Summary
GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake), a Senator from Utah; born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, October 12, 1932;
attended Salt Lake City public schools; graduated, University of Utah 1955; pursued graduate work
at the University of Utah 1955-1956; served as pilot in the United States navy 1956-1960; Utah Air
National Guard 1963-1979, retiring as Brigadier General; engaged in the insurance business
1961-1968; Salt Lake City commissioner 1968-1972; mayor of Salt Lake City 1971-1974;
president, Utah League of Cities and Towns 1972; first vice president, National League of Cities
1974; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in November 1974, for the term
commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 21, 1974, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wallace F. Bennett for the term ending January 3, 1975;
reelected in 1980 and again in 1986 and served from December 21, 1974, to January 3, 1993; not a
candidate for reelection in 1992; chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
(Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); payload specialist aboard the space shuttle
Discovery 1985; is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah.
