The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah.[1] The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people.[2] 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.
Utah State Senate | |
|---|---|
| Utah State Legislature | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 17, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution |
| Salary | $130/day + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (14 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (15 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Senate Chamber Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Website | |
| Utah State Senate | |
The last elections were held in 2022.
Composition of the Senate
edit| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | Vacant | ||
| End of the 59th legislature | 21 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Beginning of the 60th Legislature | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| End 60th | 23 | 1 | |||
| 61st Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 62nd Legislature | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 63rd Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 64th Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Beginning of the 65th Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 79% | 21% | |||
Leadership, 65th session
edit| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | J. Stuart Adams | Republican | 7 |
| Majority Leader | Evan Vickers | Republican | 28 |
| Majority Whip | Ann Millner | Republican | 5 |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Kirk Cullimore | Republican | 19 |
| Minority Leader | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 10 |
| Minority Whip | Kathleen Riebe | Democratic | 15 |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Jen Plumb | Democratic | 9 |
Members of the 65th Senate
edit| District | Name | Party | First elected | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Sandall | Rep | 2018 | Box Elder, Cache, Tooele |
| 2 | Chris H. Wilson | Rep | 2020 | Cache, Rich |
| 3 | John Johnson | Rep | 2020 | Morgan, Summit, Weber |
| 4 | D. Gregg Buxton | Rep | 2016 | Davis, Weber |
| 5 | Ann Millner | Rep | 2014 | Davis, Morgan, Weber |
| 6 | Jerry Stevenson | Rep | 2010↑ | Davis |
| 7 | J. Stuart Adams | Rep | 2009↑ | Davis |
| 8 | Todd Weiler | Rep | 2012↑ | Davis, Salt Lake |
| 9 | Jen Plumb | Dem | 2022 | Salt Lake |
| 10 | Luz Escamilla | Dem | 2008 | Salt Lake |
| 11 | Daniel Thatcher | Rep | 2010 | Salt Lake, Tooele |
| 12 | Karen Kwan | Dem | 2023↑ | Salt Lake |
| 13 | Nate Blouin | Dem | 2022 | Salt Lake |
| 14 | Stephanie Pitcher | Dem | 2022 | Salt Lake |
| 15 | Kathleen Riebe | Dem | 2018 | Salt Lake |
| 16 | Wayne Harper | Rep | 2012 | Salt Lake |
| 17 | Lincoln Fillmore | Rep | 2016↑ | Salt Lake |
| 18 | Daniel McCay | Rep | 2018 | Salt Lake, Utah |
| 19 | Kirk Cullimore Jr. | Rep | 2018 | Salt Lake |
| 20 | Ronald Winterton | Rep | 2018 | Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch |
| 21 | Mike Kennedy | Rep | 2021↑ | Utah |
| 22 | Heidi Balderree | Rep | 2023↑ | Salt Lake, Utah |
| 23 | Keith Grover | Rep | 2018↑ | Utah |
| 24 | Curt Bramble | Rep | 2000 | Utah, Wasatch |
| 25 | Mike McKell | Rep | 2020 | Utah |
| 26 | David Hinkins | Rep | 2008 | Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch |
| 27 | Derrin Owens | Rep | 2020 | Beaver, Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah, Wayne |
| 28 | Evan Vickers | Rep | 2012 | Beaver, Iron, Washington |
| 29 | Don Ipson | Rep | 2016↑ | Washington |
↑: Senator was originally appointed
Legislative Website
editUtah 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.[3] The Utah Legislature had previously won this award in 2005.[4]
Past composition of the Senate
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senate Roster | Utah Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Mackun, Paul; Wilson, Steven. "U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census Briefs. United States Census. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Legislatures, National Conference of State. "2014 Online Democracy Award". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ Legislatures, National Conference of State. "Online Democracy Award Winners". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.