Background
Marie Poulson was born and raised in Springville, Utah.
Marie Poulson was born and raised in Springville, Utah.
She graduated from Springville High School and then went on to study at Brigham Young University where she received a Bachelor cum laude in English and history and completed her teacher certification. After teaching one year at Provo High School, she married Daniel Poulson in spring 1972 and moved with him to San Francisco to live in the city while he studied dentistry at the University of Pacific.
Upon graduation from dental school, the Poulsons moved to northern Germany where Dan served in the Army Dental Corps. In 1978, Dan and Marie returned to Utah where he set up a dental practice in Holladay and they purchased a home in Cottonwood Heights. Foreign the last thirty-five years, they have resided in the Cottonwood Heights area raising five children and participating in community and church activities.
Among others, Marie has served as a scout leader, a school volunteer, a coach, and has participated in neighborhood groups to feed the homeless, organized can food drives for the Utah Food Bank and made several trips to New Orleans to aid Hurricane Katrina victims.
In 1990, Marie returned to the teaching profession, teaching English and History first at Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy, then Bingham High School in South Jordan, and finally at Riverton High School in Riverton. Marie has taught in Utah’s public schools for a total of sixteen years.
Political Marie was first elected on November 4, 2008, and last elected on November 6, 2012. During the 2014 General Legislative Session, Representative Poulson served on the House Education Committee, the Health Reform Task Force, and the House Political Subdivisions Committee.
Representative Poulson also floor sponsored SCR 3 (Senator Jones)
Marie Poulson"s bill HB 71, Distribution of Personal Images, otherwise known as "Revenge Porn" received a lot of attention from constituents and the media during the Legislative session.
The governor did sign the bill, but there was much debate on the timing of the bill and the degree of punishments that would be issued. 2008 When District 46 Democratic Representative Karen Morgan ran for Utah State Senate and left the seat open, Poulson was chosen from two candidates by the Democratic convention for the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 7,971 votes (544%) against Republican nominee Jaren Davis and Constitution candidate Katie Cameron.
2012 Poulson was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,869 votes (546%) against Republican nominee Wyatt Christensen. 2010 Poulson was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,075 votes (551%) against Republican nominee N. William Clayton.
