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. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of senate districts. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people.[1] 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.
Utah State Senate | |
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| Utah State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
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Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 22, 2018 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution |
| Salary | $130/day + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 6, 2018 (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 | |
Composition of the Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
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| Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | Vacant | ||
| End of the 59th legislature | 21 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Beginning of the 60th Legislature | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| End 60th | 23 | 1 | |||
| Beginning of the 61st Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 79% | 21% | |||
Leadership, 2018-2019 session
| 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 |
Members of the 63rd 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, and other staff to develop what many have called the best legislative website in the nation. In 2014, le.utah.gov won the NCSL Online Democracy Award.[4] The Utah Legislature had previously won this award in 2005.[5]
Past composition of the Senate
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See also
References
- 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.
- "New leaders elected in the Utah State Legislature’s Republican majority," Fox13now.com, Nov. 8, 2018
- "Gay rights pioneer Derek Kitchen says goodbye to Salt Lake City Council, looks back on his triumphs, ahead to his future in the Utah Senate," The Salt Lake Tribune, November 27, 2018
- 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
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