Rex Shipp
Rex Shipp is a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 72 since 2019. Political career and positions. During the 2022 General Session, Shipp served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and House Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee. Although Shipp’s legislative district does not include Washington County, he is not in favor of the Dixie State name change. Shipp has advocated for gun-owners’ rights since he joined the Legislature in January 2019. Shipp has said that the matter is not about gun control, but rather  education; one of his bills, HB 258, would have created a three-year pilot program whereby students would be able to take a one-semester gun safety class by a qualified instructor and receive a semester hour of elective credit. The bill passed the Utah House by a vote of 47-21 but ultimately didn’t make it to the Senate.