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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Randy Boothe

State Board of Education member, District 13

Official-page portrait of Randy Boothe
Official-page portrait file photo. Photo: Utah State Board of Education (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · Wikimedia Commons

Utah County

Office held

State Board of Education memberDistrict 13Source

University arts education

Randy Boothe’s official biography describes a career spanning forty-four years of teaching at Brigham Young University, including service as associate dean in the College of Fine Arts and Communications. He has also taught workshops and seminars internationally. His work with the BYU Public School Partnership connected university teaching with the needs of schools, educators and students across participating communities. [1]

Local and statewide education governance

Boothe was reelected to a second term on the Utah State Board of Education in 2024. Before and alongside statewide service, his biography lists sixteen years on the Nebo School Board and fourteen years on Mountainland Technical College’s board of directors. His state constituency includes parts of Provo, Saratoga Springs, Spanish Fork, Payson and Mapleton, connecting his board work to several Utah County communities. [1]

Arts and student learning

Boothe has served on a Beverley Taylor Sorenson advisory board, an oversight committee for revising Utah’s core arts standards and an arts collective-impact steering committee. His biography identifies effective student learning as a shared focus for families, teachers, administrators and community leaders. Arts instruction and relationships between schools and higher education are recurring elements of his professional record. [1]

Boothe serves on Finance and is vice chair of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Committee. [2]

Recorded career-education vote

At the February 6, 2025 meeting, Boothe supported recommending continued ongoing funding for career-and-technical student organizations, college and career awareness, and work-based learning. The official minutes record unanimous approval among the thirteen members present for that vote, including Boothe. [3]

Profile sources

Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.

  1. Official state board biography · Official record
  2. Current board committee assignments · Official record
  3. February 6, 2025 official meeting minutes · Official record

In the news

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Sources

  1. Utah State Board of Education, Board Members
  2. Utah State Board of Education, Randy Boothe

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