Utah Representative Lorie Fowlke

Lorie D. Fowlke, JD is a graduate from the J. Reuben Clark Law School, cum laude and a practicing attorney specializing in civil litigation and domestic relations. She also serves as a court appointed mediator in the State of Utah and mediates EEO complaints for the U.S. Postal Service. She frequently represents children in divorce and abuse/neglect cases as a Guardian Ad Litem. Lorie served as a past president of the Central Utah Bar Association, is currently Chair of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and is on the board of the Utah Regional Ballet.

Born in California and raised in the Tonga Islands, Lorie graduated from high school at age 15. After she obtained a Bachelor's degree in law enforcement at Brigham Young University, Lorie worked as the first female police officer on patrol in Santa Barbara, California. She is a former businesswoman, newspaper columnist, and author.

She has lived in Orem for 35 years with her husband, children, horses and yellow lab, Gizmo. All six of her children have attended school in the Alpine School District, and one currently attends higher education in Utah. Her husband is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, has a masters degree in Public Administration from Brigham Young University and  is a life long resident of Orem. When not busy with her law practice and legislative business, Lorie enjoys her grandchildren, horses, skiing and camping.