Utah State Senate

Utah State Senate
Utah State Senate
Utah State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 21, 2025
Leadership
President	J. Stuart Adams (R) ; since January 28, 2019
Majority Leader	Kirk Cullimore Jr. (R) ; since January 21, 2025
Minority Leader	Luz Escamilla (D) ; since January 17, 2023
Structure
Seats	29
Political groups	Majority Republican (22); Minority Democratic (6); Other Forward Party (1);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article VI, Utah Constitution
Salary	$130/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024; (15 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026; (14 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Utah State Capitol; Salt Lake City, Utah
Website
	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.^[2] The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people.^[3] 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	21	8	0	0	29	0

Beginning of the 60th Legislature	24	5	0	0	29	0
End 60th	23	5	0	1	29	0

61st Legislature	23	6	0	0	29	0

62nd Legislature	24	5	0	0	29	0

63rd Legislature	23	6	0	0	29	0

64th Legislature	23	6	0	0	29	0

65th Legislature	23	6	0	0	29	0

Begin 66th Legislature	23	6	0	0	29	0
March 7, 2025^[4]	22	6	1	0	29	0
Latest voting share	75.9%	20.7%	3.4%

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

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	Daniel Thatcher	FWD	2010	Salt Lake, Tooele	West Valley City
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	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, Grand, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch	Orangeville
27	Derrin Owens	Rep	2020	Beaver, Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah, Wayne	Fountain Green
28	Evan Vickers	Rep	2012	Beaver, Iron, 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,^[5] and other staff to develop what many have called the best legislative website in the nation. In 2014, le.utah.gov^[6] won the NCSL Online Democracy Award.^[7] The Utah Legislature previously won this award in 2005.^[8]

Past composition of the Senate

Notes

^ Daniel Thatcher (SD-11) was a Republican until he left the party in 2025.^[1]

References

^ Gehrke, Robert (March 7, 2025). "Sen. Dan Thatcher is leaving Utah's Republican Party to 'break the deadlock' in politics". Retrieved March 7, 2025.
^ "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.
^ Daniel Thatcher (District 11) switched parties from Republican to the Forward Party. [1]
^ LFA
^ le.utah.gov
^ 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.

External links

[2] Daniel Thatcher (SD-11) was a Republican until he left the party in 2025.^[1]

[1] Gehrke, Robert (March 7, 2025). "Sen. Dan Thatcher is leaving Utah's Republican Party to 'break the deadlock' in politics". Retrieved March 7, 2025.

[3] "Senate Roster | Utah Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

[4] 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.

[5] Daniel Thatcher (District 11) switched parties from Republican to the Forward Party. [1]

[6] LFA

[7] .utah.gov

[8] Legislatures, National Conference of State. "2014 Online Democracy Award". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.

[9] Legislatures, National Conference of State. "Online Democracy Award Winners". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.

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v t e Members of the Utah State Senate
66th State Legislature (2025–2026) President of the Senate J. Stuart Adams (R) Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore Jr. (R) Minority Leader Luz Escamilla (D)
▌Scott Sandall (R) ▌Chris H. Wilson (R) ▌John Johnson (R) ▌Cal Musselman (R) ▌Ann Millner (R) ▌Jerry Stevenson (R) ▌J. Stuart Adams (R) ▌Todd Weiler (R) ▌Jen Plumb (D) ▌Luz Escamilla (D) ▌Daniel Thatcher (FWD) ▌Karen Kwan (D) ▌Nate Blouin (D) ▌Stephanie Pitcher (D) ▌Kathleen Riebe (D) ▌Wayne Harper (R) ▌Lincoln Fillmore (R) ▌Daniel McCay (R) ▌Kirk Cullimore Jr. (R) ▌Ronald Winterton (R) ▌Brady Brammer (R) ▌Heidi Balderree (R) ▌Keith Grover (R) ▌Keven Stratton (R) ▌Mike McKell (R) ▌David Hinkins (R) ▌Derrin Owens (R) ▌Evan Vickers (R) ▌Don Ipson (R)
▌Republican (22) ▌Democratic (6) ▌Forward (1) Utah State Legislature Utah House of Representatives Utah State Senate

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