Stanard was first elected on November 6, 2012.[6] During the 2016 Legislative Session, he served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, House Rules Committee, House Business and Labor Committee and the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.[7]
Stanard resigned from the Utah House of Representatives February 7, 2018 citing "personal and family concerns."[8] The next day, the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, published a report alleging Stanard paid $250 for each of two sexual encounters with a Salt Lake City call girl.[9] The Utah House of Representatives opened an investigation into these allegations.[10] The investigation was closed since Stanard was no longer a public lawmaker.[11]
2012 When District 62 incumbent Republican representative Christopher Herrod left the Legislature, Stanard was chosen from among four candidates at the Republican convention and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 9,774 votes (74.2%) against Democratic nominee Brent Holloway.[13]
2014 Stanard was unopposed in the Republican convention and won the November 4, 2014 general election against Democratic nominee Shirley J. Nelson with 5,391 votes (81.1%).[14]
