Utah State Senate
Utah State Senate | |
|---|---|
| Utah State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 21, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
Other |
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 | |
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| 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 | 1 | ||||
| 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 | 1 | ||||
| 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
↑: 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
See also
- Utah House of Representatives
- List of Utah State Legislatures
- Utah Democratic Party
- Utah Republican Party
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
- Utah State Senate
- Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Utah
- Utah Republican Party
- Utah Democratic Party
