From Deseret News archives:
Gov. Calvin L. Rampton
"What's a governor?"
And Bob said, "He's the boss of the whole state."
That was a statement I would later find was a great exaggeration.
Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, "As I Recall."Many Utahns are familiar with Gov. Cal Rampton's history. A Democrat, Rampton was Utah's only three-term governor, the state's longest-serving state executive. As an attorney, he brought a lawyerly approach to his work. His "Little Hoover Commission" literally restructured state government. Rampton's vision of the state's future needs kick-started an ambitious building program on the state's college campuses and bolstered the state's role in economic development.
A few days before he was to start college at the University of Utah, Rampton's father died unexpectedly. Rampton's family insisted that he go to college, but he worked at the family business during school to help support his family.
After graduation, Rampton became the administrative assistant of Rep. Will Robinson, D-Utah. By day, Rampton handled congressional matters. At night he went to law school. While in Washington, D.C., Rampton met Lucybeth Cardon, who would become his beloved wife of 64 years. She died in 2004. Rampton finished law school at the U. and was elected Davis County attorney before he had even taken the state bar exam. He would not win another elected office until he ran for governor.
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