About Senator Evan Vickers

Senator Evan Vickers was born in Panguitch and raised in Beaver, graduating from Beaver High School in 1972. He earned a degree in pharmacy from the University of Utah in 1977 and has spent his professional life as a pharmacist and small business owner. He owns and operates Bulloch Drug and Township Pharmacy, along with four other retail stores in Cedar City. 

Vickers began his political career serving on the Cedar City Council from 1987 to 1999. He was later elected to the Utah House of Representatives, serving from 2009 to 2012, and then to the Utah State Senate in 2012. Throughout his legislative career, Senator Vickers has been recognized for his leadership and dedication to Utah’s people and economy. His honors include Legislator of the Year from both the Utah Pharmacist Association and the Utah Medical Association, NFIB Utah Small Business Champion of the Year, and the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce’s Man of the Year and Small Business Person of the Year awards. More recently, he was named a Salt Lake Chamber Legislative Business Champion in both 2024 and 2025, received the 2025 Legislative Leadership Award from the Association for Utah Community Health, and was honored by the Utah Hospital Association with its Distinguished Service to Healthcare Award.

In recent years, Senator Vickers has continued to be a strong voice for practical, solutions-driven legislation that benefits Utah families, businesses, and healthcare providers. In the 2025 General Session, he sponsored Senate Bill 69: Medication Amendments, a key piece of legislation improving access to medications and modernizing pharmacy practice statewide. As Chair of the Senate Business and Labor Committee, he has championed regulatory reform, supported small business growth, and advanced policies that strengthen Utah’s workforce and economy. Senator Vickers has also led work to ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency in government, including sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment requiring that any statewide ballot initiative creating or increasing taxes receive at least 60 percent voter approval.

Senator Vickers currently serves as Chair of the Senate Business and Labor Committee, Chair of the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, and as a member of the Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee, the Legislative Expense Oversight Committee, and the Joint Legislative Policy Committee on Behavioral Health. He previously chaired the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Higher Education Appropriations Committee, where he provided oversight, budgeting, and direction for Utah’s colleges and universities.

Throughout his time in public service, Senator Vickers has sponsored and supported legislation that enhances public safety, strengthens Utah’s economy, and champions rural communities. His work includes improving coordination and mitigation against wildland fires, expanding property rights and local control through the Utah Prairie Dog Management Plan, reducing unnecessary government programs, and supporting small businesses by removing outdated regulatory barriers.

Evan and his wife, Chris, have been married for 50 years and have lived in Cedar City for more four and a half decades. Together they have five children: Charmayne, Robbie (a pharmacist at Bulloch Drug), Martene (also a pharmacist at Bulloch Drug), Aleana, and Jessica, and are the proud grandparents of 15 grandchildren. Senator Vickers is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys golfing, fishing, hunting, and camping.