Utah House of Representatives

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Utah House of Representatives
Utah State Legislature
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Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 17, 2023
Leadership
Mike Schultz (R)
since November 15, 2023
Speaker pro tempore
James Dunnigan (R)
since January 17, 2023
Majority Leader
Jefferson Moss (R)
since November 15, 2023
Minority Leader
Angela Romero (D)
since January 17, 2023
Structure
Seats75
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Political groups
Majority
  •    Republican (61)

Minority

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle VI, Utah Constitution
Salary$117/day + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
(75 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(75 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
House Chamber inside the Utah State Capitol - Feb. 2011.jpg
House of Representatives Chamber
Utah State Capitol
Salt Lake City, Utah
Website
Utah House of Representatives

The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district contains an average population of 44,000 people. Members of the House are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The House convenes at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. [1]

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Composition of the House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
2011-2012 legislature (59th)5817750
2013-2014 legislature (60th)6114750
2015-2016 legislature (61st)6312750
2017-2018 legislature (62nd)6213750
2019-2020 legislature (63rd)5916750
2021-2022 legislature (64th)5817750
2023-2024 legislature (65th)6114750
Latest voting share

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the House Mike Schultz Republican12
Majority Leader Jefferson Moss Republican51
Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee Republican14
Majority Assistant Whip Casey Snider Republican5
Minority Leader Angela Romero Democratic25
Minority Whip Jennifer Dailey-Provost Democratic22
Minority Assistant Whip Sandra Hollins Democratic21

[2]

Members of the 65th House of Representatives

DistrictNamePartyCounties RepresentedAssumed Office
1 Thomas Peterson Rep Box Elder, Cache 2022*
2 Mike Petersen RepCache2021
3 Dan Johnson RepCache2019
4 Kera Birkeland Rep Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Summit 2020*
5 Casey Snider RepCache2018*
6 Matthew Gwynn RepBox Elder, Weber 2021
7 Ryan Wilcox RepWeber2021
(2009–2014)
8 Jason Kyle RepMorgan, Weber2023
9 Cal Musselman RepWeber2019
10 Rosemary Lesser DemWeber2021*
11 Katy Hall Rep Davis, Weber2023
12 Mike Schultz RepDavis, Weber2015
13 Karen Peterson RepDavis2022*
14 Karianne Lisonbee RepDavis2017
15 Ariel Defay RepDavis2023*
16 Trevor Lee RepDavis2023
17 Stewart Barlow RepDavis2011*
18 Paul Cutler RepDavis2023
19 Raymond Ward RepDavis2015
20 Melissa Garff Ballard RepDavis2019
21 Sandra Hollins Dem Salt Lake 2015
22 Jennifer Dailey-Provost DemSalt Lake2019
23 Brian King DemSalt Lake, Summit2009
24 Joel Briscoe DemSalt Lake2010*
25 Angela Romero DemSalt Lake2013
26 Matt MacPherson RepSalt Lake2023*
27 Anthony Loubet RepSalt Lake2023
28 Tim Jimenez Rep Tooele 2023
29 Bridger Bolinder Rep Juab, Millard, Tooele2023
30 Judy Weeks-Rohner RepSalt Lake2021*
31 Brett Garner DemSalt Lake2023*
32 Sahara Hayes DemSalt Lake2023
33 Doug Owens DemSalt Lake2021
34 Carol Spackman Moss DemSalt Lake2001
35 Mark Wheatley DemSalt Lake2005
36 James Dunnigan RepSalt Lake2003
37 Ashlee Matthews DemSalt Lake2021
38 Cheryl Acton RepSalt Lake2017*
39 Ken Ivory RepSalt Lake2021
(2011–2019)
40 Andrew Stoddard DemSalt Lake2019
41 Gay Lynn Bennion DemSalt Lake2021
42 Robert Spendlove RepSalt Lake2014*
43 Steve Eliason RepSalt Lake2011
44 Jordan Teuscher RepSalt Lake2021
45 Susan Pulsipher RepSalt Lake2017
46 Jeff Stenquist RepSalt Lake2019
47 Mark Strong RepSalt Lake2019
48 James Cobb RepSalt Lake2023
49 Candice Pierucci RepSalt Lake2019*
50 Stephanie Gricius Rep Utah 2023
51 Jefferson Moss RepUtah2017
52 Cory Maloy RepUtah2017
53 Kay Christofferson RepUtah2013
54 Brady Brammer RepUtah2019
55 Jon Hawkins RepUtah2019
56 Val Peterson RepUtah2011
57 Nelson Abbott RepUtah2021
58 Keven Stratton RepUtah2012*
59 Mike Kohler RepSummit, Wasatch 2021
60 Tyler Clancy RepUtah2023*
61 Marsha Judkins RepUtah2018*
62 Norm Thurston RepUtah2015
63 Stephen Whyte RepUtah2021*
64 Jeff Burton RepUtah2021
65 Doug Welton RepUtah2021
66 Steven Lund RepJuab, Sanpete 2021
67 Christine Watkins Rep Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Grand 2017
68 Scott Chew RepDuchesne, Uintah 2015
69 Phil Lyman RepEmery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Wayne 2019
70 Carl Albrecht Rep Beaver, Iron, Piute, Sevier 2017
71 Rex Shipp RepIron2019
72 Joseph Elison Rep Washington 2023
73 Colin Jack RepWashington2022*
74 R. Neil Walter RepWashington2023
75 Walt Brooks RepWashington2016*
* Representative was originally appointed to office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

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References

  1. List of Representatives with Districts
  2. "House Leadership" . Retrieved April 25, 2023.