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]

Utah House of Representatives
Utah State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 17, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	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
Seats	75
Political groups	Majority   Republican (61) Minority   Democratic (14)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, Utah Constitution
Salary	$117/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (75 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (75 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah
Website
Utah House of Representatives

Composition of the House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
2011-2012 legislature (59th)	58	17	75	0
2013-2014 legislature (60th)	61	14	75	0
2015-2016 legislature (61st)	63	12	75	0
2017-2018 legislature (62nd)	62	13	75	0
2019-2020 legislature (63rd)	59	16	75	0
2021-2022 legislature (64th)	58	17	75	0
2023-2024 legislature (65th)	61	14	75	0
Latest voting share	81%	19%

Leadership

Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Mike Schultz	Republican	12
Majority Leader	Jefferson Moss	Republican	51
Majority Whip	Karianne Lisonbee	Republican	14
Majority Assistant Whip	Casey Snider	Republican	5
Minority Leader	Angela Romero	Democratic	25
Minority Whip	Jennifer Dailey-Provost	Democratic	22
Minority Assistant Whip	Sandra Hollins	Democratic	21

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Members of the 65th House of Representatives

Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures

District	Name	Party	Counties Represented	Assumed Office
1	Thomas Peterson	Rep	Box Elder, Cache	2022*
2	Mike Petersen	Rep	Cache	2021
3	Dan Johnson	Rep	Cache	2019
4	Kera Birkeland	Rep	Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Summit	2020*
5	Casey Snider	Rep	Cache	2018*
6	Matthew Gwynn	Rep	Box Elder, Weber	2021
7	Ryan Wilcox	Rep	Weber	2021 (2009–2014)
8	Jason Kyle	Rep	Morgan, Weber	2023
9	Cal Musselman	Rep	Weber	2019
10	Rosemary Lesser	Dem	Weber	2021*
11	Katy Hall	Rep	Davis, Weber	2023
12	Mike Schultz	Rep	Davis, Weber	2015
13	Karen Peterson	Rep	Davis	2022*
14	Karianne Lisonbee	Rep	Davis	2017
15	Ariel Defay	Rep	Davis	2023*
16	Trevor Lee	Rep	Davis	2023
17	Stewart Barlow	Rep	Davis	2011*
18	Paul Cutler	Rep	Davis	2023
19	Raymond Ward	Rep	Davis	2015
20	Melissa Garff Ballard	Rep	Davis	2019
21	Sandra Hollins	Dem	Salt Lake	2015
22	Jennifer Dailey-Provost	Dem	Salt Lake	2019
23	Brian King	Dem	Salt Lake, Summit	2009
24	Joel Briscoe	Dem	Salt Lake	2010*
25	Angela Romero	Dem	Salt Lake	2013
26	Matt MacPherson	Rep	Salt Lake	2023*
27	Anthony Loubet	Rep	Salt Lake	2023
28	Tim Jimenez	Rep	Tooele	2023
29	Bridger Bolinder	Rep	Juab, Millard, Tooele	2023
30	Judy Weeks-Rohner	Rep	Salt Lake	2021*
31	Brett Garner	Dem	Salt Lake	2023*
32	Sahara Hayes	Dem	Salt Lake	2023
33	Doug Owens	Dem	Salt Lake	2021
34	Carol Spackman Moss	Dem	Salt Lake	2001
35	Mark Wheatley	Dem	Salt Lake	2005
36	James Dunnigan	Rep	Salt Lake	2003
37	Ashlee Matthews	Dem	Salt Lake	2021
38	Cheryl Acton	Rep	Salt Lake	2017*
39	Ken Ivory	Rep	Salt Lake	2021* (2011–2019)
40	Andrew Stoddard	Dem	Salt Lake	2019
41	Gay Lynn Bennion	Dem	Salt Lake	2021
42	Robert Spendlove	Rep	Salt Lake	2014*
43	Steve Eliason	Rep	Salt Lake	2011
44	Jordan Teuscher	Rep	Salt Lake	2021
45	Susan Pulsipher	Rep	Salt Lake	2017
46	Jeff Stenquist	Rep	Salt Lake	2019
47	Mark Strong	Rep	Salt Lake	2019
48	James Cobb	Rep	Salt Lake	2023
49	Candice Pierucci	Rep	Salt Lake	2019*
50	Stephanie Gricius	Rep	Utah	2023
51	Jefferson Moss	Rep	Utah	2017
52	Cory Maloy	Rep	Utah	2017
53	Kay Christofferson	Rep	Utah	2013
54	Brady Brammer	Rep	Utah	2019
55	Jon Hawkins	Rep	Utah	2019
56	Val Peterson	Rep	Utah	2011
57	Nelson Abbott	Rep	Utah	2021
58	Keven Stratton	Rep	Utah	2012*
59	Mike Kohler	Rep	Summit, Wasatch	2021
60	Tyler Clancy	Rep	Utah	2023*
61	Marsha Judkins	Rep	Utah	2018*
62	Norm Thurston	Rep	Utah	2015
63	Stephen Whyte	Rep	Utah	2021*
64	Jeff Burton	Rep	Utah	2021
65	Doug Welton	Rep	Utah	2021
66	Steven Lund	Rep	Juab, Sanpete	2021
67	Christine Watkins	Rep	Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Grand	2017
68	Scott Chew	Rep	Duchesne, Uintah	2015
69	Phil Lyman	Rep	Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Wayne	2019
70	Carl Albrecht	Rep	Beaver, Iron, Piute, Sevier	2017
71	Rex Shipp	Rep	Iron	2019
72	Joseph Elison	Rep	Washington	2023
73	Colin Jack	Rep	Washington	2022*
74	R. Neil Walter	Rep	Washington	2023
75	Walt Brooks	Rep	Washington	2016*

* Representative was originally appointed to office.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Utah

See also

• Utah State Legislative districts
• Utah State Senate
• List of Utah State Legislatures
• Elections in Utah
• Utah Republican Party
• Utah Democratic Party

References

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

External links

• Utah House of Representatives
• Utah Republican Party
• Map of Utah House of Representative districts