Rebecca Lockhart

Women in Public Service » Politics

Rebecca (Becky) Lockhart (1968-2015) was the first woman in Utah history to serve as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives. Recognized for her inclusive, collaborative leadership style she will be remembered as one who valued all voices and the open process of weighing every view-point on an issue. Lockhart passed away in 2015 from a rare neurodegenerative brain disease, but her passion for the legislative process and the state of Utah lives on.