63rd Session 2019-2020 | |
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Utah State Legislature | |
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Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 28, 2019 |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | |
House Majority Leader | |
House Minority Leader | |
President of the Senate | |
Senate Majority Leader | |
Senate Minority Leader | Karen Mayne (D) |
Structure | |
Seats | 104 (75 Representatives & 29 Senators) |
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Political groups | Majority Minority |
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Political groups | Majority Minority |
Length of term | 2 years Reps 4 years Senators |
Authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution |
Salary | Reps: $117/day + per diem Senate:$130/day + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 6, 2018 (14 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2020 (15 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative control |
Meeting place | |
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State Senate Chamber Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah |
The 63rd Session of the Utah State Legislature took place from 2019 to 2020 with a total of eight sessions, two constitutionally mandated general sessions (one each year) and six special sessions. While it's typical that the legislature has at least one special session per year, the high number of sessions was the result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Brad Wilson | Republican | 15 |
Majority Leader | Francis Gibson | Republican | 65 |
Majority Whip | Mike Schultz | Republican | 12 |
Minority Leader | Brian King | Democratic | 28 |
Minority Whip | Carol Spackman Moss | Democratic | 37 |
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President of the Senate | J. Stuart Adams | Republican | 22 |
Majority Leader | Evan Vickers | Republican | 28 |
Majority Whip | Dan Hemmert | Republican | 14 |
Assistant Majority Whip | F. Ann Millner | Republican | 18 |
Minority Leader | Karen Mayne | Democratic | 5 |
Minority Whip | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 1 |
Assistant Minority Whip | Jani Iwamoto | Democratic | 4 |
District | Name | Party | First elected | Counties Represented | Margin [a] |
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1 | Luz Escamilla | Dem | 2008 | Salt Lake | -29.4 [b] |
2 | Derek Kitchen [11] | Dem | 2018 | Salt Lake | -53.4 [c] |
3 | Gene Davis | Dem | 1998 | Salt Lake | -40 [d] |
4 | Jani Iwamoto | Dem | 2014 | Salt Lake | -34.2 [e] |
5 | Karen Mayne | Dem | 2008 | Salt Lake | -37.4 [f] |
6 | Wayne Harper | Rep | 2012 | Salt Lake | 11.2 [g] |
7 | Deidre Henderson | Rep | 2012 | Utah | |
8 | Kathleen Riebe | Dem | 2018 | Salt Lake | -13.2 [h] |
9 | Kirk Cullimore Jr. | Rep | 2018 | Salt Lake | 31.4 [i] |
10 | Lincoln Fillmore | Rep | 2015 | Salt Lake | 30.4 [j] |
11 | Daniel McCay | Rep | 2018 | Salt Lake, Utah | 35.4 [k] |
12 | Daniel Thatcher | Rep | 2010 | Salt Lake, Tooele | 5.2 [l] |
13 | Jake Anderegg | Rep | 2016 | Tooele, Utah | 100 [m] |
14 | Dan Hemmert | Rep | 2016↑ | Utah | 100 [n] |
15 | Keith Grover | Rep | 2018 | Utah | 63.4 [o] |
16 | Curt Bramble | Rep | 2000 | Utah | 100 [p] |
17 | Scott Sandall | Rep | 2018 | Box Elder, Cache, Tooele | 55.6 [q] |
18 | F. Ann Millner | Rep | 2014 | Davis, Weber | 33.8 [r] |
19 | Allen M. Christensen | Rep | 2004 | Morgan, Summit, Weber | |
20 | D. Gregg Buxton | Rep | 2016 | Weber | 100 [s] |
21 | Jerry Stevenson | Rep | 2010↑ | Davis | 43.4 [t] |
22 | J. Stuart Adams | Rep | 2009↑ | Davis | 100 [u] |
23 | Todd Weiler | Rep | 2012↑ | Davis | 87.8 [v] |
24 | Ralph Okerlund | Rep | 2008 | Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne | |
25 | Lyle W. Hillyard | Rep | 1984 | Cache, Rich | |
26 | Ronald Winterton | Rep | 2018 | Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch | 27.8 [w] |
27 | David Hinkins | Rep | 2008 | Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah | 100 [x] |
28 | Evan Vickers | Rep | 2012 | Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington | 58.2 [y] |
29 | Don Ipson | Rep | 2008 | Washington | 54 [z] |
↑: Senator was originally appointed
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