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59th Utah State Legislature
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 59th Utah State Legislature |
| legislature | Utah State Legislature |
| coa_pic | Seal of Utah (2011).svg |
| session_room | Senate chamber1.jpg |
| house_type | Upper house |
| term_limits | None |
| new_session | January 24, 2011 |
| leader1_type | President of the Senate |
| leader1 | Michael G. Waddoups |
| party1 | (R) |
| election1 | November 7, 2008 |
| leader2_type | Majority Leader |
| leader2 | Scott K. Jenkins |
| party2 | (R) |
| election2 | January 20, 2010 |
| leader4_type | Minority Leader |
| leader4 | Ross I. Romero |
| party4 | (D) |
| election4 | November 5, 2010 |
| authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution |
| salary | $117/day + per diem |
| term_length | 2 years |
| members | 29 |
| last_election1 | November 2, 2010 |
| (15 seats) | |
| next_election1 | November 6, 2012 |
| (14 seats) | |
| redistricting | Legislative Control |
| political_groups1 | Republican Party (22) |
| Democratic Party (7) | |
| website |
(15 seats) (14 seats) Democratic Party (7)
Dates of sessions
- 2009 General Session: January 24, 2011 - March 10, 2011
Leadership
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Republican | Democratic | Vacant | End of the 58th legislature | 29 | Beginning of the 59th Legislature | 29 | Latest voting share | 75.8% | 24.2% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | |||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 0 |
Leadership, 2011-2012 session
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Michael G. Waddoups | Republican | 6 | |
| Majority Leader | Scott K. Jenkins | Republican | 20 | |
| Majority Whip | Wayne L. Niederhauser | Republican | 9 | |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Peter C. Knudson | Republican | 17 | |
| Minority Leader | Ross I. Romero | Democratic | 7 | |
| Minority Whip | Karen Morgan | Democratic | 8 | |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Patricia W. Jones | Democratic | 4 |
House of Representatives
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Becky Lockhart | Republican | 74 | |
| Majority Leader | Brad Dee | Republican | 16 | |
| Majority Whip | Gregory Hughes | Republican | 11 | |
| Minority Leader | David Litvack | Democratic | 26 | |
| Minority Whip | Jennifer Seelig | Democratic | 21 |
Composition
Senate Makeup
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | |
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic Party | |
| Total | ||
| 29 | ||
| Government Majority | ||
| 13 |
Members
| District | Name | Party | Counties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Represent | ||||
| 1 | Luz Robles | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 2 | Ben McAdams | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 3 | Gene Davis | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 4 | Patricia W. Jones | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 5 | Karen Mayne | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 6 | Michael G. Waddoups | Rep | Salt Lake | |
| 7 | Ross I. Romero | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 8 | Karen Morgan | Dem | Salt Lake | |
| 9 | Wayne L. Niederhauser | Rep | Salt Lake | |
| 10 | Chris Buttars | Rep | Salt Lake | |
| 11 | Howard A. Stephenson | Rep | Salt Lake, Utah | |
| 12 | Daniel W. Thatcher | Rep | Salt Lake, Tooele | |
| 13 | Mark B. Madsen | Rep | Tooele, Utah | |
| 14 | John L. Valentine | Rep | Utah | |
| 15 | Margaret Dayton | Rep | Utah | |
| 16 | Curt Bramble | Rep | Utah | |
| 17 | Peter C. Knudson | Rep | Box Elder, Cache, Tooele | |
| 18 | Jon J. Greiner | Rep | Davis, Weber | |
| 19 | Allen M. Christensen | Rep | Morgan, Summit, Weber | |
| 20 | Scott K. Jenkins | Rep | Weber | |
| 21 | Jerry W. Stevenson | Rep | Davis | |
| 22 | Stuart Adams | Rep | Davis | |
| 23 | Daniel Liljenquist | Rep | Davis | |
| 24 | Ralph Okerlund | Rep | Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne | |
| 25 | Lyle W. Hillyard | Rep | Cache, Rich | |
| 26 | Kevin T. VanTassell | Rep | Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch | |
| 27 | David P. Hinkins | Rep | Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah | |
| 28 | Dennis E. Stowell | Rep | Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington | |
| 29 | Stephen H. Urquhart | Rep | Washington |
