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Sheldon Killpack
Sheldon Killpack (born May 24, 1968) is an American politician from Utah. A member of the Republican Party, he was formerly the senate majority leader of the Utah State Senate, where he represented the state's 21st senate district in Syracuse. He was elected as Majority Leader in the Utah Senate on November 7, 2008. On January 16, 2010, Killpack resigned from the Utah Senate after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. While he refused a breath test for blood-alcohol level, a blood test showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.11, above the legal driving limit of 0.08. After fighting the charge for nearly a year, he pleaded guilty to Class B Misdemeanor driving under the influence. Killpack was sentenced to 180 days in jail, the sentence was suspended, and he was required to perform 48 hours of community service, pay $1,350 in fines, take a class for DUI offenders and attend a victim-impact panel. He is married to Nicole Killpack and is the father of four children. Sheldon Killpack currently works for Academica West as vice president. Killpack has a bachelor's degree from Weber State University. Killpack is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly referred to as Mormons).
Article summary
Sheldon Killpack (born May 24, 1968) is an American politician from Utah. A member of the Republican Party, he was formerly the senate majority leader of the Utah State Senate, where he represented the state's 21st senate district in Syracuse. He was elected as Majority Leader in the Utah Senate on November 7, 2008. On January 16, 2010, Killpack resigned from the Utah Senate after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. While he refused a breath test for blood-alcohol level, a blood test showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.11, above the legal driving limit of 0.08. After fighting the charge for nearly a year, he pleaded guilty to Class B Misdemeanor driving under the influence. Killpack was sentenced to 180 days in jail, the sentence was suspended, and he was required to perform 48 hours of community service, pay $1,350 in fines, take a class for DUI offenders and attend a victim-impact panel. He is married to Nicole Killpack and is the father of four children. Sheldon Killpack currently works for Academica West as vice president. Killpack has a bachelor's degree from Weber State University. Killpack is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly referred to as Mormons).
Key claims
- date of birth: 1968-05-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1968-05-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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