59th Utah State Legislature

59th Utah State Legislature
Utah State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
 None
History
New session started
 January 24, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate
Michael G. Waddoups (R)
Since November 7, 2008
Majority Leader
Scott K. Jenkins (R)
Since January 20, 2010
Minority Leader
Ross I. Romero (D)
Since November 5, 2010
Structure
Seats 29
Political groups
 Republican Party (22)
Democratic Party (7)
Length of term
 2 years
Authority Article VI, Utah Constitution
Salary $117/day + per diem
Elections
Last election
 November 2, 2010
(15 seats)
Next election
 November 6, 2012
(14 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Website
Utah State Senate

The 59th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 2, 2010 and convened on January 24, 2011.

Dates of sessions

  • 2009 General Session: January 24, 2011 - March 10, 2011

Leadership

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of the 58th legislature 21 8 29 0
Beginning of the 59th Legislature 22 7 29 0
Latest voting share 75.8% 24.2%

Leadership, 2011-2012 session

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the SenateMichael G. WaddoupsRepublican6
Majority LeaderScott K. JenkinsRepublican20
Majority WhipWayne L. NiederhauserRepublican9
Assistant Majority WhipPeter C. KnudsonRepublican17
Minority LeaderRoss I. RomeroDemocratic7
Minority WhipKaren MorganDemocratic8
Assistant Minority WhipPatricia W. JonesDemocratic4

House of Representatives

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the HouseBecky LockhartRepublican74
Majority LeaderBrad DeeRepublican16
Majority WhipGregory HughesRepublican11
Minority LeaderDavid LitvackDemocratic26
Minority WhipJennifer SeeligDemocratic21

Composition

Senate Makeup

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 21
  Democratic Party 8
 Total
 29
 Government Majority
 13

Members

DistrictNamePartyCounties
Represent
1Luz RoblesDemSalt Lake
2Ben McAdamsDemSalt Lake
3Gene DavisDemSalt Lake
4Patricia W. JonesDemSalt Lake
5Karen MayneDemSalt Lake
6Michael G. WaddoupsRepSalt Lake
7Ross I. RomeroDemSalt Lake
8Karen MorganDemSalt Lake
9Wayne L. NiederhauserRepSalt Lake
10Chris ButtarsRepSalt Lake
11Howard A. StephensonRepSalt Lake, Utah
12Daniel W. ThatcherRepSalt Lake, Tooele
13Mark B. MadsenRepTooele, Utah
14John L. ValentineRepUtah
15Margaret DaytonRepUtah
16Curt BrambleRepUtah
17Peter C. KnudsonRepBox Elder, Cache, Tooele
18Jon J. GreinerRepDavis, Weber
19Allen M. ChristensenRepMorgan, Summit, Weber
20Scott K. JenkinsRepWeber
21Jerry W. StevensonRepDavis
22Stuart AdamsRepDavis
23Daniel LiljenquistRepDavis
24Ralph OkerlundRepJuab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne
25Lyle W. HillyardRepCache, Rich
26Kevin T. VanTassellRepDaggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch
27David P. HinkinsRepCarbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah
28Dennis E. StowellRepBeaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington
29Stephen H. UrquhartRepWashington

Members

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFreshman
1Ronda MenloveRepublicanGarland
2Lee PerryRepublicanPerry
X
3Jack DraxlerRepublicanNorth Logan
4David ButterfieldRepublicanLogan
X
5R. Curt WebbRepublicanLogan
6Brad GalvezRepublicanWest Haven
X
7Ryan WilcoxRepublicanNorth Ogden
8Gage FroererRepublicanHuntsville
9Jeremy PetersonRepublicanOgden
X
10Dixon PitcherRepublicanOgden
X
11Brad DeeRepublicanOgden
12Richard GreenwoodRepublicanRoy
13Paul RayRepublicanClearfield
14Curtis OdaRepublicanClearfield
15Brad WilsonRepublicanKaysville
X
16Steven HandyRepublicanLayton
X
17Julie FisherRepublicanFruit Heights
18Roger BarrusRepublicanCenterville
19Jim NielsonRepublicanBountiful
X
20Rebecca EdwardsRepublicanBountiful
21Douglas SagersRepublicanTooele
22Susan DuckworthDemocraticMagna
23Jennifer SeeligDemocraticSalt Lake City
24Rebecca Chavez-HouckDemocraticSalt Lake City
25Joel BiscoeDemocraticSalt Lake City
X
26David LitvackDemocraticSalt Lake City
27John DougallRepublicanAmerican Fork
28Brian KingDemocraticSalt Lake City
29Janice FisherDemocraticWest Valley City
30Jackie BiskupskiDemocraticSalt Lake City
31Larry WileyDemocraticWest Valley City
32Fred CoxRepublicanWest Valley City
X
33Neal HenricksonDemocraticWest Valley City
34Johnny AndersonRepublicanTaylorsville
X
35Mark A. WheatleyDemocraticMurray
36Patrice M. ArentDemocraticSalt Lake City
X
37Carol Spackman MossDemocraticSalt Lake City
38Eric HutchingsRepublicanKearns
39James DunniganRepublicanTaylorsville
40Lynn HemingwayDemocraticSalt Lake City
41Todd KiserRepublicanSandy
42Jim BirdRepublicanWest Jordan
43Wayne HarperRepublicanWest Jordan
44Tim CosgroveDemocraticMurray
45Steve EliasonRepublicanSandy
X
46Marie PoulsonDemocraticSalt Lake City
47Ken IvoryRepublicanWest Jordan
X
48LaVar ChristensenRepublicanDraper
X
49Derek BrownRepublicanSalt Lake City
X
50Merlynn NewboldRepublicanSouth Jordan
51Gregory HughesRepublicanDraper
52Carl WimmerRepublicanHerriman
53Melvin BrownRepublicanCoalville
54Kraig PowellRepublicanHeber
55John MathisRepublicanVernal
56Kenneth SumsionRepublicanAmerican Fork
57Holly RichardsonRepublicanPleasant Grove
X
58Stephen SandstromRepublicanOrem
59Val PetersonRepublicanOrem
60Bradley DawRepublicanOrem
61Keith GroverRepublicanProvo
62Christopher HerrodRepublicanProvo
63Dean SanpeiRepublicanProvo
X
64Rebecca D. LockhartRepublicanProvo
65Francis GibsonRepublicanSpringville
66Michael MorleyRepublicanSpanish Fork
67Patrick PainterRepublicanNephi
68Bill WrightRepublicanEphraim
69Christine WatkinsDemocraticPrice
70Kay McIffRepublicanRichfield
71Bradley LastRepublicanSt. George
72Evan VickersRepublicanCedar City
73Michael NoelRepublicanKanab
74David ClarkRepublicanSanta Clara
75Don IpsonRepublicanSt. George

Employees/Staff

See also

Preceded by
58th Utah State Legislature		 59th Utah State Legislature
2009 - 2010		 Succeeded by
60th Utah State Legislature
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