Government & Politics
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson, Ezra TaftEzra Taft Benson | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1953–61) | |||
| Black, DennisDennis Black | B.S. Forest Management M.S. Natural Resources Economics |
Democratic politician, representing the 21st District in the Iowa Senate since 1995 | ||
| Burton, Laurence J.Laurence J. Burton | 1956 | Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1971). | ||
| Clark, KathleenKathleen Clark | 1972 | B.S. Political Science | First woman to be appointed Director of the Bureau of Land Management (2002–07) | |
| Clyde, George D.George D. Clyde | 1921 | B.S. | Governor of Utah | |
| Elizabeth Dowdeswell | 1972 | M.S. Behavioral Sciences | Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (1993–98), Canada's permanent representative to the World Meteorological Organization, and has been twice elected to its executive council. | |
| al-Faiz, NorahNorah al-Faiz | 1982 | MEd | Deputy Minister for Women's Education in Saudi Arabia. First woman appointed to ministerial post in Saudi Arabia. | |
| Ford, John GardnerJohn Gardner Ford | 1975 | B.S. | Son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, attended USU during his presidency. | |
| Ford, StevenSteven Ford | Son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, attended USU during his presidency. | |||
| Guinn, KennyKenny Guinn | 1970 | Ed.D. Educational Administration | Governor of Nevada | |
| Hawkins, PaulaPaula Hawkins | First woman ever elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without a family connection (1981–87) | |||
| Jardine, William MarionWilliam Marion Jardine | 1925 | PhD | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1925-1929), U.S. Ambassador to Egypt | |
| Jarvis, HowardHoward Jarvis | Anti-tax activist in California | |||
| Kesterson, LornaLorna Kesterson | Journalism | Newspaper reporter and editor, First woman elected Mayor of Henderson, Nevada (1985-1993). | ||
| Khoury, MunirMunir Khoury | Former Chairman of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon & Syria, and Professor of Econimics at the Beirut University College (currently the Lenabese American University) | |||
| Mecham, EvanEvan Mecham | Governor of Arizona | |||
| Mosman, Michael W.Michael W. Mosman | 1981 | B.S. | Federal District Judge | |
| Deanna Okun | 1985 | B.A. Political Science | Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission. Previous associate attorney and member of the International Trade Group at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Hogan & Hartson. | |
| Reid, HarryHarry Reid | 1961 | B.S. Political Science | U.S. Senator, D-NV; current U.S. Senate Majority Leader. Youngest Lieutenant Governor in Nevada's history | |
| Simpson, MikeMike Simpson | 1972 | B.S. | U.S. House of Representatives, R-ID | |
| Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart | 1984 | B.S. | New York Times Bestselling Author | |
| Stewart, TedTed Stewart | 1972 | B.S. | Federal District Judge | |
| Westwood, JeanJean Westwood | First female Chair of the Democratic National Committee (1972) | |||
| Zahedi, ArdeshirArdeshir Zahedi | 1950 | B.S. Animal Science | Former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United States |
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