8 4 , ▁as ▁an ▁intern ▁for ▁Ut ah ▁U . S . ▁Senator , ▁Or rin ▁H atch . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁lo bb ying ▁organizations ▁prom oting ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ' s ▁Str ateg ic ▁Def ense ▁In iti ative ▁and ▁a ▁federal ▁Bal anced ▁Bud get ▁Am end ment . ▁Mad sen ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁then ▁ran ▁for ▁State ▁Senate , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Mad sen ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Le ad ership ▁Academy ▁in ▁Spanish ▁F ork . ▁Mad sen ▁last ▁ran ▁for ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁we ▁won ▁uno pp osed . ▁He ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁session . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mad sen ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁comm itte es : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Social ▁Services ▁App ropri ations ▁Sub comm ittee ▁Executive ▁Off ices ▁and ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁App ropri ations ▁Sub comm ittee ▁Public ▁Education ▁App ropri ations ▁Sub comm ittee ▁Senate ▁Education ▁Committee ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary , ▁Law ▁En for cement , ▁and ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Committee ▁( Ch air ) ▁Senate ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁legisl ative ▁session , ▁Mad sen ▁announced ▁that