Utah State Senate

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 representing an equal number of senate districts. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people.[1] 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 22, 2018
Leadership
President of the Senate
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats29
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (23)

Minority

Length of term
4 years
AuthorityArticle VI, Utah Constitution
Salary$130/day + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 6, 2018
(14 seats)
Next election
November 3, 2020
(15 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Utah State Capitol
Salt Lake City, Utah
Website
Utah State Senate

Composition of the Senate
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
The beginning of the 64th Legislature 23 6 0 29 0
Latest voting share 79% 21%

Leadership, 64th session
Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures
PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the SenateJ. Stuart AdamsRepublican22
Majority LeaderEvan VickersRepublican28
Majority WhipAnn MillnerRepublican18
Assistant Majority WhipKirk CullimoreRepublican9
Minority LeaderKaren MayneDemocratic5
Minority WhipLuz EscamillaDemocratic1
Assistant Minority WhipJani IwamotoDemocratic4

Members of the 64th Senate
DistrictNamePartyFirst electedCounties
Represented		Margin[lower-alpha 1]
1Luz EscamillaDem2008Salt Lake-29.4[lower-alpha 2]
2Derek Kitchen[3]Dem2018Salt Lake-53.4[lower-alpha 3]
3Gene DavisDem1998Salt Lake-40[lower-alpha 4]
4Jani IwamotoDem2014Salt Lake-34.2[lower-alpha 5]
5Karen MayneDem2008Salt Lake-37.4[lower-alpha 6]
6Wayne HarperRep2012Salt Lake11.2[lower-alpha 7]
7Mike McKellRep2020Utah55.4 [lower-alpha 8]
8Kathleen RiebeDem2018Salt Lake-13.2[lower-alpha 9]
9Kirk Cullimore Jr.Rep2018Salt Lake31.4[lower-alpha 10]
10Lincoln FillmoreRep2015Salt Lake30.4[lower-alpha 11]
11Daniel McCayRep2018Salt Lake, Utah35.4[lower-alpha 12]
12Daniel ThatcherRep2010Salt Lake, Tooele5.2[lower-alpha 13]
13Jake AndereggRep2016Salt Lake, Utah100[lower-alpha 14]
14Mike KennedyRep2020↑Utah100[lower-alpha 15]
15Keith GroverRep2018Utah63.4[lower-alpha 16]
16Curt BrambleRep2000Utah, Wasatch100[lower-alpha 17]
17Scott SandallRep2018Box Elder, Cache, Tooele55.6[lower-alpha 18]
18F. Ann MillnerRep2014Davis, Morgan, Weber33.8[lower-alpha 19]
19 John JohnsonRep2020Morgan, Summit, Weber14.2[lower-alpha 20]
20D. Gregg BuxtonRep2016Davis, Weber100[lower-alpha 21]
21Jerry StevensonRep2010↑Davis43.4[lower-alpha 22]
22J. Stuart AdamsRep2009↑Davis100[lower-alpha 23]
23Todd WeilerRep2012↑Davis, Salt Lake87.8[lower-alpha 24]
24Derrin OwensRep2020Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah, Wayne80.4[lower-alpha 25]
25Chris H. WilsonRep2020Cache, Rich42.8[lower-alpha 26]
26Ronald WintertonRep2018Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch,27.8[lower-alpha 27]
27David HinkinsRep2008Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch100[lower-alpha 28]
28Evan VickersRep2012Beaver, Iron, Washington58.2[lower-alpha 29]
29Don IpsonRep2008Washington54[lower-alpha 30]

↑: Senator was originally appointed

Notes
  1. Republican margin in last election
  2. 2020[2]
  3. 2018[4]
  4. 2018[5]
  5. 2018[6]
  6. 2018[7]
  7. 2020[8]
  8. 2020, against a United Utah candidate[9]
  9. 2020[10]
  10. 2018, against a United Utah candidate[11]
  11. 2020[12]
  12. 2018[13]
  13. 2018[14]
  14. 2020 unopposed [15]
  15. 2020, Appointed [16]
  16. 2018, against a United Utah candidate[17]
  17. 2020[18]
  18. 2018[19]
  19. 2018[20]
  20. 2020[21]
  21. 2020[22]
  22. 2018[23]
  23. 2018[24]
  24. 2020, against a write-in candidate[25]
  25. 2020, against an Independent American Party of Utah candidate[26]
  26. 2020[27]
  27. 2018[28]
  28. 2020[29]
  29. 2018[30]
  30. 2020[31]

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.[32] The Utah Legislature had previously won this award in 2005.[33]

Past composition of the Senate
Main article: Political party strength in Utah

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Luz Escamilla". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. "Gay rights pioneer Derek Kitchen says goodbye to Salt Lake City Council, looks back on his triumphs, ahead to his future in the Utah Senate," The Salt Lake Tribune, November 27, 2018
  4. "Derek Kitchen". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  5. "Gene Davis". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  6. "Jani Iwamoto". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  7. "Karen Mayne". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  8. "Wayne Harper". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  9. "Mike McKell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  10. "Kathleen Riebe". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  11. "Kirk Cullimore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. "Lincoln Fillmore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  13. "Dan McCay". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. "Daniel W. Thatcher". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. "Jake Anderegg". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  16. "Republican Mike Kennedy dominates special election to open Utah Senate seat". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  17. "Keith Grover". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  18. "Curtis Bramble". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  19. "Scott Sandall". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  20. "Ann Millner". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  21. "John Johnson (Utah)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  22. "David Buxton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  23. "Jerry Stevenson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  24. "Stuart Adams". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  25. "Todd Weiler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  26. "Derrin Owens". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  27. "Chris Wilson (Utah)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  28. "Ronald Winterton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  29. "David Hinkins". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  30. "Evan Vickers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  31. "Don Ipson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  32. Legislatures, National Conference of State. "2014 Online Democracy Award". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  33. Legislatures, National Conference of State. "Online Democracy Award Winners". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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