah |
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Brigham Young University University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Businessman & Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
| Website | Personal website |
Daniel R. Liljenquist (born July 10, 1974) is an American businessman and former politician. He was a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing the state's 23rd senate district in Davis County from January 2009 to December 2011. He resigned to run in the 2012 election for U.S. Senate against 36-year-incumbent United States Senator Orrin Hatch. Liljenquist was defeated by Hatch in the primary election. He currently consults on pension reform and healthcare. He serves on the boards of the Lucy Burns Institute, which publishes Ballotpedia, and the Utah Debate Commission.
Born in Nashville to Dr. John E. Liljenquist and Colleen Redford Liljenquist, he spent most of his childhood in Idaho Falls. After a football injury sidelined him as a high school junior, his attention turned to politics. He served as the student body president of his senior class at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
He attended Brigham Young University (BYU) on a one-year renewable scholarship with a minimum 3.9 GPA required. Liljenquist was able to renew his scholarship annually and in 1998, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. After graduation, he attended the University of Chicago Law School graduating with a Juris Doctor in 2001.
Liljenquist spent the summer between his first and second years of law school interning for the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship. He provided pro bono legal assistance as well as business consulting aimed at helping fledgling businesses get off the ground.
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