House of Representatives Makeup
Members
| District | Name | Party | Residence | Freshman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronda Menlove | Republican | Garland | ||
| 2 | Lee Perry | Republican | Perry | ||
| 3 | Jack Draxler | Republican | North Logan | ||
| 4 | David Butterfield | Republican | Logan | ||
| 5 | R. Curt Webb | Republican | Logan | ||
| 6 | Brad Galvez | Republican | West Haven | ||
| 7 | Ryan Wilcox | Republican | North Ogden | ||
| 8 | Gage Froerer | Republican | Huntsville | ||
| 9 | Jeremy Peterson | Republican | Ogden | ||
| 10 | Dixon Pitcher | Republican | Ogden | ||
| 11 | Brad Dee | Republican | Ogden | ||
| 12 | Richard Greenwood | Republican | Roy | ||
| 13 | Paul Ray | Republican | Clearfield | ||
| 14 | Curtis Oda | Republican | Clearfield | ||
| 15 | Brad Wilson | Republican | Kaysville | ||
| 16 | Stephen Handy | Republican | Layton | ||
| 17 | Julie Fisher | Republican | Fruit Heights | ||
| 18 | Roger Barrus | Republican | Centerville | ||
| 19 | Jim Nielson | Republican | Bountiful | ||
| 20 | Rebecca Edwards | Republican | Bountiful | ||
| 21 | Douglas Sagers | Republican | Tooele | ||
| 22 | Susan Duckworth | Democratic | Magna | ||
| 23 | Jennifer Seelig | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 24 | Rebecca Chavez-Houck | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 25 | Joel Briscoe | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 26 | David Litvack | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 27 | John Dougall | Republican | American Fork | ||
| 28 | Brian King | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 29 | Janice Fisher | Democratic | West Valley City | ||
| 30 | Jackie Biskupski | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 31 | Larry Wiley | Democratic | West Valley City | ||
| 32 | Fred Cox | Republican | West Valley City | ||
| 33 | Neal Henrickson | Democratic | West Valley City | ||
| 34 | Johnny Anderson | Republican | Taylorsville | ||
| 35 | Mark A. Wheatley | Democratic | Murray | ||
| 36 | Patrice M. Arent | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 37 | Carol Spackman Moss | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 38 | Eric Hutchings | Republican | Kearns | ||
| 39 | James Dunnigan | Republican | Taylorsville | ||
| 40 | Lynn Hemingway | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 41 | Todd Kiser | Republican | Sandy | ||
| 42 | Jim Bird | Republican | West Jordan | ||
| 43 | Wayne Harper | Republican | West Jordan | ||
| 44 | Tim Cosgrove | Democratic | Murray | ||
| 45 | Steve Eliason | Republican | Sandy | ||
| 46 | Marie Poulson | Democratic | Salt Lake City | ||
| 47 | Ken Ivory | Republican | West Jordan | ||
| 48 | LaVar Christensen | Republican | Draper | ||
| 49 | Derek Brown | Republican | Salt Lake City | ||
| 50 | Merlynn Newbold | Republican | South Jordan | ||
| 51 | Gregory Hughes | Republican | Draper | ||
| 52 | Carl Wimmer | Republican | Herriman | ||
| 53 | Melvin Brown | Republican | Coalville | ||
| 54 | Kraig Powell | Republican | Heber | ||
| 55 | John Mathis | Republican | Vernal | ||
| 56 | Kenneth Sumsion | Republican | American Fork | ||
| 57 | Holly Richardson | Republican | Pleasant Grove | ||
| 58 | Stephen Sandstrom | Republican | Orem | ||
| 59 | Val Peterson | Republican | Orem | ||
| 60 | Bradley Daw | Republican | Orem | ||
| 61 | Keith Grover | Republican | Provo | ||
| 62 | Christopher Herrod | Republican | Provo | ||
| 63 | Dean Sanpei | Republican | Provo | ||
| 64 | Rebecca D. Lockhart | Republican | Provo | ||
| 65 | Francis Gibson | Republican | Springville | ||
| 66 | Michael Morley | Republican | Spanish Fork | ||
| 67 | Patrick Painter | Republican | Nephi | ||
| 68 | Bill Wright | Republican | Ephraim | ||
| 69 | Christine Watkins | Democratic | Price | ||
| 70 | Kay McIff | Republican | Richfield | ||
| 71 | Bradley Last | Republican | St. George | ||
| 72 | Evan Vickers | Republican | Cedar City | ||
| 73 | Michael Noel | Republican | Kanab | ||
| 74 | David Clark | Republican | Santa Clara | ||
| 75 | Don Ipson | Republican | St. George |
Employees/Staff
- Legislative Research Library and Information Center
- Office of Legislative Printing
- Office of the Legislative Auditor General
- Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
- Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
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