David Daniel Marriott

David Marriott
David Marriott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Utah's 2nd district
	In office; January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Allan Howe
Succeeded by	David Monson
Personal details
Born	David Daniel Marriott; November 2, 1939 (age 86); Bingham, Utah, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Marilyn Tingey (m. 1965)
Children	4
Education	University of Utah (BS); American College of Financial Services (PgDip)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1958–1963
Unit	Utah Air National Guard

David Daniel Marriott (born November 2, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1977 to 1985.

Early life and education

Born in Bingham, Utah, Marriott was educated in the public schools of Sandy, Utah, and graduated from Jordan High School in 1958. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah in 1967 and was designated as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) by the American College of Life Underwriters in 1968.^{[citation needed]}

Career

He later worked as a life insurance agent and was the owner/president of a Utah-based firm specializing in business and pension consultation from 1968 to 1976. Marriott also served in the Utah Air National Guard from 1958 to 1963.^[1]

Congress

Marriott was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 1976. He won re-election three times, serving in the House for four terms from 1977 to 1985.

Later political campaigns

He was not a candidate for re-election in 1984, instead running for governor of Utah. In the 1984 Utah gubernatorial election, he lost to state House speaker Norm Bangerter, 94,421 to 72,883.^[2] He ran for his former House seat in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Genevieve Atwood.^{[citation needed]}