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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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John Valentine

Chair, Utah State Tax Commission

John Valentine, wearing a tan jacket and patterned tie, stands beside a microphone.
February 20, 2014 file photo: John Valentine during his Utah Senate service, before his Tax Commission appointment. Portrait crop supplied by Wikimedia Commons. Photo: Kirstenfrankly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Chair, Utah State Tax Commission

Chair of the State Tax Commission

John Valentine chairs the Utah State Tax Commission. He was appointed and confirmed in September 2014, according to the commission's biography. Commissioners hear tax appeals and adopt administrative rules; an executive director oversees the agency's day-to-day operations. [1]

Tax law and legislative service

Valentine's background includes tax-law practice at Howard, Lewis & Petersen in Provo and teaching real property and tax law at Brigham Young University's law school. Before joining the commission, he served in the Utah House and Senate and was president of the Senate. [1]

Education

He studied accounting and economics at Brigham Young University and earned his law degree at its J. Reuben Clark Law School. [1]

Profile sources

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  1. Utah State Tax Commission: office and commissioner biographies · Official record

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Sources

  1. Official biography: John Valentine

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