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Utah State Senate
Upper house of the Utah State Legislature
Upper house of the Utah State Legislature
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| background_color | ||
| name | Utah State Senate | |
| legislature | Utah State Legislature | |
| coa_pic | Seal of Utah (2011).svg | |
| session_room | Girl Scouts visit the Senate Chamber in the Utah State Capitol - Feb. 2011.jpg | |
| house_type | Upper house | |
| term_limits | None | |
| new_session | January 21, 2025 | |
| leader1_type | President | |
| leader1 | J. Stuart Adams (R) | |
| election1 | January 28, 2019 | |
| leader2_type | Majority Leader | |
| leader2 | Kirk Cullimore Jr. (R) | |
| election2 | January 21, 2025 | |
| leader3_type | Minority Leader | |
| leader3 | Luz Escamilla (D) | |
| election3 | January 17, 2023 | |
| authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution | |
| salary | $130/day + per diem | |
| term_length | 4 years | |
| members | 29 | |
| structure1 | ||
| * | border | silver}} Republican (22) |
| * | border | silver}} Democratic (6) |
| * | border | silver}} Forward (1) |
| last_election1 | November 5, 2024 | |
| (15 seats) | ||
| next_election1 | November 3, 2026 | |
| (15 seats) | ||
| redistricting | Legislative control | |
| meeting_place | State Senate Chamber | |
| Utah State Capitol | ||
| Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| website | Utah State Senate |
Majority
- Republican (22) Minority
- Democratic (6) Other
- Forward (1) (15 seats) (15 seats) Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits. The Senate convenes at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.
The last elections were held in 2024.
Composition of the Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Republican | Democratic | Forward | Libertarian | Vacant | End of the 59th legislature | 29 | Beginning of the 60th Legislature | 29 | End 60th | 61st Legislature | 29 | 62nd Legislature | 29 | 63rd Legislature | 29 | 64th Legislature | 29 | 65th Legislature | 29 | Begin 66th Legislature | 29 | March 7, 2025 | Latest voting share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Forward Party (United States)}}" | Libertarian Party (United States)}}" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 1 |
Leadership, 66th session
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | J. Stuart Adams | Republican | 7 | |
| Majority Leader | Kirk Cullimore Jr. | Republican | 19 | |
| Majority Whip | Chris H. Wilson | Republican | 2 | |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Mike McKell | Republican | 25 | |
| Minority Leader | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 10 | |
| Minority Whip | Karen Kwan | Democratic | 12 | |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Jen Plumb | Democratic | 9 |
Members of the 66th Senate
Main article: 66th Utah State Legislature
| District | Name | Party | First elected | Counties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| represented | Residence | |||||
| 1 | Scott Sandall | Rep | 2018 | Box Elder, Cache, Tooele | Tremonton | |
| 2 | Chris H. Wilson | Rep | 2020 | Cache, Rich | Logan | |
| 3 | John Johnson | Rep | 2020 | Morgan, Summit, Weber | North Ogden | |
| 4 | Cal Musselman | Rep | 2024 | Davis, Weber | West Haven | |
| 5 | Ann Millner | Rep | 2014 | Davis, Morgan, Weber | Ogden | |
| 6 | Jerry Stevenson | Rep | 2010↑ | Davis | Layton | |
| 7 | J. Stuart Adams | Rep | 2009↑ | Davis | Layton | |
| 8 | Todd Weiler | Rep | 2012↑ | Davis, Salt Lake | Woods Cross | |
| 9 | Jen Plumb | Dem | 2022 | Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | |
| 10 | Luz Escamilla | Dem | 2008 | Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | |
| 11 | Emily Buss | FWD | 2025↑ | Salt Lake | Eagle Mountain | |
| 12 | Karen Kwan | Dem | 2023↑ | Salt Lake | Taylorsville | |
| 13 | Nate Blouin | Dem | 2022 | Salt Lake | Millcreek | |
| 14 | Stephanie Pitcher | Dem | 2022 | Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | |
| 15 | Kathleen Riebe | Dem | 2018 | Salt Lake | Cottonwood Heights | |
| 16 | Wayne Harper | Rep | 2012 | Salt Lake | Taylorsville | |
| 17 | Lincoln Fillmore | Rep | 2016↑ | Salt Lake | South Jordan | |
| 18 | Daniel McCay | Rep | 2018 | Salt Lake, Utah | Riverton | |
| 19 | Kirk Cullimore Jr. | Rep | 2018 | Salt Lake, Utah | Sandy | |
| 20 | Ronald Winterton | Rep | 2018 | Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch | Roosevelt | |
| 21 | Brady Brammer | Rep | 2025↑ | Utah | Pleasant Grove | |
| 22 | Heidi Balderree | Rep | 2023↑ | Salt Lake, Utah | Saratoga Springs | |
| 23 | Keith Grover | Rep | 2018↑ | Utah | Provo | |
| 24 | Keven Stratton | Rep | 2024 | Utah, Wasatch | Orem | |
| 25 | Mike McKell | Rep | 2020 | Utah | Spanish Fork | |
| 26 | David Hinkins | Rep | 2008 | Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch, Wayne | Orangeville | |
| 27 | Derrin Owens | Rep | 2020 | Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah, Washington, Wayne | Fountain Green | |
| 28 | Evan Vickers | Rep | 2012 | Beaver, Iron, Juab, Millard, Washington | Cedar City | |
| 29 | Don Ipson | Rep | 2016↑ | Washington | St. George |
↑: Senator was originally appointed
Legislative website
Utah Senate staff, under direction of Senate Presidents Waddoups and Niederhauser worked with the House of Representatives, the LFA, and other staff to develop what many have called the best legislative website in the nation. In 2014, le.utah.gov won the NCSL Online Democracy Award. The Utah Legislature previously won this award in 2005.
Past composition of the Senate
Main article: Political party strength in Utah
Notes
References
References
- Gehrke, Robert. (March 7, 2025). "Sen. Dan Thatcher is leaving Utah’s Republican Party to ‘break the deadlock’ in politics".
- (12 December 2025). "Meet Utah’s newest lawmaker – she’s not a Republican or a Democrat". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
- "Senate Roster {{!}} Utah Senate".
- "U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010". United States Census.
- [[Daniel Thatcher]] (District 11) [[Party switching in the United States. switched parties]] from Republican to the [[Forward Party (United States). Forward Party]]. [https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/sen-dan-thatcher-leaves-republican-party-for-utah-forward-party/]
- [https://le.utah.gov/lfa/index.htm LFA]
- [http://le.utah.gov le.utah.gov]
- Legislatures, National Conference of State. "2014 Online Democracy Award".
- Legislatures, National Conference of State. "Online Democracy Award Winners".
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